The quality of Chuck Palahniuk's writing that I look forward to, and others avoid him for, can be summed up in one short passage from his book Damned. “His lips webbed with the noxious fluids inherent in adult sexual congress, Archer shouts, "I AM THE LIZARD KING... !" At that, I stuff his head back to do hidden oral battle with the stiffening, engorged clitoral tissues. The giant looks down upon me, her eyes also glazed with orgasmic ecstasy. Her head lolling loosely on her neck. Her nipples jut, the size and hardness of sidewalk fire hydrants, the same bright red color.” I first heard this passage in audio form while on a camping trip at Kanopolis lake in western Kansas. Our modus operandi for staving off boredom during the long car rides between destinations on our recreation itinerary consisted of a cheap FM transmitter (that constantly required adjustment) and an mp3 player loaded with a Chuck Palahniuk audio book. This ritual began almost five years ago when my wife and I went on our honeymoon in Albuquerque, and we listened to the audiobook recording of Rant. The book is named for it's main character, a seemingly disgusting, booger collecting, cunnilingus fortune teller, that crashes cars in order to travel back in time, where he …show more content…
The main character swears off dating, but the very next scene he meets the woman he marries. “She says her name is Brittney Spears.” The scene feels slightly forced, and the acting isn't up to par with the rest of the movie, but this is where we meet the future wife; the character development starts here. “I can understand why guys would want to work as guards in prisons or concentration camps where they could date the good looking prisoners.” From the beginning of the relationship, to the present birth of his twins, we are presented with the characters' (and our own) delusion; the indeterminacy of
Toole’s ability to capture the reader’s attention even though the first three fourths of the book seem to be a nonsensical jumble of different plots and stories is telling of his ability to write. To write a book like this and craft such meaningful themes into the content isn’t easy and takes many rewrites to achieve. His ability to criticize and challenge the stereotypes, blind ambition, and hate of his culture in a comedic way is also impressive. Most of his points are blatantly obvious and I think that’s what makes this such a great book. The ease of people to understand the meanings and learn from them while laughing is the tall tale sign of an excellent author. It’s a shame he’s not alive today to see how far his book has come.
Chuck Klosterman is renown because of his unique style in writing. This author takes risks in what he writes and he does not follow a template that is commonly used as he really tries to make his writing one-of-a-kind by being very open minded and making assertions that are non-conforming to what people want to hear. This style of writing embodies a type of man that is not afraid to take risks and gets his ideas across in a very unique and interesting way.
Before they even pick up a pen, novelists are given a task of giving their book a point. Book readers are often searching for something specific when they pick up a novel: supernatural elements, a romance, or anything else. Having something “different” in a world of the same story being told over and over again helps, but what makes a novel successful is how relatable a novel is to the readers. A theme is unable to be told unless the reader is able to associate themselves with the characters and situations that the author is almost required to set the story up with. One such author is Stephen King, whose real experiences and overwhelming amount of brand-tagging gives him credibility in his writing, making him one of the most popular modern writers of the past few decades. The novelist Stephen King demonstrates the theme of intolerance as seen in his book Carrie through the use of elements such as characters, setting, and diction.
light for the children of the future. He allows his readers to feel as he did
The movie is, most likely, done well enough to intrigue its intended audience. It captured the theme and story line of the book. It falls short, though, when compared to the beautiful, sensitive and contemplative prose of Natalie Babbitt. One could only hope that a viewing of the film will lead the watcher to try the book and be delighted all the more.
Before they even pick up a pen, novelists are given a task of giving their book a point. Their audience are often searching for something specific when they pick up a novel: supernatural elements, a romance, or other elements. Having something “different” in a world of the same story being told over and over helps, but what makes a novel successful is how relatable a novel is to the masses. A theme is unable to be expressed unless the audience is able to associate themselves with the characters and situations that the author sets the story up with. One such author is Stephen King, whose real experiences and overwhelming amount of brand-tagging gives him credibility in his writing, making him one of the most popular modern writers of the past few decades. The novelist Stephen King demonstrates the theme of intolerance as seen in his book Carrie through the use of elements such as characters, setting, and diction.
His adept style of writing washes skillfully through the book as the adventures of Norman Felskin, Betsy Poldosky and Julio Velasquez progresses. Albeit, while the book does not have the expected flow, like other books of fiction, his words do flow with ease and paint vivid images that stimulate the reader's curiosity as well as the
He dismisses, Oh c’mon they thought it was funny, it was just a joke. No, I can’t buy tampons for you, people will see me. Fuck, you got blood on my sheets. Hey that means it’s blowjob week, right?
Sexy Demon blinks slowly at me, his eyes stretching a fraction. His lips part, another slow blink, and then just stares, rendering me a tad
Something all writers need most is having greater thought's on different perspectives. The fact that he is a persistent man, can be a vital tribute to being a writer. Which can be a curse, and a blessing.
At times, the film seems to reenact a modern love story to appease a modern audience. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel showed his readers love and sin can be one of the same. Each author wrote what they thought would suit their own personal or public preference. Joffe’s purpose in taking the chosen route was to give the characters an extended theme based on their original plot line. Neither story is “better”; one may be more entertaining while another is more informative.
...the story. It gives us no insight on why the characters were put in this position and why they would even end up being together if they know there will be no happy end. I don’t think it is a movie about love, just a slice of the lives of the two as it happens during that period. Ben is an alcoholic and because of the amount he is drinking, he can not be fully aware of his actions and decisions about what is going on around him. Sera is just a prostitute that loves having control over her clients and has gone through a lot of abuse and out of desperation takes in any guy that treats her humanely. In return for Ben’s loving, Sera slips in the role of the prostitute at the end when she pours liquor over her breasts and lets Ben lick it off fulfilling his greatest fantasy. The story is very slow at times and is not suitable for every audience. For some, it may be too vulgar, for others just too boring, but I believe Figgis and both actors did remarkable jobs. The story is obviously not meant to entertain or to be the typical Hollywood romance drama, but to show Sera and Ben’s relationship leading to isolation, anxiety and self-destruction because life does not always have a happy end.
The Basic Eight, his first novel, was rejected 37 times by many publishers for its subject matter and tone (a dark view of a teenage girl's life). The second one, Watch Your Mouth, was actually c...
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
Though I know your books have seen their share of praise and love, I still find it ironic to be writing an appreciation letter to an author of several series that parents have declared too ‘vulgar’ and ‘horrific’ for the ‘tender eyes of children’. I have always been a fan of your work ever since my friend introduced me to the Cirque du Freak series in seventh grade, but it has been your book The Thin Executioner that has captured my heart the quickest. All of my life, I have been criticized by my peers whether it concerns my supposed negative attributes or my accomplishments. However, there is one aspect of my life that I consider mostly untouched by the judgements of my peers, mostly because to reach my creativity they would have to delve deep inside my