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About meI am a writer from the Philippines whose aim is to provide non-Catholic themed horror stories. I am attracted to the psychological, the theatrical, and the murderous. I like listening to good music (like Diamanda Galas, Jeff Buckley, Babes in Toyland... and a lot of other great musicians... I don't know how to play a musical instrument though... Darn!), I love reading books. But lately, with work (and the lack thereof in about a month's time), I'm getting less and less time reading. Although, I try to read at least 50pp a day. I write when... I have time, as well. I have two, or three short pieces that I have been trying to finish. I guess, I'll finish them in March, when I'm back to being unemployed.
About my libraryI like reading about almost anything. I think I'm reading books by American authors less and less. The only american author whom I read a lot is Joyce Carol Oates. I love Poppy Z. Brite too. I only buy what I like to read, and I do blind buys (hey, I got A. M. Homes's End of Alice and I thought it was one of my greatest blind buys). I like reading horror, and gore most of the time. This is when I don't want to read anything heavy. I think Samuel Beckett's Molloy is one of the most difficult read I've ever done. It's not because it had a heavy theme, but because the language is hard to get by. It was rewarding in the sense that, stylistically, and thematically, you can get away with anything, if you're that talented.
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Was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Saw you liked Butcher Boy, and I thought you might like my novel since it's also about a disturbed adolescent and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...
Thanks,
posted by cmtusa at 2:11 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009
posted by dizzydame at 11:43 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2007
posted by dizzydame at 3:28 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2007
posted by dizzydame at 9:42 am (EST) on Oct 10, 2007
A catholic themed horror story, for me, is a story which makes use of catholic dogmas or imageries to push forward the story. The opposite of which uses none of them(to be simplistic about it). ;P
posted by astroantiquity at 9:05 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2007
I looked up your profile because I wanted to ask where you got your copy of Kerima Polotan's Hand of the Enemy.
Thanks!
posted by dizzydame at 6:09 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2007
posted by neurokarma at 11:47 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2007