THE BOOK
The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman by Bruce Robinson
2/28/99
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath
PRE-REVIEW BUZZ
Though Robinson was a screenwriter-director (The Killing Fields, Withnail and I), his profane study of adolescence was hardly an obvious pick.
LEAST-FAVORABLE PART OF THE REVIEW
"Those who have reservations, however, about gross, robust humor of the Rabelaisian variety—and scatology in particular—should steer clear.”
SALES
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CAREER TRAJECTORY
Robinson has stuck to his day job. His next movie, The Rum Diary, based on a Hunter S. Thompson novel, is set to begin shooting this year, with Johnny Depp.
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