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Vanessa at 15, manipulated into a sexual relationship with her teacher. Vanessa in her thirties, making sense of the past and herself. Lolita through a different lens. This was one of those books that induced a lump in the throat throughout.

Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Anyone seen it yet? I want to know if the hype has some validity before I venture out into the daylight to watch it.

For those that care, happy bloomsday. I'm about to tuck into a Gorgonzola sandwich, and a glass of burgundy.

For a book forum this place is surprisingly lacking in conversation. Don't make me talk to myself, they'll cart me away again and I only just got released. John Milton used 8,000 different words in his poem, Paradise Lost. Frank Baum named "Oz" after a file cabinet in his office. One cabinet...

Digital trends: Here it is: Ngrams Clearly a most productive use of my time, it has helped me to discover, 'Cream' has been used more often than 'cheese' 'man' more than 'woman' 'breasts' more than 'penis' 'dog' more than 'cat' 'ass' more than 'arse' and so on.

David Lynch's oeuvre would count, no doubt. I recently saw an anime called Paprika, and then there's Waking Life. Which films do you consider to be mindfucks?