My Loose Thread (Paperback, Main)

Seen through the eyes of teenager Larry, life is anything but a bed of roses. At the request of a pathetic but extremely unhinged peer, he has agreed to kill another teenager for $500, making sure the victim's diary, and all the allegations contained within its scribbled pages, will never be revealed. But it's not that simple, and there are truths and words in the diary that set Larry and the other troubled youths of this book hurtling down a path where there are few winners. Rivalries between friends, raging hormones and dysfunctional family lifestyles lead to disturbing, unpredictable acts of violence followed by the rueful remorse of the problem drinker, as Larry experiences love and hate and the space in between. As nihilistic as they come, he exists in a world of stilted, awkward conversations, where important things are left unsaid, hanging in unfinished sentences. The consequences of confused sexuality - his obsession with his 'gayness' hangs over him like the sword of Damocles - the taboo sexual relationship with his younger brother Jim, his mother's alcoholism, the doomed relationship with 'girlfriend' Jude, all end up with Larry's stock answer to most pressing issues - 'I don't know.' References abound to the celebrity status afforded to the high school killers of Columbine, and other aspects of US society usually hidden under the carpet are poked and prodded into the limelight by Cooper's tense, unsettling prose. From Sue de Beer's arresting cover illustration to the harrowing words within, this is not for the faint-hearted, nor those looking for a holiday page-turner. If it's something a little more provocative you're after, though, and a prime example of a writer with the power to manipulate the English language in unusual, uncomfortable directions, then look no further. In the words of Cooper's central character - 'intense'. (Kirkus UK)

These original essays develop themes implicit in Herbert Hart and the author's Causation in the Law. Why should we be held responsible for the harm we cause? Honore proposes a theory of responsibility - outcome responsibility - according to which, to be responsible, it is sufficient to have intervened in the world. To act and to be responsible is to assume certain risks, so that responsibility can be a matter of luck rather than fault or merit. Whether responsibility carries with it moral blame or legal liability is an important but secondary question. With the help of this theory he explains the moral basis of strict liability and of tort law in general; shows when there is a moral difference between positive acts and omissions; and indicates the extent to which the circumstances that cause a wrongdoer to do wrong should affect his responsibility.

General

Imprint:	Publishers Group West
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	June 2003
Authors:	Dennis Cooper
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	121
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-84195-412-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-84195-412-8
Barcode:	9781841954127

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