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crossxcheck

Stuff and junk

Jan 09, 2007 20:15

I've been reading a lot of Irvine Welsh lately. He's the guy who wrote "Trainspotting". Anywho, fabulous writer. It normally takes me about four pages to get back to understanding what he's trying to write, becuase he writes in about four different accents depending on which character he's narrating. When he breaks out the thick Scottish brogue ( Read more... )

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MMMMMM raven_kat January 10 2007, 15:48:56 UTC

Congrats..and yummy yummy...LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM...

Re: MMMMMM crossxcheck January 10 2007, 19:30:28 UTC

Yeah, the General is quite the hottie, ain't he?

Re: MMMMMM raven_kat January 10 2007, 21:14:00 UTC

silly boy..

librarific January 10 2007, 17:27:59 UTC

Congratulations on reenlistment. That is good news! I like Welsh too, but it is so hard to follow with the accents throughout that I have to read it out loud. Have you read Heller too? If you like Welsh, then Joseph Heller's "Cath-22" might be something you would like-- not as out there, but a mind fucking nonetheless.

crossxcheck January 10 2007, 19:34:44 UTC

Never read Heller. It's gonna take me the better part of this month to get through the three Welsh novels I have left.

I'll know in a couple of months if the reenlistment is good news or not.

librarific January 10 2007, 20:21:53 UTC

I think that it will prove to be a good thing for thee. 2007 is your year-- I call it the Year of the Jerry myself!

And are you not coming to visit our little hamlet in a few weeks? Hmmm???