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
Chris Crutcher is a very controversial fiction writer who writes about many different lifestyles and people. His style of writing and use of literary elements reflect his opinions in ways most are not capable of expressing. He incorporates important messages in all of his stories that may be difficult to understand or accept for many people but they are messages that need to be conveyed.
Nathaniel and Steve Lopez live in two completely different worlds. Mr. Lopez believed he will only be writing a column about Nathaniel and he would be done; he did not believe he would gain a new friend. Mr. Lopez reaches out to Nathaniel to try and seek help for him, but he learns he will not get better and all he can offer him is his friendship. The film does miss a couple of important scenes that were in the book. The film carried way too long and the scenes were a bit all over the place. I would recommend the book because it has better details than the film and stays true to the plot.
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.
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.
I frankly confess that I have, as a general thing, but little enjoyment of it, and that it has never seemed to me to be, as it were, a first-rate literary form. . . . But it is apt to spoil two good things – a story and a moral, a meaning and a form; and the taste for it is responsible for a large part of the forcible-feeding writing that has been inflicted upon the world. The only cases in whi...
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.
light for the children of the future. He allows his readers to feel as he did
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.
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...
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.
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