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Well, I'm finished Lunar Park... I'm not entirely sure what to say except that it is not Glamorama, it's not American Psycho, nor is it any of his previous books. What it is is good. If you are in any remote way interested in Bret Easton Ellis's work - or indeed interested in any way in contemporary literature - then you'll be wanting a copy of ( Read more... )

So, I've started reading Lunar Park... It's definitely different, but one expects these kinds of things when the author in question hasn't released a novel in well over five years. Considering the circumstances, I'd say change is a given ( Read more... )

This is the day I've been waiting for since the first interview where Bret Easton Ellis mentioned the name of his new book... Luckily for me, I need wait no longer as I am now in possession of a pre-release proof of said book (his first in over five years) and I couldn't be happier. Waiting for a new Ellis book is somewhat similar to waiting for a ( Read more... )

After many nail-biting hours I am now the proud owner of an ARC, or 'bound galley' copy, of the soon to be released (June 2005) Chuck Palahniuk novel, Haunted.

PS: fuck the Pope.

So, I put my new writing chair together today ( Read more... )

Oh, 'tis true that today is a day for celebration for I have finally replaced my stricken and probably faulty GF 4200Ti video card with a relatively brand-spanking new GF FX5900XT. No more snow for me! No more artifacts and random infinite loops causing my machine to completely lock up! No more overheats because of a sub-standard cooling system ( Read more... )

The world is a sick and doomed place, and if we have a future these kids are it.

Edit: I have updated the movie's URL as the original went - not entirely unexpectedly - all four-zero-four on me. Enjoy!

Giddy as a school girl after receiving her first love bite behind the demountable library, I am pleased to announce with much fanfare and tooting of tootables that I have successfully secured tickets to the up and coming concert of those most morose purveyors of doom (and a suitable amount of gloom) Opeth!
Be there with your sad face on, suckers...

So.. It is nearly that time of year again. That's right, you know what I mean - Jesus's birthday. What a load of bollocks. Up yours, God; and a curse on your Son too.

And to all of you who celebrate this foul joke of a holiday, I hope Santa is good to you, 'coz I sure as Hell won't be.