Wanna bet? I guarantee you'll be reading it by the end of the week. Mine (omitting books I was forced to read as a student) would have to be "We Need To Talk About Kevin", which was pretty good but a bit touchy-feely. I don't tend to read books written by birds.
You don't want to read the book or watch the film. The book is typical of too much of contemporary American literature in that it takes 50 words to get a point over when 10 would be sufficient. I read recently that Americans demand value for their dollar so a lot of authors pad out their books in order to sell them. The film was a pile of absolute horse dung.
I actually thought that the book was fairly concise and certain sections (the mother doing a runner) could've been padded out way more. The scene-setting of the Americana 70s bit actually reminded me of Coupland's "Girlfriend in a Coma" American TV - now that I can't stomach knowing that the syndication system means that a drama series will only reach a conclusion, in essence, once the majority of its audience have lost interest. If viewing figures are good, another series (or season(sic)) is commissioned - you can stick yer Lost, yer 24 and all the rest of that pish right up yer gerbil-tunnel
I'm not middle-aged My father was a big Laurel & Hardy fan and I've started getting into film noirs during the past few years since they showed a season of them at the Filmhouse (arty cinema in Edinburgh). It is possible to like things from the past without having lived through them you know. Thank god I didn't mention I like classical music and Bach in particular...
Nope I loved them as a kid when my mum and dad used to watch them. All the guys in school loved them as well.
I know, I know. I like plenty of stuff from the past, books, films, buildings, characters etc. It was more a calculated jibe, on the basis that you'd be irked if seen as a contemporary of ER's Anyway, if life expectancy for men is 78, middle-age must start in the late 30s, and you can't be too far from that.... Though being a veggie you'll probably live to about 110 or something ridiculous.
Sin City - loved the "graphic novel" feel to it...very moody and atmospheric. 300 - Loved the stylised way it was filmed and it's teh overblown ridicoulsness (sp) of the fight scenes.
I liked 300 too. A bit daft at times, but a great watch if you're happy to watch something fairly brainless
