Showing posts with label Ricgard Price. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ricgard Price. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Jesus Fucking H. Christ

The fucking you get ain't worth the screwing you take
-and other life lessons from the Wanderers.


A few sundays ago, inbetween struggling with that still drunk / 'when will the hangover kick in' phase,  I aimlessly wandered  down the road opposite Mash Tun. I decided for some reason, to join the library.

Now this library in particular is no feat. It's two large floors with a modern-ish, boring-ish feel. Anyway, I always find it really difficult to pick books to read because I normally do judge a book by its cover.

Anyway I left with three books. Two are still on my bedroom floor waiting to be left there, racking up overdue days. The third book, a ficticious classic written by Richard Price is entitled 'THE WANDERERS'
I particularily like this book for two reasons:

a) it's set in 1960s New York City
b) when they talk, it's read like "Lissen, whada they doin' here? Whadya got? Whyncha look then?"
 (Microsoft word would have a breakdown)

Anyway the book is graphic. It's about sex and violence and living in the projects in the 60s. Its humourous but also really touching. They made it into a film in 1979. But read the book first.