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Guest Jake Wifebeater

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I just finished reading "High Rise" by J G Ballard, it was good but the 70's futurism feels a bit clunky to me, I think it's just because of ballards age. I've been thumbing through "The Atrocity Exhibition" aswell which seems pretty promising so far. Looking forward to the chapter "why I want to fuck ronald reagan".

I'm reading "Money" by Martin Amis at the moment too, it's good, definately a book guys will enjoy. It's the first book of his I've read but I will definately be buying some more. I can see why he has been accused in the past of being a mysoginist but I think there is a great deal of parody involved with characters such as John Self in this book.

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Guest bluesxman
So what's the verdict on the latest Irvine Welsh? I've not got a hold of it yet.

It's OK, nothing startling, he seems to be struggling for new ideas to be honest. It's got a bit of a surreal element that I thought borrowed quite heavily from The Granton Star Cause or The Acid House. I won't divulge anything for fear of spoiling it for those yet to read it. A particularly manky sex scene though, even for him.

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Guest Bob Double Jack
I second that and I'm just a Gamma-Minus machine minder.

its truly brilliant. well ahead of its time. and thats by someone who used to be an epsilon, but i've been upgraded to a delta.

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It's OK, nothing startling, he seems to be struggling for new ideas to be honest. It's got a bit of a surreal element that I thought borrowed quite heavily from The Granton Star Cause or The Acid House. I won't divulge anything for fear of spoiling it for those yet to read it. A particularly manky sex scene though, even for him.

Yep, those of us that went to hear him at the Cowdray Hall last year got a sneak preview of the sex scene in question, gads.

I enjoyed the book though, but then I tend to love all his books (Except Ecstasy. What a load of crap.)

Currently reading The Call of the Wierd by Louis Theroux, pretty good.

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Yep, those of us that went to hear him at the Cowdray Hall last year got a sneak preview of the sex scene in question, gads.

I enjoyed the book though, but then I tend to love all his books (Except Ecstasy. What a load of crap.).

Yeah, Ecstasy was definitely his poorest effort for me as well. I haven't totally hated anything he has done to be honest, it was just that I hadn't realised he had a new book coming out and when I saw 'Masterchefs' in the shop I got a bit over-expectant and it was a bit under whelming overall. I think my Welsh order of merit would have to be -

1. Trainspotting

2. Marabou Stork Nightmares

3. Porno

4. Glue

5. Filth

6. The Acid House - some of it's great, some is poor.

7. Masterchefs

8. Ecstasy

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Just starting tonight on John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat. Expecting great things as i love everything else ive read of his with such a passion.

I started Red Pony a few months ago but got bored half way through. Not my cup of tea really. What would you recommend other than Mice and Men with a bit more of a storyline?

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I have to read The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter for uni and I can't say I'm enjoying it much. I've just finished a rather stange chapter involving a girl being molested by a swan puppet.

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I feel your pain. its not a very good read in my opinion. I found it strangly empty and couldnt write much for the essay. but alas Philosophy was my degree luckily.

Im currently reading SElf and Others by R.D Laing.its non-fiction.

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cool, a book forum.

i'm currently reading 'yoga for people who can't be bothered to do it' by geoff dyer. some bits are really good, but i am slightly boed by the bits where he speaks about old ruins for a few pages. he has a great way of putting things, it's kinda like philosophy for people who can't be bothered to read it. anyone read anything else by him?

also, just finished douglas copeland - 'nostradamus' , which i enjoyed muchas. really want to read some more by him now

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I feel your pain. its not a very good read in my opinion. I found it strangly empty and couldnt write much for the essay. but alas Philosophy was my degree luckily.

Im currently reading SElf and Others by R.D Laing.its non-fiction.

Unfortunatly my degree is English Lit so I have a feeling that this will not be the only crap read we'll have. We've also done Emma and Turn of the Screw.

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