Books

[Eoin McLove]

Watching Lolita From A Distance.

[91/30]

Dorothy  McArdle - Irish Republic
Beresford- 10 men dead
Houellebecq- Atomised
Collected Poems of Nazim Hikmet

[StoutAndAle]

Forgot about American Psycho! For some reason I'm really drawn to 80s New York yuppie fiction. American Psycho, Bright Lights Big City, and Bonfire of the Vanities are the holy triumvirate of that genre.

Thanks for the other recommendations!

It sounds like you might enjoy Joshua Ferris' "Then We Came To The End" too. It's set in the late 90s/early 00s in Chicago but has the same vibe as Ellis/McInerney.

I presume that you've read "Slaves Of New York" by Tama Janowitz? The other member of their little brat pack?

[Don Gately]

Watching Lolita From A Distance.

Perv

[Eoin McLove]

The Strength to Perv.

[Don Gately]

Just coming back to report on Wild Houses by Colin Barrett. This guy is some writer. At first sigt its a crime caper about a lad getting kidnapped in Mayo because of a drug debt.
Seedy as fuck, I recognise alot of the geography around Ballina from going there for years as a gassur
There's a lot of psychological depth to this and the loneliness and grind of living in a shithole is explored.
 I think the story would resonate with a lot of us here because of some of the cunts in this that we would have all put up with.
Recommended.

[TheRuts]

Just finished re-reading 'A Thread of Violence' by Mark O'Connell, looking at the Malcolm MacArthur/GUBU case which nearly brought the Haughey government down in 1982. It's an interesting read (especially for someone like myself who wasn't aware of the case beforehand) but the author inserts too much of himself into the mix.


Also, sorry to be "that" guy but I have a book out at the moment:

"dethrone god"

[StoutAndAle]

Just finished re-reading 'A Thread of Violence' by Mark O'Connell, looking at the Malcolm MacArthur/GUBU case which nearly brought the Haughey government down in 1982. It's an interesting read (especially for someone like myself who wasn't aware of the case beforehand) but the author inserts too much of himself into the mix.

I enjoyed it too - having known nothing about the case but I also had the exact same thoughts about O'Connell's personal narrative.

MacArthur's crimes and some of the events after the fact are wildly outlandish and yet, somehow, completely representative of 1980s Ireland.

Have you read the John Banville book "The Book Of Evidence" which is referenced a few times in "A Thread Of Violence"? I have haven't read it yet but I am curious. 

Also, sorry to be "that" guy but I have a book out at the moment:

"dethrone god"

Best of luck with the book.

[TheRuts]

Have you read the John Banville book "The Book Of Evidence" which is referenced a few times in "A Thread Of Violence"? I have haven't read it yet but I am curious.

I did pick it up last year but I've yet to get round to reading it as I'm currently on 'The Neon Bible' by John Kennedy Toole which I'm thoroughly enjoying. I could never get through 'A Confederacy of Dunces' but I'm tempted to give it another go after this.

And thank you for the well wishes.

[Carnage]

Also, sorry to be "that" guy but I have a book out at the moment:

"dethrone god"

Unavailable on Amazon at the moment but I'll keep my eye out for it, best of luck with it.

[TheRuts]

Also, sorry to be "that" guy but I have a book out at the moment:

"dethrone god"

Unavailable on Amazon at the moment but I'll keep my eye out for it, best of luck with it.

Thank you for pointing that out and for the well wishes, try this link.

[Carnage]

Nice one, cheers. 👍

[Mooncat]

Just coming back to report on Wild Houses by Colin Barrett. This guy is some writer. At first sigt its a crime caper about a lad getting kidnapped in Mayo because of a drug debt.
Seedy as fuck, I recognise alot of the geography around Ballina from going there for years as a gassur
There's a lot of psychological depth to this and the loneliness and grind of living in a shithole is explored.
 I think the story would resonate with a lot of us here because of some of the cunts in this that we would have all put up with.
Recommended.

Sounds really interesting, have ordered it from the library. Have you read his other stuff?

[Don Gately]

Yes have both of his short story collections. Really like Young Skins

[Don Gately]

Read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Really enjoyed this and completely different to what I was expecting.
Just started to Kill a Mockingbird, another book that had eluded me.