This is trashy and dated – I liked it ;)

The problem with reading Palahniuk is that you spend such a lot of time feeling sick – doesn’t make ideal reading on the morning commute! I think this is why it’s taking me so long to read.

This follows the Fry formula which is by now familiar to me (having previously read The Liar (his first and still his best IMO) and The Stars Tennis Balls) of introducing a strongly-drawn soundbitey character and eventually getting him drawn into a mystery, but it was amusing enough (with very well-written prose) as usual.

This book helped me think in an entirely new way, but the text is very (unfortunately necessarily) obscure and dry.

This wasn’t bad – it was well-written and sharply observed, with excellent character development. But the lack of plot grated after a while.

It’s a philosophy comedy. This makes Chris & I geekily happy :)

Bleak, stylish western.

Screenplay and soundtrack are by Nick Cave – and it shows.

I suppose I am biased, as this was written by an acquaintance of mine.
He has an interesting and amusing perspective which more than makes up for the lack of narrative.

It’s an interesting little study in travel and location and mild modern alienation. It’s very short, less than a novella even – but for me this is a plus as I have a short attention span!
Wasn’t as philosophical as Whatever, or as evocative as Atomised.

I enjoyed this film, but it peters out towards the end a bit. It’s one of those films that spends a long time setting the scene, but the narrative isn’t up to it, and you aren’t quite sure whether it’s ended or not.
It is still very worth watching because it is stunningly beautiful and blackly funny.