Nicola

Heeeesh! How rude! Some people have no manners do they

Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk "From the master of literary mayhem and provocation, this is a full-frontal Triple-X novel that goes where no work of fiction has gone before. 'Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic'. 'Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie?' - Cassie Wright, porn priestess, intends to cap her legendary career by breaking the world record for serial fornication. On camera with six hundred men, "Snuff" unfolds from the perspectives of Mr 72, Mr 137 and Mr 600, who await their turn on camera in a very crowded green room. This wild, lethally funny and thoroughly researched novel brings the huge yet underacknowledged presence of pornography in contemporary life into the realm of literary fiction at last. Who else but Chuck Palahniuk would dare do such a thing? Who else could do it so well, so unflinchingly and with such an incendiary (you might say) climax?" I'm a big fan of Palahniuk and have read (and enjoyed) most of his novels. While Snuff wasn't the best of Palahniuk's work I've read by a mile, it was still a good read. I've noticed that he usually writes about lonely characters who feel at odds with the rest of society in one way or another and this book is no different. The story is approached from the point of view of 3 men and while I initially found all three to be generally repulsive, I grew to sympathize with them and came to understand how they found themselves standing in a room with 600 men, semi-naked and waiting to take part in a porn movie. Overall, I found the story to be an easy read, full of interesting facts (do you know the lengths that old hollywood greats went to in order to achieve a husky voice or perky bottom?) and funny as sin. I laughed out loud so many times considering it's quite a short book. While it's not his best work, it's still a great book. 4/5

Oooooh I think I may have seen an episode of this the other day. A girl who loved pink and wore two pairs of fake eyelashes as standard daywear received a make-under by Pod? Does that sound like Snog, Marry, Avoid? I'm looking forward to A Taste of True Blood tonight at Midnight. A 30 minute interview with Alan Ball about Season 2

I look forward to it good Sir (I'm sure it'll be the review to end all other reviews! )

You'll have to write a review (notes included )

I'm so jealous! Imagine referencing........Rowling, J (2003) Order of the Phoenix etc I know exactly what you mean Lucybird although I'm not a fan of Quinn myself (I think it's purely because he's not Eric! )

Yeah, I think I'll definitely invest in another copy with notes included at a later date. I'm sure my local Waterstones has quite a range of Penguin Classics at a reasonable price and if they come with extra information it'd be rude not to buy a few eh?! Can't wait to read Dracula now

I saw a billboard advertising this show and initially thought it was a dating show for people who were engaged to be married but were still looking elsewhere. Like Blind Date for people in a relationship! (?????) Should've gone to Specsavers!

This gets me everytime too (even my Sister cries at this movie and it's a well known fact that she has a heart of stone )

Hey Tina! Welcome to the Forum I'm also a fan of Chuck Palahniuk and Hunter S Thompson so hopefully we'll cross threads

Welcome to the Forum Susan

How lucky are you! I wish I could read Harry Potter for uni How did you find it Lucybird? I've read about a third of The Virgin's Lover and loving it. It's from the point of view of Robert Dudley, Amy Dudley and Sir William Cecil at the court of newly crowned Queen Elizabeth I. Very interesting

There's a programme on FX tonight called 'A Taste of True Blood'. It's a 30 min chat with Alan Ball about Season 2

That's really interesting Chrissy

I totally agree. It started off with promise but as the story went on, nothing much happened. I really wanted

Sounds like you need to take up the art of reading while walking again Vinay! If only to save your poor toes

It sounds brilliant and very witty.....Snow White and the Seven Dads!

I've just bought this book on the back of Weave's review. It's sounds fantastic Hopefully it'll arrive in the next few days. It sounds like something I could pass on to my Mam too as she's just started to read again. She reads more than me these days and passes books onto me now (not that I'm complaining! )

I'm eating porridge with a little honey to sweeten it.

I've never heard of the Asbo Fairy Tales but the title sounds pretty cool. What's it about Cookie? I'm doing dissertation bits and bobs this afternoon but hopefully I'll get a few chapters of The Virgin's Lover read tonight. It's so frustrating because so far it's been brilliant and I just want to sit down and get on with it Darn coursework!

I try not to walk and read at the same time anymore since tripping over the corner of a paving slab a while back Luckily I didn't fall over but I was really embarrassed as there were a fair few spectators :D

Same here I don't mind most of the Planning related reading I have to do, however (!!!) when it's bad, it's BAD. I wouldn't wish theoretical approaches to Planning on my worst enemy