[Shaun]

Has anyone read this? -shoos Locke and his Bale gifs-

I got up to around page 80 and then gave up. Partly because of how overwhelmingly graphic it is (I personally cannot endure much violence) - the last bit I read described stabbing a vagrant in the eye, popping it out, then disemboweling him - only to then break his dog's legs.

However, this is half of the problem. The other is the narrative's obsession with fashion. Of course this is probably intentional, a satirical attack on the mundanity and futility of fashion & other such pretentious and vapid hobbies. I just found this a little too...repetitive. I got it after the first few chapters, I don't want a detailed account on every single costume change by every single character.

[Locke.]

The description of everyones clothes and stuff was annoying. And did you get up to the bit with the rat and the woman?

It's a great book though, but the film is better.

[Shaun]

Nope, didn't read that. I loved his off-the-cuff remarks like "Your neighbour's head is in my freezer" though

[Locke.]

It is disgusting, he gets some woman in his flat, puts some cheese.. up her, then sends a rat that he caught in his kitchen in to get it.

God knows what was going through the guy who wrote its mind when he was writing that

[Shaun]

Is the film as graphic?

[Locke.]

No most stuff like that is cut from the film, there's a couple of axe/chainsaw scenes but you don't really see anything happening.