I still don't think this is a great book. I haven't completed it yet, but I get the feeling I'm missing something here. Maybe I'm slow, maybe I haven't got the joke yet, maybe it will dawn on me towards the end. I still haven't found anything really compelling that would make me keep on reading.
DBC Pierre writes as though he is not very comfortable with the style he selected, I found quite a few phrases forced into the narrative. Ok, the protagonist has a thing about 'Number 2'. But there are only so many scatalogical references you can take. "My mouth twitched like an asshole" - erm, I'd rather not visualize that, thank you very much.
Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century ? I think not.
Thursday, January 8, 2004
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Monday, January 5, 2004
does writin like dis bother j00 ? shudnt be a pbl...
does writin like dis bother j00 ? shudnt be a pblm prolly. the msg is comin thru, rite ?
Loot and looted
Went to three bookstores over the weekend. Didn't feel fully satisfied with my browsing since Rachu was awake and wanted to devour all the books she saw. Still, managed to utilize the Rs 1000 book coupon I had won from last week's quiz. Spent another 1000+ at FountainHead and bought a couple of McBains from Blossoms.
Couldn't get a graphic for the last book - The Mugger, by Ed McBain. This is the second book in the 87th Precint series and the second time I'm buying it ! Me and my memory, sheesh !
came over on Saturday evening and left with almost three-fourth of my movie collection. I had forgotten to bring back the Kurusawas from office, though. They were the ones he'd actually wanted. Next time for sure, buddy ! I did locate them at office, btw.
Couldn't get a graphic for the last book - The Mugger, by Ed McBain. This is the second book in the 87th Precint series and the second time I'm buying it ! Me and my memory, sheesh !
Friday, January 2, 2004
New Year's Eve and Day
Spent the Eve shopping for a dvd player and a microwave. Finally wound up buying both from Vivek's, at what I believed was a good price. We picked up a base model Kenstar microwave and a Philips 625K dvd player. Tried out the latter successfully, but haven't yet experimented on the former.
The rest of the evening was uneventful. Stayed at home, watched tv and made several unsuccessful attempts to sms folks at midnight.
Rachu had a bad hangover on New Year's Day. Well, she was puking like crazy till late afternoon anyway. We have not yet found out the cause of the problem, but think its either the mushrooms that Sindha ate the previous day or the egg that we fed her in the morning. It was quite sad to see the poor thing collapse in my arms, dehydrated and exhausted. She is much better today, though not completely cured.
Saw my first ever DVD - Gangs of New York. The video store guy had a copy of Kill Bill too, but I didn't want to take it as I was pretty sure it was a pirated version. Might check it out later. Ebert's review of Gangs is good, the last paragraph pretty much sums up what I thought of the movie
[snip]...I do not think this film is in the first rank of his masterpieces. It is very good but not great. I wrote recently of "GoodFellas" that "the film has the headlong momentum of a storyteller who knows he has a good one to share." I didn't feel that here. Scorsese's films usually leap joyfully onto the screen, the work of a master in command of his craft. Here there seems more struggle, more weight to overcome, more darkness. It is a story that Scorsese has filmed without entirely internalizing. The gangsters in his earlier films are motivated by greed, ego and power; they like nice cars, shoes, suits, dinners, women. They murder as a cost of doing business. The characters in "Gangs of New York" kill because they like to and want to. They are bloodthirsty, and motivated by hate. I think Scorsese liked the heroes of "GoodFellas," "Casino" and "Mean Streets," but I'm not sure he likes this crowd.
Watching a movie on DVD is definitely a whole new experience ! I'm now looking forward to's return. Heh, heh.
The rest of the evening was uneventful. Stayed at home, watched tv and made several unsuccessful attempts to sms folks at midnight.
Rachu had a bad hangover on New Year's Day. Well, she was puking like crazy till late afternoon anyway. We have not yet found out the cause of the problem, but think its either the mushrooms that Sindha ate the previous day or the egg that we fed her in the morning. It was quite sad to see the poor thing collapse in my arms, dehydrated and exhausted. She is much better today, though not completely cured.
Saw my first ever DVD - Gangs of New York. The video store guy had a copy of Kill Bill too, but I didn't want to take it as I was pretty sure it was a pirated version. Might check it out later. Ebert's review of Gangs is good, the last paragraph pretty much sums up what I thought of the movie
[snip]...I do not think this film is in the first rank of his masterpieces. It is very good but not great. I wrote recently of "GoodFellas" that "the film has the headlong momentum of a storyteller who knows he has a good one to share." I didn't feel that here. Scorsese's films usually leap joyfully onto the screen, the work of a master in command of his craft. Here there seems more struggle, more weight to overcome, more darkness. It is a story that Scorsese has filmed without entirely internalizing. The gangsters in his earlier films are motivated by greed, ego and power; they like nice cars, shoes, suits, dinners, women. They murder as a cost of doing business. The characters in "Gangs of New York" kill because they like to and want to. They are bloodthirsty, and motivated by hate. I think Scorsese liked the heroes of "GoodFellas," "Casino" and "Mean Streets," but I'm not sure he likes this crowd.
Watching a movie on DVD is definitely a whole new experience ! I'm now looking forward to
Thursday, January 1, 2004
You hear a lot of sounds out here in my current h...
You hear a lot of sounds out here in my current home. Buses that ply on the road outside, workmen building a house next door, vendors peddling their wares, etc.
There are sounds from within the house too - Rachana crying, sounds from the kitchen and sounds from the washing area outside. The maid loves washing, if you hear loud thumping sounds thats likely to be jeans; on the other hand if its a much softer sound, then its likely to be...
Sorry, just couldnt resist that!
There are sounds from within the house too - Rachana crying, sounds from the kitchen and sounds from the washing area outside. The maid loves washing, if you hear loud thumping sounds thats likely to be jeans; on the other hand if its a much softer sound, then its likely to be...
A NAPPY YOU HEAR !!
Sorry, just couldnt resist that!
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