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Written as a transcript between a mysterious interrogator and an unnamed narrator, Michael Turner's The Pornographer's Poem is an unusual take on the coming-of-age novel, transforming the standard elements of teen awakening into a sexy and provocative thriller. The teenage narrator and his friend Nettie Smart live in an affluent part of Vancouver, where they discover that beneath the surface, their cushy world is rife with sexual impropriety. A new teacher, Penny Singleton, turns their social studies class into a film studies course, creating in her two young students a keen interest in filmmaking. When the narrator surreptitiously films his bohemian neighbours in a unique sexual performance, the resulting movie becomes a hit in alternative art circles. Despite his best intentions and the intellectual and artistic encouragement of Nettie, who remains his muse even after she goes off to school in England, the narrator is escorted by a charismatic hoodlum named Flynn into the seamy and dangerous world of pornography, where he quickly falls out of his depth.

Michael Turner's punk roots as leader of legendary folk punk group the Hard Rock Miners, gave a truthful ring to his most famous work, Hard Core Logo, a novel that became a feature film by Bruce McDonald. The Pornographer's Poem, which won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, further reveals Turner as an intelligent and original voice in Canadian fiction. --Moe Berg



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An unnamed narrator recounts his sexual awakening as it relates to porn movies in this odd, inventive and overwrought novel composed of recollections, interrogations, letters, lists and screenplay fragments. At 16, the narrator makes a scratchy Super-8 of his neighbors getting down with their dog and also witnesses his first real porno; after that, he enters the business himself, as a filmmaker and a performer. He and his feminist friend Nettie have a volatile relationship—they fight and make love heatedly and endure long separations. After she gets back from school in England, they start work on a new project, Rich Kid Gang Bang, which pokes fun at all the fancy folks in their Vancouver neighborhood. That's when they meet the magnetic and psychopathic Flynn—and that's when their previous pornographic escapades begin to look nice and wholesome. Dirty talk and drugs, dreams and reality all swirl around in a strange and sometimes impenetrable world, relayed to the reader by a character who prides himself on his ability to lie, even as he's being interrogated by a mysterious and threatening tribunal.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Take a chance on this book, Aoû 30 2007
Par Craig S. Den Ouden "botsie" (Hamilton, ON, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I had never heard of Michael Turner previously, let alone read his material but am I happy I took a chance on this title. Raw, emotional, stinging are all words I would use to describe this novel. Taking you through the years in the life of a young Vancouverite, Turner tells the story via a narrative and interrogation all the while leaving you question both their intentions. Give this book a try...you will be pleased you did.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Poetic, gritty, page turner - buy the book!, Sep 28 2003
Par Holden (Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I stumbled upon Michael Turner's "The Pornographers Poem", while browsing discount book
shelves at a local book store. I purchased the book partly because of the excellent reviews on the
back cover including praise from the Globe and Mail.

I wasn't disappointed. Michael Turner's writing is very good, almost poetic. He is a master of
creating time and place, I could see the beach from his words.

I won't spoil the story by delving too deeply in the format, which is similar to an interrogation, by
an unnamed person. This however is the most effective part of the story and it makes for a most
satisfying ending.

After finishing the book, I have often thought about it and I realize that there could be many
different endings and you're never sure exactly which truths our main character has shared or withheld from his interrogator.

The book is raw and real in some parts, so it might offend the faint of heart, but those who appreciate serious, fresh writing will find this to be an excellent book.

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