Mark Sullivan (AnonymeInc@webtv.net)
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:12:18 -0500 (EST)
Ed, Just to clarify, A Confederacy of Dunces is a great book,
but it's not hardboiled, noir, a cop book or anything having
to do with this list. It's just the outspoken misanthropy of
Filth that reminded me of it, and the fascination with
digestive functions.
Again, not really on topic, Trainspotting was great -- well,
that's sort of on topic, I would certainly argue it was
hardboiled, it has tons of attitude and the language is so
colloquial that this American was accosting anyone with a
British or better yet Scottish accent to ask the meaning of
numerous slang terms -- but Marabou Stork Nightmare was even
better.
Speaking of dark heroin stories, one of e better ones is
Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son. I'm really looking forward to the
upcoming movie. I hope they don't blow it too bad.
Mark
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