Sure, David Mitchell is most often praised to the heavens with lines such as this:
"His best-known book, “Cloud Atlas,” is one of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is — and should be — read by any student of contemporary literature" (NY-Times).
But did you know he's also been nominated for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award for 2006's Black Swan Green?
Behold this passage if you dare:
"If Dawn Madden's breasts were a pair of Danishes, Debby Crombie's got two Space Hoppers. Each armed with a gribbly nipple...
Tom Yew got on her and sort of jiggled there and she gasped like he was giving her a Chinese burn and wrapped her legs round him, froggily. Now he moved up and down, Man-from Atlantisly. His silver chain jiggled on his neck.
Now her grubby soles met like they were praying.
Now his skin was glazed in roast pork sweat.
Now she made a noise like a tortured Moomintroll...
Her fingernails'd sunk salmony welts into his arse.
Debby Crombie's mouth made a perfect O."
Yes, we've quoted this passage before on our other blog, but how could we resist this rerun in connection to PBR Book Club? We simply could not.
Hawt! "Now his skin was glazed in roast pork sweat" ...
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