26 July - Chuck & Annabel
Only the other day we were saying - having started to read a discarded Saturday Independent - that we waste much time on papers and what do we really learn after reading all this puff on new books, movies, music, art etc. ? Not a lot. But… this morning was reading one such discarded paper I rescued last week and it featured an interview with Chuck Palahniuk. Now, I know Chuck, or rather, have read more than 2 books of his and will prob read the current one and had been to a reading and like everyone else saw the fight club and read the reviews. So you can say that the following biographical information must have already been known to me but it’s worth noting it down again.
His grandfather killed himself and his wife in front of the 3 year old Fred (ie. Chuck’s father).
Fred had (much later on) become keen on internet dates/meetings and one such woman (girlfriend) jealous ex boyfriend stalked and then killed Fred.
Jeesus! I can’t compete. No such tragedies in my life, hence, I write this kind of nonsense in my blog instead of inspiring tears, laugher, and above all revulsion or disgust, which is one of the ‘things’ Chuck aims to get you to feel because …. (er… where’s that paper again, I need the exact sentence, darn can’t locate it right now, you’ll have to wait).
ah yes, It's a function of trying to attract the kid of readers that would otherwise never pick up a book (ie, men) HEH? really, so if I put a picture of someone picking their nose on the cover, a man is more likely to buy the book?
or... 'Porn is the adult version of the fairytale. There's real comforting samenes to it blah blah etc...' HEH
All I remember is that I thought ‘HEH?’ Am sure that I can take this apart and say it’s really also nonsense but I have to go. And yes, in answer to my original question to myself, what have I really learnt by reading all of the above? Chuck’s new novel is based on the events surrounding Annabel Chong’s f uckathon (you know 70 guys in one video session, only Chuck’s gone large and in his book the protagonist fucks 700.
Interesting fact, a friend worked with an American cameraman recently on a docu and said cameraman was one of those on the Annabel Chong video. He was pretty revolted but it was a job. Or maybe he just had to say that…. Don’t know if she’s still alive but she was one sad person despite thinking it was all empowering stuff she was making.
His grandfather killed himself and his wife in front of the 3 year old Fred (ie. Chuck’s father).
Fred had (much later on) become keen on internet dates/meetings and one such woman (girlfriend) jealous ex boyfriend stalked and then killed Fred.
Jeesus! I can’t compete. No such tragedies in my life, hence, I write this kind of nonsense in my blog instead of inspiring tears, laugher, and above all revulsion or disgust, which is one of the ‘things’ Chuck aims to get you to feel because …. (er… where’s that paper again, I need the exact sentence, darn can’t locate it right now, you’ll have to wait).
ah yes, It's a function of trying to attract the kid of readers that would otherwise never pick up a book (ie, men) HEH? really, so if I put a picture of someone picking their nose on the cover, a man is more likely to buy the book?
or... 'Porn is the adult version of the fairytale. There's real comforting samenes to it blah blah etc...' HEH
All I remember is that I thought ‘HEH?’ Am sure that I can take this apart and say it’s really also nonsense but I have to go. And yes, in answer to my original question to myself, what have I really learnt by reading all of the above? Chuck’s new novel is based on the events surrounding Annabel Chong’s f uckathon (you know 70 guys in one video session, only Chuck’s gone large and in his book the protagonist fucks 700.
Interesting fact, a friend worked with an American cameraman recently on a docu and said cameraman was one of those on the Annabel Chong video. He was pretty revolted but it was a job. Or maybe he just had to say that…. Don’t know if she’s still alive but she was one sad person despite thinking it was all empowering stuff she was making.
Labels: sex, six degrees, writers
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