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Postby Foul Pete » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:04 pm

'Running With Scissors' by Augusten Burroughs.

Oh my. A very dark but comic memoir of a young boy's unconventional upbringing. Basically, when he was 13 his mother sent him off to live with her shrink. He lives in this house, that is pretty much a free for all, where the kids can choose their parents, do what they want, smoke, drink, chomp on valium etc. He has an affair with a pedophile (an 'another 'apoted son' of the Dr), twice his age who lives in the shed. One of the daughters' toddler son, walks around the house sh itting freely while the dog licks his balls. All the while huge family blow-outs are actively encouraged and everyone slags each other using freudian terminology. It is sort of a wild free form therapy to help eveyone develop to new emotional levels. Goddamn its hilarious. Imagine The Roal Tannebaums with psycotherapy, peversion, nudity, fecal obsessions, open marriages....

Smithgrind passed this on to me. I'm wondering why....
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Postby nm » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:26 pm

Good book. Nice move smiffy. :lol:
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Postby Gazsurf » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:19 am

Allan Weisbecker's,Can't you get along with anyone...a writer's memoir and a tale of a lost surfers paradise...
"I disagree with these experts. Someone has got to stand up to experts."

Texas Board of Education member McLeroy rejecting science over creationism.
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Postby SlimVest » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:30 am

yeah, yeah, FP, I just read that book too. How 'bout his description of the first time Neil fu-cks his face? god.
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Postby nm » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:44 pm

Picked up Dry. Hope it's as good as RwS.....
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Postby Wilbur Kookmeyer » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:59 pm

gazsurf wrote:Allan Weisbecker's,Can't you get along with anyone...a writer's memoir and a tale of a lost surfers paradise...


I like his stuff.

Though some bag on him which I can understand, pullitzer material he is not, but hey..what would you expect from a screen writer for Miami Vice?

When did he put this one out?

Did he ever do a follow up to 'Zero?

Hmm...maybe I should go start that one again for the twelfth time....though I get tired of the word "niche".
Your electric car runs on coal. Think about it....
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Postby Doc » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:02 pm

The Famine Ships

The Irish exodus to America during the Potato Famine in Ireland...

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Postby Gazsurf » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:12 pm

Wilbur Kookmeyer wrote:Did he ever do a follow up to 'Zero?


This is it and the title is as apt a title for any book I've read in awhile.........
"I disagree with these experts. Someone has got to stand up to experts."

Texas Board of Education member McLeroy rejecting science over creationism.
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Postby Spider » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:04 am

did you special order it from the uk?
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Postby Gazsurf » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:31 am

Yes and those Limey's got the address right!
"I disagree with these experts. Someone has got to stand up to experts."

Texas Board of Education member McLeroy rejecting science over creationism.
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Postby Nasty » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:39 am

Confederate General From Big Sur - Richard Brautigan
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Postby thurgood jenkins » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:15 pm

Alan Weisbeckers COsmic Banditos on page 100 and so far I am really enjoying, it though not as much as Zero simply for the lack of surf inspired theme. LEt me klnow how his new book is. Sounds interesting. Though he does seem to be gradually losing his mind...
So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?

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Postby Stiffler » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:18 pm

The Golden Spruce
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Postby Fish » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:46 pm

Roy Stuart, Volume One
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Postby The Landlord » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:58 pm

Sheet music for "Blue in Green"
Shall we roll it Jimmy?
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