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offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2003-07-31 22:44 [#00803199]
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Have any of you read it?
It's by jeff noon.

 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2003-07-31 22:45 [#00803201]
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no, but i'll look for it when i get my paycheck.

 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2003-07-31 22:48 [#00803206]
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I'll warn you in advance, it's pretty weird and twisted but
his style of writing is so good.


 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2003-07-31 22:55 [#00803213]
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Any way, i really recommend it and any other of his books
especially vurt, that book fucking rocks!

Anyway people good night, it's a silly time in the morning.

 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2004-08-19 08:17 [#01309118]
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Anybody get round to reading this yet?

 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-08-19 09:54 [#01309169]
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I read it about 2 years ago. it's excellent.

Jeff Noon is an incredible writer.

I've ordered his last one "falling out of cars". the premise
of the book sounds very interesting:

"Something bizarre has happened to the world. Time and
memory are now unreliable. Printed words are disappearing as
soon as they are read. Music can only be perceived as random
cacophony. Technology can become infected with "noise" that
makes it break down. Photos are nothing but patternless
visual data. Mirrors are dangerous, even deadly. There's a
drug, Lucidity, that can help people shake off some aspects
of the condition.

Falling out of Cars is a road novel set in this near-future
world where information-based civilization is falling apart.
It follows the journey of Marlene, Henderson, and Peacock as
they drive around England on a mission for the mysterious
Kingsley. They are trying to gather fragments of a mirror
that may be at the heart of the world's affliction. Along
the way, they encounter a young woman, Tupelo, who is among
the few who are immune to the strange disease: she can read
time, listen to music, and so forth."

skink, you'll probably like this.

 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2004-08-19 12:46 [#01309328]
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Falling out of cars is definately his most accomplished work
so far. The way he tells this story is something else. It is
a bit like jack kerouac meets bill bryson in some hideous
fashion.

I think you will love it Alex, it is a real headfuck from
start to finish.

: )

 

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