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    Books To Only Read Once , Parental Discretion etc

    American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis

    Horrific , extremely explicit violence , very graphic and stayed with me for weeks

    Never again

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    Re: Books To Only Read Once , Parental Discretion etc

    'My life and loves' by Frank Harris deffo parental discretion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis

    Horrific , extremely explicit violence , very graphic and stayed with me for weeks

    Never again
    Great film but apparently far less gory than the book.
    Don't think I could read the book.

    Christian Bale superb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
    'My life and loves' by Frank Harris deffo parental discretion.
    Thats on the list

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
    Great film but apparently far less gory than the book.
    Don't think I could read the book.

    Christian Bale superb.
    The book is full on serial sexual violence , murder of children , decapitation and mutilation of women , sex with dead bodies

    Its absolutely horrific

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    So did Patrick Bateman actually kill anyone.? Im still not sure.

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    The Adventures of Noddy haunt me to this day


    Haven't been able to face The Further Adventures yet


    But one day..........

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    The bible is a very violent book.

    Baby murders, adult murders, rape, incest etc.

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    The book is very clever, in that it almost lulls you into boredom. Long stretches of nothing, except Bateman describing his music, his clothes, his women, and his job - and then BAM - he kills someone, then it's back to the endless nothingness....
    Does he really kill them? Is he just imagining it all? Who knows. Reading the book, I felt that yes, he does, but it doesn't matter. He was the king of the world, and could do whatever he wanted. No-one believed him, and they didn't care either. He could say what he liked, and they all just nod. They've got their own version. A cruel critique of capitalism at it's finest.
    The film went for laughs. It nearly succeeds, but it hasn't got the power of the book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tforturton View Post
    The book is very clever, in that it almost lulls you into boredom. Long stretches of nothing, except Bateman describing his music, his clothes, his women, and his job - and then BAM - he kills someone, then it's back to the endless nothingness....
    Does he really kill them? Is he just imagining it all? Who knows. Reading the book, I felt that yes, he does, but it doesn't matter. He was the king of the world, and could do whatever he wanted. No-one believed him, and they didn't care either. He could say what he liked, and they all just nod. They've got their own version. A cruel critique of capitalism at it's finest.
    The film went for laughs. It nearly succeeds, but it hasn't got the power of the book.
    The casual way he kills a child , then when the kids mother turns up he pretends he's a doctor , says he thinks the boys going to be OK, knowing he's dead then just switches to his workout regime is creepy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks View Post
    The bible is a very violent book.

    Baby murders, adult murders, rape, incest etc.
    Indeed , all cobblers , but very violent

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    A Clockwork Orange is a fascinating read. It takes quite a bit of effort in getting to grips with Nadsat, the vernacular used by the protagonist and his chums.

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    Disturbing read : Helter Skelter: by Vincent Bugliosi the prosecutor in the Charles Manson trail .

    Better than the film : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elwood Blues View Post
    The Adventures of Noddy haunt me to this day


    Haven't been able to face The Further Adventures yet


    But one day..........
    The goblins are the problem. Just horrific.

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    L’ Histoire d'O

    Too vivid

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