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redscharlach

And The Children Shall Lead, And The Squiggly Handwriting Shall Follow

Jul 19, 2009 23:04

If you've bought any reading matter lately, you may have noticed that many bookshops now house a specialist section devoted to true-life tales of people who had really appalling childhoods. The sign on the shelves is usually something like "Tragic Life Stories" or "Painful Lives", but I believe the genre is known in the trade as "misery lit" or " ( Read more... )

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illariy July 19 2009, 23:30:36 UTC

Looove the titles and layouts. *giggle*

Other possible candidates: Snape from HP. McKay from SGA (I bet he'd whine really well).

alkari July 20 2009, 01:34:22 UTC

Definitely Snape. The true story of a poor boy from the wrong part of town, who fell in love with a lovely girl, only to lose her to the filthy rich kid.

a poor boy from the wrong part of town mustangsally78 July 20 2009, 04:12:46 UTC

Or you can just sing 'Don't Stop Believin'"

marysiak July 20 2009, 10:02:14 UTC

Doesn't Harry Potter already fall into that class? They just need to change their cover design and title.

My Tortured Life on the Run from Evil Forces by Harry Potter

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comrade_cat July 20 2009, 00:38:17 UTC

LOL, especially @ the Spock memoir - the captured style carries over to the US. That Vulcan kid looks a lot like the dark-haired kid on A Boy Called It.

scifinut July 20 2009, 01:20:49 UTC

Ooh, Jack Harkness REALLY needs one of these. Seriously. He doesn't even have to have a child as a model on his cover, he's had enough shite in his adult life.

I'm sure there's more, but my brain isn't thinking of them right now.

alkari July 20 2009, 01:42:22 UTC

Alas, I see that Real Life suddenly reflects this thread.

Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes , has died. *sigh* I actually liked that book, because although it was very bleak in places, there were also deft touches of whimsy and humour.

vilakins July 20 2009, 02:01:17 UTC

Ahahahaha, brilliant! I have no idea why people read those depressing works (thought I'd read therse two), but I know someone who does. Maybe they make her feel better in comparison?

Kerr Avon: misunderstood and rejected geek growing up in the shadow of his handsome and popular blond elder brother.

Vila Restal: the deprived life of an innocent Delta lad who had to turn to crime to support his mum.

redscharlach July 20 2009, 17:15:38 UTC

Vila Restal: the deprived life of an innocent Delta lad who had to turn to crime to support his mum.

"The Very Naughty Snatcher, Vila"?