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26-03-2011, 12:52 AM | #1 | |||
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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.
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26-03-2011, 12:58 AM | #2 | |||
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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. |
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26-03-2011, 01:21 AM | #3 | |||
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Nope, didn't read that. I loved his off-the-cuff remarks like "Your neighbour's head is in my freezer" though
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26-03-2011, 01:23 AM | #4 | |||
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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 |
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26-03-2011, 01:25 AM | #5 | |||
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Is the film as graphic?
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26-03-2011, 01:31 AM | #6 | |||
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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.
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