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I've read it. I own all his books including Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares & The Acid House.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvesthetic
Ecstasy & Trainspotting are the best though. Did you know Irvine Welsh used to be a smack addict? Doing really well for himself now though, he is one person I would love to meet.
Reading Is Fundamental.
I'm a sci fi geek but it has to be good sci fi, not those crappy star trek or star wars book. Some of my fav authors are:
Douglas Adams
Edgar Allen Poe
Robert Anton Wilson
Isaac Assimov
Arthur C. Clarke
Carlos Castenada
Anne McCaffrey (before she went nuts writing sequels)
Mr Frey is a disgrace to good journalism and Oprah should, (and probably will) emasculate the bum. I haven't read his book but if it is full of lies as has been pointed out by the Smoking Gun and several others, it begs the question of whether or not he even wrote the thing or hired a ghost writer.
Funny, i own 'em too. Those are really keepers aren't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by SensiRide
Yeah i knew he was an addict (abusing horse, speed pcps and all those Dublin Designer Drugs), i've read the BBC transcripts from the little interviews he gave, and in some of those he gives a crystal clear image of his own life, not unlike the main character in trainspotting. just ameliorised and blew up a bit. Dirrty Scotslife.
I love that great style. Pissed off Scotsmen can curse and spew profanities like no other people. The rich accent in the books is quite hard for some people. When i read trainspotting i was twelve years old and since my maternal language is dutch, the scottish english was something to get used to.
You'd be surprised what the people at BBC do if you just ask kindly :). When i was working for my final project at school i wrote 'em, and received TONS of information about Orson Welles Ã*nd the full permission to integrate it in my film :).
nice list! I don't know Anne McCaffrey, but i'm sure as hell gonna search her now.Quote:
Originally Posted by bonsaiguy
The Journey to Ixtlan is a great book. But that's another Frey-case. Allegedly, Castenada didn't meet Don Juan, and derived his book from a lot of other books. That doesn't bother me. It's imagination. Unless someone really claims to have written a true story, the truthful ambiguity doesn't matter.
I've heard those allegations as well but I don't know if they were ever validated. In his case, if you've grasped the meaning of Castenada's books, it really doesn't matter if it's literally true or not. There is another author who also claims to have met Juan Matus, Ken Eagle Feather. Good author and sort of brings Don Juan's teachings in to a less "cryptic" light. There are also a couple of other books that were said to be written by a couple of the female sorcery apprentices...Tasha Abelar is one. Sort of a rehash of Carlos and not nearly as engaging but interesting none the less.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvesthetic
McCaffrey (MacCaffrey?) wrote a series called the Dragonriders of Pern. I'm not a big fan of fantasy however the first 3 or 4 were pretty good.
I used to belong to the Science Fiction Book Club. Have several boxes of hard cover books in my garage. (no space in the house for them...yet)
I'm sort of a binge reader. I'll read 3 or 4 or 6 books in a month, sometimes two or three at once, and then not pick up a book for a couple months.