Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I've been reading short stories constantly for my literature class. Most notable ones: "The Metamorphosis" by Kafka, and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Hemingway.Currently reading A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I want to buy "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer, because I have a very old paperback copy I fear may fall apart if i try to read it. But I also can't justify $25 to replace a book I got at a used book sale for a few dimes. Hmm hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 The Tales of Beedle the BardIt was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I finished reading "Timeline". My major problem with Michael Crichton's writing is (was?) his endings. They almost feel like, to me, some of those cliched sitcom episode endings, where a character is freeze-framed with a little paragraph on the bottom of the screen that outlines their future. Nonetheless, it is probably my favorite Michael Crichton novel. Is the film any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 After JP, Timeline is probably my favorite MC novel. Haven't seen the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 To be honest, I think I prefer "Timeline" over "Jurassic Park". Although I never seem to have really positive thoughts on his books, in retrospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco. For the 5th time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 After JP, Timeline is probably my favorite MC novel. Haven't seen the film. You HAVE to see the Donner movie. I highly recommend this totally underestimated piece of art. It's a stunning cinematic ride. Don't listen to the critics, buy it! It's an A movie dressed up as a B-movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard book. I suppose it's a fine children's book, but didn't do much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ()Very interesting to learn more depth in some characters like Willie, Short Round, Belloq.I would like to know more about the ending of TOD 'They all eventually arrived to America, but that is another story'.Short Round for Indy V!Indy does not say 'I made it up as i go' He just thinks 'wow i'm doing all this improvisating'I'm finding some inconsistencies with the Expanded universe novels...Onto Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade now, and then Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.(All DelRey adult novels.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I've been reading A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman, which is the third book in a series by Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton. The first two focused on Harryhausen's works. This one covers other effects artists right down to ILM.I finished reading "Timeline". My major problem with Michael Crichton's writing is (was?) his endings. They almost feel like, to me, some of those cliched sitcom episode endings, where a character is freeze-framed with a little paragraph on the bottom of the screen that outlines their future. Nonetheless, it is probably my favorite Michael Crichton novel. Is the film any good?When it comes time to get the score go with Goldsmith's un-used score instead of that bland mess that Brian Tyler composed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I've been reading A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman, which is the third book in a series by Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton. The first two focused on Harryhausen's works. This one covers other effects artists right down to ILM.I finished reading "Timeline". My major problem with Michael Crichton's writing is (was?) his endings. They almost feel like, to me, some of those cliched sitcom episode endings, where a character is freeze-framed with a little paragraph on the bottom of the screen that outlines their future. Nonetheless, it is probably my favorite Michael Crichton novel. Is the film any good?When it comes time to get the score go with Goldsmith's un-used score instead of that bland mess that Brian Tyler composed.I am sorry but I have to disagree. Brian Tyler's score is amazing, especially in the movie. If one one the two is blandor derivative it's for sure Goldsmith's 35 min single-theme score (which is just a variation of the Klingon theme over and over again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I am sorry but I have to disagree. Brian Tyler's score is amazing, especially in the movie. If one one the two is blandor derivative it's for sure Goldsmith's 35 min single-theme score (which is just a variation of the Klingon theme over and over again).My score runs for 79 odd minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 There are two versions and I definately don't hear any Klingon themes in either one.But this is the wrong thread for score discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Wolves at the Gate, Volume 3 of Buffy's season 8 comics. Brilliant again. A nice twist with Dracula and Xander that I didn't see coming, and Drew Goddard (who joined Buffy on its last season and wrote Cloverfield) has more Godzilla homages under his belt. Oh, and it contains- and I say this with no hesitation- one of Joss' funniest moments ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I am currently re-reading "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham. An excellent book, and John Grisham's best. A shame that John Grisham would keep writing the same book over and over again.... Also, I read the Book of Genesis a few nights ago when I could not go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Finished Crystal Skull.The ending is more explained than in the movie, they should have filmed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Neil Gaiman's Coraline. One of the creepiest books I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I should read some Gaiman someday. I've read liner notes by him, heard a song to which he wrote the lyrics and saw a film based on his work, but I've never read a single book by him so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 There is a book I want to read, and I can't remember the title, but its a Teen Fiction book about the moon being struck by a large asteroid, and the results being catastrophic to the earth.I've picked it up a dozen times and I can't remember the title, I hate that. BTW the Solomon Key comes out at the end of the month, it will be the biggest book of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I should read some Gaiman someday. I've read liner notes by him, heard a song to which he wrote the lyrics and saw a film based on his work, but I've never read a single book by him so far. If you're looking for recommendations, I'll be happy to help...I've read the vast majority of his works (the only author I can say that about, unfortunately. I really need to read more. And faster.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Huh. I kinda thought the 2009 Oxford Dictionary would be the biggest book of the year.My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 in size perhaps, but I think that Dan Brown will be getting a bit richer soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 If you're looking for recommendations, I'll be happy to help...I've read the vast majority of his works (the only author I can say that about, unfortunately. I really need to read more. And faster.).I would be, except that I still have an ever-growing stack of books I already have to go through first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I've got the entire Kent family chronicles by John Jakes in one corner, and every Jack Ryan book in the other, with no desire to read either series. But I hate parting with books so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'm nearly done reading the Bourne trilogy by Robert Ludlum. Good reads, especially the first one.I'm wondering what to read next. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I was reminded in another thread of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and, if the image I've built of you through the years is correct, I think you might enjoy it.Also, I universally recommend Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections. Or anything by Paul Auster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 BTW the Solomon Key comes out at the end of the month, it will be the biggest book of the year.So what is it?John- curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Reading The Inferno. Uh... It's... interesting. Not sure I agree with all of Dante's morals and constant loopholes. I find it really obnoxious. Still, it's not a book I wouldn't finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Reading The Inferno. Uh... It's... interesting. Not sure I agree with all of Dante's morals and constant loopholes. I find it really obnoxious. Still, it's not a book I wouldn't finish.That's the point. Dante pens himself as one of the greatest writers of all time, and he certainly is. The Inferno is my favorite piece of literature. Which circle are you on? The imagery is fantastic throughout, never a dull moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 BTW the Solomon Key comes out at the end of the month, it will be the biggest book of the year.So what is it?John- curiousits Dan Brown's follow up to the DaVinci Code. I don't know if it will be awful like that book, or a more satisfying read like Angels and Demons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I was reminded in another thread of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and, if the image I've built of you through the years is correct, I think you might enjoy it. I stopped halfway through that one. Didn't like very much about it. I really need to get reading more. Looking through the books I've read in the past half-year or so, I see that the vast majority of them are film-related. The only adventurous (for me) reading I've done is comic books. Everything else was very much in my comfort zone. Ross- last time you recommended books to me, I ended up enjoying them (got into Vonnegut more heavily than you did, I believe). What's the good word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I don't know if it will be awful like that book, or a more satisfying read like Angels and DemonsI didn't think DC was awful, but it was boring and rather bland, especially after reading A&D (although DC was slightly better written, which doesn't say much). Is Solomon Key really coming out now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I disagree, I thought DC was worse on all levels than Angels and Demons. We show a late January release, but you know that can always change.We've had so many false release dates given to us. Personally I've given up hope there will ever be a new Tom Clancy written novel. I have a little hope that Crichton's last complete book will be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Joe, is Solomon another Robert Langdon adventure?I just finished Eats, Shoots and Leaves, next up is World War Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I don't know if Langdon is in it or not, I'm supposing he is. I did a bit of research and it looks like its been pushed back agian. Its going to be like the last Thomas Harris novel I fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I disagree, I thought DC was worse on all levels than Angels and Demons.Well it is, with the one exception that DC is really badly written and A&D is really, really badly written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I have a little hope that Crichton's last complete book will be released.Did he really finished his last novel?I also hope they release that book...What a shame about his unexpected death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Casino Royale by Ian Fleming.Excellent spy novel, and an exceptional beginning to the Bond series. I rather like Bond's development throughout the novel, and just from reading this makes me a little disappointed that some important character moments between Bond, Vesper, Mathis and Felix were either omitted or severely trimmed down in the 2006 film.Currently reading Live and Let Die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I was reminded in another thread of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and, if the image I've built of you through the years is correct, I think you might enjoy it. I stopped halfway through that one. Didn't like very much about it.I don't know you anymore, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 I really wanted to start John Adams again after watching the miniseries, but I decided to read its companion book 1776 first. I've only read it once and Adams several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Pick up Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Morlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Pick up Cormac McCarthy's The Road, MorlockEh, it was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Completed Children of Dune, now it's on to God Emperor. That Leto is such an enjoyable son of a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media by Bernard Goldberg.Politics aside, this book's analysis is true that the media is extremely fickle in its decisiveness in "disseminating" information, proving that when those in the media think their "cause" is "just", they'll flush their journalistic ethics down the toilet for the sake of ideology. Recommended to media students, even challenge your lecturers with its ideas. Plus, it's just a fun read - Goldberg has a lot of wit, but the absurd quotes and actions by many in the mainstream media during the campaign speak for themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 This Is Your Brain On MusicIt was a very interesting read, I recommend it to all, as everyone here at the very least listens to music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media by Bernard Goldberg.Politics aside, this book's analysis is true that the media is extremely fickle in its decisiveness in "disseminating" information, proving that when those in the media think their "cause" is "just", they'll flush their journalistic ethics down the toilet for the sake of ideology. Recommended to media students, even challenge your lecturers with its ideas. Plus, it's just a fun read - Goldberg has a lot of wit, but the absurd quotes and actions by many in the mainstream media during the campaign speak for themselves!That's on my to get list.Ever read Goldberg's first two books, Bias and Arrogance, Drax? They're the gold standard of news media analysis IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I've paused House of Leaves and begun reading The Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Completed Children of Dune, now it's on to God Emperor. That Leto is such an enjoyable son of a bitch.Great stuff, it's my favorite of the series I've just read Moby Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media by Bernard Goldberg.Politics aside, this book's analysis is true that the media is extremely fickle in its decisiveness in "disseminating" information, proving that when those in the media think their "cause" is "just", they'll flush their journalistic ethics down the toilet for the sake of ideology. Recommended to media students, even challenge your lecturers with its ideas. Plus, it's just a fun read - Goldberg has a lot of wit, but the absurd quotes and actions by many in the mainstream media during the campaign speak for themselves!That's on my to get list.Ever read Goldberg's first two books, Bias and Arrogance, Drax? They're the gold standard of news media analysis IMO.They're on my wishlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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