I haven't, no, so I'm not sure how it compares to his other work.
My boyfriend was saying he does fairytales in a similar but less literary way than Angela Carter - is that about right? There are elements in Coraline that feel very familiar to me in a fairytale sense, but... I think how my boyfriend put it was "It's like driving down familiar roads but not knowing where you're going".

What's your favourite of his books?

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american gods and stardust are my tied favourite.
i haven't read any angela carter but that's exactly how i would describe his story-telling! they really are kind of "modern fairytales"

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don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up

anything by Joanne Harris, Chocolat in particular, i can't put them down!

and most recently the Time Travellers Wife by (?)- i've forgotton already, was so interesting, i read it really quickly.

Stepford Wives took me about two hours, thats probs the quickest i've ever read a book.
i sound really geeky saying that

I'll see if my boy has either of those - he's quite a fan and I need to read something new!

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Less Than Zero. I read that in a day.

I'm reading that right now. I adore it.

Have you read Paint it Black yet?

of mice and men
it was teeny!

yeah most of these are novellas. i like that word.

White Oleander is still to this day my favourite book.
I got Paint It Black for christmas, I've read the first few pages.
I'm reading my Palahnuik novels again first. Because that's what my mind wants, I suppose.

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If you are Canadian, there is a 30% chance you are already in Broken Social Scene

Paint it Black is next on my never ending list. But I'm trying to cut down on buying books all the time so it will have to wait. ha

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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cheeseburger lips!

the most recent ones i can think of have been monster by chuck whatshisface, a few of augusten burroughs', ...and a pretty huge warhol one. yeah...that was kind of manic.

I haven't read this but I read The Five People You Meet In Heaven (by the same author) in one day

Also:
Dead Babies by Martin Amis
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Dancing In My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

there are blatantly more but these are the ones that spring to mind right now.

I do, I swear! I can get through a regular sized book in just over an hour if I'm into it. I first read GWTW when I was 11 after seeing the movie and that shockingly shit Scarlett miniseries, my school librarian nearly had a heart attack when he saw what I was reading, heh. The first time it took longer than a day but serious re-reads take only a day (mostly non-stop with breaks for food and the bathroom, etc). GWTW is an easy read though, I'm not saying I can get through all similar sized books in a 24 hour period.

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C-c-c-c-c-cocaine

htere are sooooo many.. so many

Geek Love/Katherine Dunn
Kissed the Girls and Made them Cry/Lisa Bevere

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getting tired of the collective orgasm at the public declaration of the word "change"

Dr. Nathanson

One of my favorites
and youre silly

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getting tired of the collective orgasm at the public declaration of the word "change"

Dr. Nathanson

hehe that's so funny. i never want to read/see that scarlett sequel.
i agree, it is an easy read but i still would never be able to read it in just one day! you crazy!

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don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up

namedropper
the perks of being a wallflower
i want those shoes

Middlemarch














Haha...not really.

Recently, Bonjour Tristesse, the Catcher in the Rye, She Bop - some kind of history of women in rock, pop, soul, jazz etc (that I got for 10p from a library sale wooo) and a teach yourself ethics book. Not all in the same day though.

in one night i read Master and Margarita of Bulgakov
and the next day and night i ve read GADFLY Voinich which knocked me out totally...that's the favourtie book ever.
and since that time i've never read less than 3 days