Vernon God Little: DBC Pierre

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Hmm.. A friend of mine said she felt that she needed to take a bath after reading this. I'm inclined to agree. The plusses: its kind of a modern day Catcher in The Rye. Its an interesting insight into shame and what its effects can be. It makes you wonder what did happen to his dad? the bit with teh names in teh first few chapters is clever. Minuses: its pretty seedy. Its really hard to read because its so filled with swearing. Salinger is as shocking without the silly language, but maybe I'm just being old fashioned.


Careful as you go with this one. I think I'm glad I read it but at the same time I feel a little violated by it too. Proceed with caution!

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