Thursday, August 23, 2012
American Psycho
I'm excited 'cos I got ahold of American Psycho y Bret Easton Ellis. I read this as a teen, because it was sitting around, but did not realize what a great satire it was 'til the movie by Mary Harron and Guin Turner. The lesbian version has depth. Now I want to see what the original has to offer...
I'm still trying to finish Absolution Gap. It's long. But it has moments of absolute brilliance. And I like the gentically enhanced pig, Scorpio. The baddies are pretty cool too.
I'm listening to the first LeCarre Smiley book on the commute. I got hooked on audiobooks while sick and unable to hold my head up, much less hold and stare at a book for hours. The Scottish accent of the last one was awesome, and the guy reading LeCarre's pretty good so far. I like when they're not too slow. I read fast... The LeCarre starts rather slow, but the curious mystery about a guy's death is developing, with interesting character descriptions. The telling detail...
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Of course you like Scorpio. Scorpios are awesome.
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