I have been giving an updated version of this book by the author for my thoughts, thank you Mr. Thomas, this is the way I see it....
The story in a few words:
A young man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer gives death and treatments the finger (the cover picture says it all) decides to rebel against society and go out with a bang by living his wildest fantasies before the lights go out...
My thoughts:
Ouf.....graphic sex scenes, bad language, Scottish dialect and violence galore not a book all would enjoy and one that took me out of my comfort zone by a long shot. The first part I didn’t enjoy I contemplated abandoning it but a promise is a promise I had to read it till the end. Glad I did in some ways, things turned around page 70, Liam’s sexual sprees tapered down and the story became more interesting when our protagonist falls in love with a beautiful young lady who turned out to be a high end escort and decided to go all out to impress her. While Ian goes about his escapades around Edinburg the author meticulously and vividly presents us with the topography of the city. I enjoyed this average Joe turning into a vigilante who gets involved with the seedy side, his comical storming of a church disrupting the preacher, his revenge on his step-father and how he fooled the car salesman. Some well-put together stories where Ian didn’t have to think about the consequences of his actions.... but looming in the background is the terminal illness that haunted him and kept re-emerging throughout the book. Facing a Doomsday outcome what would one do?
Of course the story is so ludicrous it made me laugh more then I want to admit but did I like passing time reading it...hum debatable...Sorry Sean-Paul maybe next time...and to answer your request...both endings are good with me...:)
No comments:
Post a Comment