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The GOT Book Club
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Pat's Van
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it's that borderlands backdrop that works so well, it's reminiscent of Steinbeck's depression era California
I like Child Of God too
I don't think anyone really knows who the Judge is to be honest and I think McCarthy wrote his character like that !
If you go on the McCarthy forums there's arguments galore about him and no definitive answer .
He's a brilliant character and I know that they've tried to get a film off the ground which has partly floundered due to not having a clue who could actually play the part of the Judge. The only serious contender being Tom Hardy, the English actor who played Bronson. Blood Merridian has been labelled as impossible to make due to its content !
Pat's Van
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I think they done well with no country for old men
I agree mate, but some of the content of Blood Merridian wouldn't be acceptable to mainstream American audiences - scalping babies for one. To sanitise the film would ruin it.
An example of this would be the film version of American Pyscho. Although Christian Bale really is top notch as Patrick Bateman, the fact that they have removed some of the gratuitous ultra sick violence changes the whole character of the film - in my opinion.
Pat's Van
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American Psycho movie version is a great example, because it works well as a movie (IMHO) without trying to be the book
I agree Blood Meridian would be difficult to successfully film, although I'm not sure I'd actually like to see them try TBH
It would be a hard film to make a success of commercially if they kept it true to the book as it would be too distressing and disturbing for you're average cinema goer.
Another cracker - Iain Banks first novel - The Wasp Factory.Set in the remote Highlands of Scotland and is about a strange and disturbed young boy. Wonderfully written for a short book and has one of the most disturbing endings of any book I've read. Still to this day unlike anything Banks has written since . ( Ps I do like a certain type of book ! ).
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
The cleverest book I've ever read and if you're not into art history may not ring your bell but the characters are so despicable and lie at every turn and the denouement at the end is fantastic. Book " Headlong" by Michael Frayn
Pat's Van
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is it though ?????
I'd say so, as I developed a sense of foreboding and unease whilst reading it which was proved right at the end. I haven't found any of his other books to be as unsettling, although it's down to each individuals interpretation ?.
Another compelling sequence of books - The Red Riding Trilogy ( there's actually 4 ) by David Peace.
Set in South Yorkshire to a back drop of paedophilia, child murder, Police, Press and business corruption. The story of a young reporter trying to uncover the truth about the apparent ritual murder of a child, starting in 1974 through to 1983.
You have to be ready to read these books as the subject matter and content is unrelenting in its portrayal of the dark side of human nature, however the books are addictive once started. The drama that followed the books by the same name with Sean Bean as the local corrupt businessman and Paddy Constsandine as the reporter is very good too.
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Fuleco
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Bale is a great Bateman he brings a lot of humour to the role and the film doesn't take itself too seriously.
Couldn't do the same with the judge or Blood Meridian.
The Esk
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Read a fair amount this afternoon - staggering cruelty
Pat's Van
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there's a very very specific part of your synopsis that I was questioning though hmmmm