yet another must-read

[realthog]

To those who're still upset about the frogs, a welcome retreat into the balmy territory of high literature. Thanks to the BBC's Newsnight for alerting me to this latest tour de force:

And then some very sticky moments. Wetlands is a first novel which has sold half a million copies since its publication in Germany. Written by the High Wycombe-born star of German TV Charlotte Roche, and now out in English, it is a voyage around her 18-year-old character's private parts. Throughout the story Helen prods, pokes, smells and inserts implements into her nether regions in her hospital room where she is recovering from a serious accident after shaving around her haemorrhoids. Is it porn, or a feminist tract?

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As he notes in the comments, fledgist has found a short translated passage from this masterpiece online. This is far too significant a discovery to be buried among the comments -- hence this update. Thanks, F!

Comments

[txtriffidranch.livejournal.com]

Oh, joy. I'm certain that at least three of her coke dealers are so proud of her.

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

Wetlands. Sounds like a title I'd write. Wow. Just...another of those titles we won't be carrying in the shop...

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Miasma.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

A quick google finds this link: http://jezebel.com/5014051/somebodys-getting-their-lands-wet

It's going to be a bit difficult for me to eat cauliflower for the next week or so. That's all I'll say.

For a must read, consider:

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50M4XT20090123

[louismaistros.livejournal.com]

Firstly, I must say: ew.

But also, I wanted to congrutulate you on this, the best LJ tag ever: "even i'm a big unsettled by this one."

Cheers!