I recently read Chuck Palahniuk's book, Lullaby.
After having a read a few of his books now, I find that Palahniuk is a good author to read if you're looking for the social commentary of Douglas Coupland mixed with the grit and violence of Quentin Tarantino's directing.
As such, I really enjoy reading his work but am always a little unsettled by them.
I really appreciate Palahniuk's unbiased treatment of his characters. The heroes are of dubious moral fiber. The villians are often after things that are broken we know need to be fixed, they're just going about them in rash and destructive ways.
And one finishes the book in a sort of moral confusion that I consider good for one's mental health.
In any case, Lullaby comes as recommended reading from me.
"As long as children are gay, innocent and heartless"...
I finished a long-overdue reading of JM Barrie's Peter Pan (in printed form) this past week. And, while I was previously aware of all the things that happened in the story from plays, movies and cartoons about the young Master Pan, I was rather unprepared for the clever turns of phrase by Mr. Barrie.
Peter Pan is full of the clever wordplay that never quite translates well to the visual medium. I would have to cite this same cleverness that leaves me unexcited when people begin talking about translating The Series of Unfortunate Events into movie form.
Ah well. The long and the short of it is; it was a good read.
The Demotivators 2004 Calender is out.