Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 Any of you guys heard about this book: i just read it on my holidays. It was pretty good. Great read, but the ending comes way too fast and seems rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 I recognise the author haven't read the book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 I recognise the author haven't read the book though. you'd like it. it is about psychotic clowns. apparently the author is a schizophrenic, and some of the themes in the book suggest that to be the case. This is his first published work, but apparently it won some prestigious aussie lit awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lonerstoenr Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 There are prestigious lit awards here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 We can write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 We can write? my thoughts exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 he seems to really be influenced by Mr. Bungle as well: Of all music on this list, it's Mr. Bungle's that speaks to the Pilo Family Circus most directly. The self-titled debut of course has a misbehaving-clown theme (check out the cover art work), and this was in the background of my mind when designing the book's clown characters. The whole album is a dizzy carnival, from "Carousel" to "Dead Goon." Each song reminds me of the book.Disco Volante is of a similar atmosphere, perhaps even more intense. It is hilarious, at times acutely disturbing. You get a sense that the expression in the music is of someone getting onstage, degrading themselves to a point where nothing you say, do, or throw at them will bother them any more. (Like the Samuel Johnson quote: He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.) The effect, of course, is that you are sharing in the degradation, even maybe just by trying to understand what you're seeing... so the album gets you up there onstage too, maybe only a little, or maybe you, too, can revel in it."Merry Go Bye Bye," is the perfect soundtrack. I kind of feel the clowns in the book stepped out of this song, which is completely chaotic and deranged, lurching through styles and modes to a point it breaks down completely and can no longer strictly be called music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 There are prestigious lit awards here? No no, we have pretentious lit awards here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lonerstoenr Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 So not that dissimilar from the rest of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yanikins Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 There are prestigious lit awards here? There's prestige? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 On you holidays? Holidays? *leaves thread shaking head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 i felt it as i typed it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 prestigious aussie lit awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 stoopid aussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 There's prestige? Haha {censored} thought I was the only one on here. Nice to see a forumite close by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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