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Who’s read Morvern Collar? Just saw the film and felt things I hadn’t felt since adolescence. There’s no inner monologue so I’m wondering how the book is written. I read somewhere that it’s akin to American Psycho with the obsessing over minor details esp regarding music .
I read it last year. It's 100% in Morvern's Scottish vernacular voice ("mortal" = super-drunk, etc). It's a brilliant novel (and Lynne Ramsay's adaptation is an amazing film which manages to capture the essence of this unique character without resorting to voice-over). I still haven't read American Psycho (coincidentally rewatched the movie last night though) but I wouldn't compare Morvern to Patrick at all. Yes, she likes her tunes but she's not giving us spurious critiques of Phil Collins tracks.