Anyone see this and read the book? awesome movie, but it seemed to me that they hit quite a few plot points similar to Pygmy, not that it's a bad thing. I doubt they copied Pygmy and it only made the movie better.

I've been waiting for a paperback version of Pygmy, anyone know when it will arrive in the UK? There are two items on amazon.co.uk listed as Pygmy (paperback), one released in May next year, and one released in June, but I don't know which one I should trust - if any! I'd greatly appreciate any help.

ok...........what?

i've been really patient with this book reading it very carefully. and i've really begun to appreciate it's humor. when they were singing choir songs i was dying. however, did Trevor really just shoot up the gym? and then dispatch 14 has me reallly confused. where is he, and why are they killing their parents? and also do Pyg and the other operatives have a teacher in the USA? they always seem to be in a class. or is that just flashbacks to his country?

Alrighty well I just started reading this book and like everyone else says, I think it is hard to understand at first. I just got done with chapter 2 and I was just seeing if someone could make things clearer.

To my understanding - Does pygmy jam hie penis in the other kids mouth in the bathroom?? weird question but that's what I got from the Mighty Python Smother.

And he jams his finger in his butthole....eh? eh?

Am I understanding this correctly? haha

I was just reading some of the online reviews for this book and to my surprise there was an overwhelming amount of criticism.

I understand that it is extremely over the top and pretty unrealistic but that really was not the point.

Another thing that bothered many was the writing style, which, I thought was absolute genius. It gave us (Americans) a completely alien vision of our culture and much of human behavior as a whole in a way I did not think was possible in a fiction novel.

Honestly a work of fiction has not made me think this much since I read "brave new world" and "gods debris".

This novel reminded me of my experiences with salvia divinorum.

By the way I have read:
Fight Club
Invisible Monsters
Rant
Dairy

And this novel blew them all out of the water IMO.

Spoilers, I suppose. Now I admit that it's ignorant for me to dislike something without having read it, but someone at work was telling me that in Pygmy, there is a bully who the main character rapes but that this actually just makes the bully realize that he is a homosexual. Gleaning on the surface of things, this sounds really terrible writing to me and I was wondering if it does come across this poorly in the book.

Hi there,

I just received my prize for dressing up at Chuck's Toronto show and I was blown away by what was in it. I will post a more detailed list later, but needless to say, there were books, glitter and a handmade necklace with my name on it!

What about you guys?

Smokie

whenever i'm baked i like to make movie posters for the books i'm reading to help me visualise the story in my head. this requires dream actors that would play the characters of the book in the movie.

what are your thoughts?

In the 2nd paragraph of Dispatch sixth, Pygmy describes 3 song titles. I've figured out two but this one stumped me: "Complains how both feet too large size for sleeping mattress."

Any ideas? Thanks.

Right.. i've just started to read Pygmy.... and my first thoughts are... its crap....
The story seems good, i love the idea... but the thing written in broken english, i find it a bit wierd...
Dont get me wrong, i love the fact that its a completely new idea, very daring... but, i cant concentrate on it...
Im sure its been discussed before on here but i dont want to open any incase it spoils it for me, but what are your views?
Does it get easier as you get into it?
Does it work? I dunno...