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# Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre?
That's what that's about. It's one of my favourite books ever. Read it.


If you like. :)
(, Mon 17 Oct 2005, 23:59, archived)
# Yes. That's the one.
Silly though it sounds, it reminds me of the Moomin books.
(, Tue 18 Oct 2005, 0:00, archived)
# I love the line where he shakes hands with the autodictat
and just as a completely throwaway aside, notes that 'his hand slithered into mine, like some repugnant fat maggot' or whatever. genius. :)

the big where he picks up the pebble to skim it, and can't get over the slight coating of slime, is spot on too.
(, Tue 18 Oct 2005, 0:07, archived)
# Haha
I look forward to that.
Being vicariously revolted by everyone and everything is quite satisfying.
(, Tue 18 Oct 2005, 0:11, archived)
# I read it when I was about 12
since I was a precocious / pretentious little sod. I didn't enjoy it. Maybe it's time I gave it another go.
(, Tue 18 Oct 2005, 0:21, archived)