What are you reading?

[drterror666]

Real horrorshow! I thought the book had a different ending to the film?

[oldspice]

Just read 'A Tiny Bit Marvellous' by Dawn French - excellent!  Oldspice, you should read it!

Thanks for the tip - I'll look out for it.

[wjp666]

Real horrorshow! I thought the book had a different ending to the film?

kind of, yes. the american version of the book omitted the last chapter (for reasons i wont bore you with here), and it's this version of the book the movie is based on. so the original british version of the book does indeed have a very contradictory last chapter which sort of ruins the tone of the story. kind of.

[MugGy bONehEad]

Death by porcelain phallus is still a classic movie kill.
I'm more of a car & music magazine person but I do enjoy a good autobiography. Just done John Peels and Richard Hammonds; Stephen Fry's is lined up next

[drterror666]

The porcelain phallus death is brilliant and is about as symbolic as it comes. It's possible that Alex is denying any homo-erotic urges that he may feel. To be male and heterosexual is to be superior. Anything else must be destroyed.

Any takers on that?

[wjp666]

that's rather insightful for a sunday afternoon, dr.t.

[oldspice]

I've put Alan Bates on hold and have started Homage to Catalonia as it's one of the few Orwell books I haven't read.