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MAGGIES DIRTY OFFSPRING? On the trail of Irvine Welsh
What is Irvine Welsh then? Working class hero? Schemie boy done good? spokesperson for a generation? A corruptive and manipulating capitalist? Probably all these things and much, much more.
Becoming Charles Bukowski
"You sure those are shot glasses?" I said, somewhat dubiously.They looked more the size of those disposable cups you get out of coffee machines.
Becoming Charles Bukowski
At this point in the tale, Chinaskis friend gives a baby a shot of the whiskey.... but there was no way were were giving a shot of whiskey to an innocent, defenceless, child. For one thing, neither of us has kids. Instead, we gave a tiny saucerful to one
How pleasant to know Mr (Edward) Lear
Back home, I took out my copy of "The Book of Nonsense" from the drawer and placed it on an honorary place on my shelf. I do not care how Miss Bess will react to that when she comes back. As the rhyming goes, "how pleasant to know Mr Lear!"
John Fante: Still Full of Life
And now you, there, perusing this saintly tomb, are going to ask me: Who the hell is John Fante?
Stop Looking Down on Harry Potter
I was cleaning the bathroom and goodness knows why I was thinking about Harry Potter (cause you thought a house elf would come in handy? - ed.) when suddenly it dawned on me. It's the sort of story everyone -or well, almost everyone- likes to read
My First Favourite Author
That story stayed with me as an early example of how it is possible to change the world even when you are young and still in school.
Book Review: ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’
For someone of my (unspecified) age, from a suburban upbringing, with a record collection stacked full of guitar bands of the 1980’s, and with a university education, ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ reads like a self portrait.
Book Review: Planet Simpson
Another example of these digressions are the foot-notes at the end of each chapter. It feels like Turner just liked the little facts and stories too much to leave them out, even if they didn't have a solid place in the book.