PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Hector Singh is trying to get a break as a screenwriter in LA but his mother's death has him, his father and sister all grieving and struggling to cope. Hector, in particular, is wracked with self-destructive pre-occupations. All of this is relayed with unrelenting, darkly-comic absurdism as Hector excoriates the TV industry over its banality and racism. The quotes that begin each chapter are especially amusing. A sharp and pointy satire, this is only for those wanting a provocative and memorable reading experience. Who knows, maybe this will be made into a darkly-comic TV series/movie? Craig
Nick Bhasin is a culture writer and editor based in Sydney, but originally from the US. He occasionally appears on ABC Melbourne radio as a cultural attache and his writing has been in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and McSweeney's. His satirical parenting blog, 'Daddy's Little Miracle', was selected to join The New York Times' parenting section's blogroll in 2013. Nick has worked as an editor for 10 Daily, SBS, Foxtel Magazine and OK! Magazine. He has a BA in History from Haverford College and a tremendous speaking voice.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Hector Singh is trying to get a break as a screenwriter in LA but his mother's death has him, his father and sister all grieving and struggling to cope. Hector, in particular, is wracked with self-destructive pre-occupations. All of this is relayed with unrelenting, darkly-comic absurdism as Hector excoriates the TV industry over its banality and racism. The quotes that begin each chapter are especially amusing. A sharp and pointy satire, this is only for those wanting a provocative and memorable reading experience. Who knows, maybe this will be made into a darkly-comic TV series/movie? Craig
