Twofer
My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
This book made me wonder what Dahl must have been like. He is most well known for children's books, but this one was all about sex. He never explicitly describes sex, but his main character invents viagra and uses it to capture the sperm of the most intelligent or artful men of his time. People write the darndest things. His main character Oswald is completely self centered, sexest (sp?) and homophobic. Which is something that was a running theme in my next book as well.
American Psycho by Ellis
Oh ... my... god.... about 3/4 of the way through this book I had to stop reading it for a while because I thought I was going to throw up at the end of every chapter. The things that Patrick does to women especially are described so graphically that it is revolting. Main critique is don't serial killers have a pattern, or ritual.. or something that they always have to do? Patrick is as if you put everything you've ever heard about serial killers in one. The odes to Genesis and Whitney Houston were stupid so I didn't even read the last one about .. Heuy Lewis and the News? It definetly makes me fear rich white guys. Don't read this unless you have a strong stomach. Every now and then someone will say a word like "cheese" and I'll get mentally grossed out because I'll think about this book. By far it is the most unpleasant reading experience I've ever had and I wonder how long it will take for me to cleanse my mental pallet.
This book made me wonder what Dahl must have been like. He is most well known for children's books, but this one was all about sex. He never explicitly describes sex, but his main character invents viagra and uses it to capture the sperm of the most intelligent or artful men of his time. People write the darndest things. His main character Oswald is completely self centered, sexest (sp?) and homophobic. Which is something that was a running theme in my next book as well.
American Psycho by Ellis
Oh ... my... god.... about 3/4 of the way through this book I had to stop reading it for a while because I thought I was going to throw up at the end of every chapter. The things that Patrick does to women especially are described so graphically that it is revolting. Main critique is don't serial killers have a pattern, or ritual.. or something that they always have to do? Patrick is as if you put everything you've ever heard about serial killers in one. The odes to Genesis and Whitney Houston were stupid so I didn't even read the last one about .. Heuy Lewis and the News? It definetly makes me fear rich white guys. Don't read this unless you have a strong stomach. Every now and then someone will say a word like "cheese" and I'll get mentally grossed out because I'll think about this book. By far it is the most unpleasant reading experience I've ever had and I wonder how long it will take for me to cleanse my mental pallet.