what are you reading now?

[luka]

I've got the killer inside me. tried that once or twice before. it's competent but not the best noir stuff

on Monday i read HHhH the world war two book with added author reflexivity

you doesnt like these kind of posts on the literature forum. they enrage him.

 

[Timewriter]

Billy's done 'bird' and digs Bird!

 

[william_kent]

Billy's done 'bird' and digs Bird!

 

[william_kent]

Judas Pig - Interview With The Author

features revelations about what a pussy Ranking Dread allegedly was, racist comments about how there is no such thing as yardies, etc.,

 

[Timewriter]

Judas Pig - Interview With The Author

features revelations about what a pussy Ranking Dread allegedly was, racist comments about how there is no such thing as yardies, etc.,

Yes, I've seen that. I thought he just said the Yardies weren't the force the police made them out to be. Could be misremembering though.

 

[william_kent]

Yes, I've seen that. I thought he just said the Yardies weren't the force the police made them out to be. Could be misremembering though.

yeah, he was saying there was no such thing as "yardies" as an organised thing, but there was there was an implication of racism about the way he says it, like his "firm" of four guys from Canning Town was superior in all respects to a couple of guys from Peckham running around with no structure, etc..

 

[Timewriter]

By his standards and those applicable to villainy they were minor league though, presumably? That's not 'racist', just a fact. I doubt very much that they were a threat to his 'crew'.

 

[version]

I've got the killer inside me

Knew it.

 

[luka]

By his standards and those applicable to villainy they were minor league though, presumably? That's not 'racist', just a fact. I doubt very much that they were a threat to his 'crew'.

doubt they had the same institutional protection. my mum got me a book about 'the longfellow' seems like they had a lot of friends in high places

 

[william_kent]

doubt they had the same institutional protection. my mum got me a book about 'the longfellow' seems like they had a lot of friends in high places

was it this one?



there's a hilarious bit where he causes aggro at a pigeon fancier event because according to the number one pigeon magazine he wasn't all that when it came to pigeon affairs

 

[Timewriter]

doubt they had the same institutional protection. my mum got me a book about 'the longfellow' seems like they had a lot of friends in high places

I'm curious about which institutions protected those villains. I don't know who 'the longfellow' was.

 

[luka]

yes. read it all in one go with a nauesous sweaty hangover. couldnt get out of bed

 

[luka]

I'm curious about which institutions protected those villains. I don't know who 'the longfellow' was.

he ran the firm the judas pig character worked for

 

[luka]

ties with the police (of course) and local govt

 

[Timewriter]

was it this one?

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there's a hilarious bit where he causes aggro at a pigeon fancier event because according to the number one pigeon magazine he wasn't all that when it came to pigeon affairs

That's supposed to be good. Recommended?

 

[william_kent]

I'm curious about which institutions protected those villains. I don't know who 'the longfellow' was.

Judas Pig is an unrequited love letter to the "longfellow"

 

[IdleRich]

I've got the killer inside me. tried that once or twice before. it's competent but not the best noir stuff

What is then? Maybe that one is famous cos it's unusual in being from the point of view of the murderer. I dunno how unique that is in book form but I can't think of noir films that have no goodie like that.

 

[william_kent]

That's supposed to be good. Recommended?

it can't make up it's mind about what it is supposed to be - if he'd just stuck to the Canning Town villains it would be a classic, but it gets boring when it starts going on about unrelated council fiddles with the parking fines

 

[Timewriter]

ties with the police (of course) and local govt

Ah, OK.

 

[luka]

worth a read if youre into that shit tho. loads of stuff about scrap yards in silvertown.