Posted by The Bastard at 0-1pool43-153.nas16.portland1.or.us.da.qwest.net on December 09, 2003 at 11:45:02:
Have any of you ever read the book? It's by a gentleman named Hubert Selby, Jr, and if you thought the movie was intense, it's weak-ass daytime drama compared to the book. I've never read anything that effected me in such a profound way. Selby writes about terrible things but uses so much beauty to do it, he's really the most underrated writer living today.