Whatcha reading?

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May 5 2003, 7:13 am
"Lucky You" by Carl Hiaasen
May 5 2003, 7:55 am
In response to Crispy
Crispy wrote:
Leftley wrote:
If you thought they butchered the Harry Potter movie, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The Fellowship of the Ring movie actually wasn't too bad, but The Two Towers was waaay off. And although I don't keep up with fan speculation or anything, I do not think things bode very well for the third movie.

I have a strategy for dealing with the movie-of-the-book completely butchering the book - I think of it as a different story altogether, with strangely coincidental similarities. =)

That's the only realistic approach. Unless it's done as a mini-series, there is no chance of reflecting the depth of an epic story, so the director/writer is forced to make many changes.

Note that being faithful doesn't ensure quality...the Dune mini-series was pretty faithful to the book, but was, alas, a rather lifeless portrayal that didn't really capture the feel of the book, in my opinion.

On the other hand, BladeRunner the movie had little connection to the book, but was a much better movie than the book could ever have been, I think.
May 5 2003, 8:09 am
In response to Crispy
The third is by far the best.
May 7 2003, 1:42 pm
John Stainbeck's "Of Mice and Men"

Pretty durn good, I'de say! :)


~Kujila
May 7 2003, 4:11 pm
I was thinkin' about reading Redwall, but I think my friends would beat me up if I read a book about little animals...Herm. Go figure. >|:(

Anyways, is the plot good? What is the general story based upon? - please don't give away any key points in the case that I do end up reading it!
May 7 2003, 8:02 pm
In response to Kujila
Eck... I'm studying Of Mice and Men in school right now. It was okay the first time I read it, but it gets so boring and repetitive going over it again and again and AGAIN... Having to study a book at school is almost guaranteed to make you hate that book. ^_^
May 8 2003, 9:45 am
Unfinished tales - Explains cool details about LOTR and the Silmarillion. Uhmmm, other than that I'll be reading some more Feist (Raymond) as he is an *incredible* writer and maybe some Freda Warrington. I am wondering whether not to read Harry Potter 5 as the hype is so annoying. Indeed, they're pretty good books, but they were not written "in the spirit* imo, and the media makes them appear like the best books ever. Also, however good the books are, the films were absolutely terrible, IMO. COME ON LOTR!
May 8 2003, 9:46 am
In response to Kujila
I've read the first five or six Redwall books so far and they're fun. In a nutshell, there are good animals who live at Redwall Abbey, and they always end up having to kill a lot of bad animals. Lots of heroics, and a surprising variety of home-cooked food.
May 8 2003, 9:48 am
I like reading war books. Some of Tom Clancy's books are preety good. Right now I am reading Black Hawk Down.
May 8 2003, 12:59 pm
In response to Gughunter
>>and a surprising variety of home-cooked food.

Wha...??? 0_o

~Kujila
May 8 2003, 2:41 pm
In response to Aleis
Aleis wrote:
The book I am currently reading is Wizards First Rule in the "sword of Truth" series. It is another complete fiction. Long, 800+ pages. But very interesting.
~Aleis~
and if it was a movie it would be rated R right? Good book though :-)
May 8 2003, 2:57 pm
In response to Kujila
Kujila wrote:
>>and a surprising variety of home-cooked food.

Wha...??? 0_o

You'll understand what I mean once you start reading the books. :)
May 9 2003, 12:56 am
In response to Gughunter
Lol. Thats harsh. -.-

Siientx
May 9 2003, 8:22 am
In response to Kujila
Kujila wrote:
John Stainbeck's "Of Mice and Men"

Pretty durn good, I'de say! :)

Never read the book, but the movie was cool!
May 10 2003, 6:51 pm
In response to Crispy
Yea, I am reading it for school as well, but I kind of like the over-analysis of books anyways, so just call me weird. ^.^

~Kujila
May 10 2003, 6:53 pm
Im reading my Driver's class textbook... =P

~Blaz3
May 10 2003, 10:58 pm
In response to Kujila
Kujila wrote:
Yea, I am reading it for school as well, but I kind of like the over-analysis of books anyways, so just call me weird. ^.^

Hi, Weird. =)
May 11 2003, 11:27 am
In response to THE Brama Bull
Ahh you sound just like on of my friends.

~Mike Boyd~
May 12 2003, 5:55 pm
In response to THE Brama Bull
May I suggest the Rogue Warrior series of books by ex-navy seal Richard Marcinko. Very good, and more fast-paced than Tom Clancy(anyone besides me get extremely bored reading the chinese government meetings in "The Bear And The Dragon?"
May 12 2003, 8:35 pm
I'm nearly out of read books. I am reading Isacc Asimovs foundation series, because I can't find any good fantasies.

NOTE: Don't read Lord of the Rings, read David Eddings Pawn of Propjhecy. It's MUCH better.
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