Great book! A recommended book about a great star.

I'm currently reading The Da Vinci Code I'd been meaning to read it for quite some time now. Then the film came out. I wanted to read the book before I saw the film...so I caved in and bought it. Excellent so far, I must say.

After that...I'm delving into this:

Iv read nearly al of the books funnily enough however i havnt read the first one im half way through! Harry potter that is!

Yes! Rasputin! I haven't read it, but he is, to me, one of the most interesting figures in history, next to maybe Hitler. Rasputin absolutely fascinates me... Such a bizarre man.

Iv read nearly al of the books funnily enough however i havnt read the first one im half way through! Harry potter that is! [/b][/quote]I read books 1, 2 and 3 after viewing the movies last summer. I read book 4 before the movie came out and currently I'm reading book 5. I want to try to read book 6 as well before I have to go back to Texas for school in August.

I agree, LLC. I watched a documentary on Rasputin a couple weeks ago, on the History Channel, I believe. Quite a fascinating character. This book was mentioned on the documentary, so I picked it up.

He was such a perplexing individual. His prediction of WWI, or the way he seemingly would alleviate the Czar's son's haemophilia, just through prayer. Some skeptics believed he achieved this through hypnosis, but no one has been able to figure out how he did the last time...all the way from his home in Syberia. And the way he died was remarkable as well. It seemed like no matter what they did to him...he just wouldn't go down.

I can't wait to read the book!

I've just started reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson; a change in pace and direction for me, and I'm enjoying it so far.

I'm gonna start reading The Godfather Returns tonight. I'm scared.

Be afraid...be very afraid. Actually...don't be. Pick it up and start reading if you're having trouble sleeping. Not only is The Godfather Returns a book...but it also doubles as a terrific sedative.

Just read The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler.

Chandler was a genius - superb plotting.

His books are far superior than the movies they became IMHO.

Not dismissing movies such as Hawks's version of The Big Sleep, just find the novels more stimulating.

I have nearly finished "Queen of the South" bt Arturo-Perez-Reverte. It is translated from Spanish and is about drug smuggling in Mexico,the Costa Del Sol & throws in the Sicilian & Russian Mafia's for good measure.
It is a good,thick book well worth a read by anyone.

Well, I'm very proud that I got this book done is only 26 days. The length of the book didn't bother me as much except I felt it didn't provide a lot of "suspensfulness" as the other books did. In book 1, they're looking for the Sorcerer's Stone, book 2 the Chamber of Secrets, book 3 trying to figure out who how Sirius broke out of Azkaban and why he's after Harry/fighting dementors, book 4 the Triwizard Tournament. What really disappointed me in this book was just not a real interesting "central theme" as the other books had. I plan on reading The Half-Blood Prince before I go back to school in August.

SPOILERS

I loved the whole Harry vs Umbridge feud and the fact that Ron, Herminone and Malfoy were made prefects. Also that Ron, Ginny, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle are all playing Quiditch. And I was VERY surprised to hear that Sirius died (I had no idea that was coming). But what pissed me off most about this book is that it was like reading a journal of Harry. It was like, today I went to Defense Against the Dark Arts class, got detention from Umbridge, got kicked off the Quiditch team and that's it. Then when it got to the end I was TOTALLY pissed that the fight between Dumbledore and Voldemort was so short and that Voldemort just ran with Bellatrix. The last 2 chapters were good (The Lost Prophecy and The Second War Begins) but overall I was disappointed with this book.

END OF SPOILERS

Just finished "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. Great work of nonfic, highly recommend.

Now reading "My Antonia" by Willa Cather.

Seen the film? Not Capote, but In Cold Blood. Recommended.

All I can say after reading the final Harry Potter book is WOW! and give me more! I finished this book in 17 days and it didn't go fast enough. The cliffhanger at the end of this book is the best and I couldn't put this book down. Easily my favorite book of the series and I eageraly anticipate both this movie and the final book. I don't want to have to wait another year to read book 7!

SPOILERS I was so happy to FINALLY see Harry and Ginny hook up but was pissed when he broke it off at the end (although I understood why). I'm still waiting for Ron and Hermione to get together. Plus, I can't wait to see what Harry does to Snape, Malfoy and Voldemort. I think the next book will have to be longer than The Order of the Phoenix. END OF SPOILERS



Updated rankings:

Books
1) The Half-Blood Prince
2) The Goblet of Fire
3) The Prisoner of Azkaban
4) The Sorcerer's Stone
5) The Order of the Phoenix
6) The Chamber of Secrets

Movies
1) The Sorcerer's Stone
2) The Goblet of Fire
3) The Prisoner of Azkaban
4) The Chamber of Secrets

Bogey, I havent checked "random post whoring" for a century now, but I guess that if I do, I'll be reading the following :

post 9875 : ARGGG, my stupid roommate is driving me crazy!

post 9911 : Fucking roommates!

post 9913 : I really have to kill my roommate!

etc

Am I right?

well if she's still a problem, heres my solution :

Take the book, "The Godfather Returns", wrap it up real nice, and give it to her. It will be the "perfect" gift.

(...tell her that you'd be very upset if she wont read it all )

I can also suggest other "gifts" if you have more than one roommate...PM me for instructions!

She'd probably read it and love it. But only if someone she liked said that it was the most amazing piece of literature ever to grace this Earth. Because that's just how she is. She bought The Godfather the game for the sole reason because our friend Gary said he liked the Godfather. I've been ranting and raving and quoting the movie for as long as she's known me, and she hasn't so much as bothered to rent the movie. Or hell, she doesn't have to spend a thing (even though daddy will pay for it ) I would have let her borrow it! But noooooo.

One time she told me she was going to make me 'play with the fishes'... I'm pretty sure that's what it was. At any rate, she completely butchered the "sleep with the fishes" reference.

Haha. But yeah, she's not so bad now.. but that's just because she started dating her old boyfriend again (my ex) so she's spending all her time with him and blowing me off. But I'm perfectly okay with that. The less time I spend with her the more I like her.

Haha, but I ended up not even reading so much as the first page of The Godfather Returns. I couldn't bring myself to do it. Instead I got a couple Palahniuk books.. infinately better, I'm sure.

Sounds like your roommate is in serious need of a personality.
and you want to tell me that you're living in the same house, you got the GF DVD lying there, and she never wanted to see it??? - she should be locked in prison for that! No parole!

(I wanted to say that she should be executed or something like that, but Im just gonna wait for DVC to show his face in this thread with his usual non-controversial comment: "I hope she'll die of cancer" )

"play with the fishes" ? AAAHHHHH my ears!!!
tell her to see the movie or shut the fuck up!
that reminds me of a stupid fella I met who told me "Im gonna make you an offer you cant deny"....he also told me that the name "Bada Bing" was invented by David Chase :rolleyes: ...but its getting worse, believe it or not, one time my friend was watching GF3 and this dumbass pops in asking if we got filtered water (of course we dont!and then he starts preaching to us about how unhealthy it is to drink from the tap...but thats another lame story about him)so anyway, he invited himself (as always) to watch the movie with my friend, and then when Michael said "Just when I thought I was out..." he got up screaming : "Hey, thats Sil's line! and this guy doesnt even know how to do it!" :rolleyes:

Palahniuk sounds much, much better -I've only read "Fight Club" and I loved it. Im gonna start reading "Survivor" soon.
Do u read Irvine Welsh as well? if not, u should, start with "Trainspotting" of course, neat stuff

Oh god, don't even get me started about her so-called personality. She made fun of me for I don't know HOW long because I loved the Beatles. Then we get to college, and we meet this boy Chris. She was all "omgz hez so0o0o0o hawt".. (Personally, I found the kid to be quite hideous. But I digress) Anyway, Chris loved the Beatles too, so we'd talk about them.. and she'd be completely lost. The next day, she was a regular Beatlemaniac. So fake.

We weren't just living in the same house - Oh no. We were dormmates. We were in the same room and she never bothered to watch the movie.

As for DVC, don't mind him. He's Asian.

And I think I would have punched your friend in the face, had he said that to me.

Palahniuk is infinitely better. I've read a couple of his books, I'm currently reading Lullaby and Diary. Well, that is when I have time. Sooomebody likes to keep me glued to the computer. And that same soooooomebody suggested Irvine Welsh to me also. I'll give you a hint. He's got a fanclub. Hah.

But yeah, Jocelyn's just one big ball of fake. I rarely hang out with her anymore. If only she could be as musically and cinematically elite as I am. Then again, if only the world could be as elite as I, it'd be a much better place.

Yeah, I totally went there.

Palahniuk is one of my favorite writers... I've read all of his work, except for his latest, Haunted. I would say Fight Club, Survivor, and Choke are his best. I really enjoyed Choke.

Anyways, while I am posting here I may as well put it to use. I just recently finished Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson (another one of my favorites). This book was absolutely histerical... More comedic genius from the worlds greatest journalist. I went through hell to get this book. I finally tracked the thing down at a Borders, after it being out of print for years, and recently re-released. The thing cost me fifty bucks, and is fucking huge. I mean, this thing is HUGE. It's about 1.5 times the size of my foot... and I wear a size 12 shoe. If I wanted, I could kill a bear with it, and skin it using the corner of the hardcover. But I would never do that; not when this is such a lovely piece of literature. It's a quick and easy read, and very amusing. Ralph Steadman's illustrations are sick, twisted, and excellent. In color, and about 20 inches tall.

I also finished Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughter-House Five last night. Another astonishingly quick read. It was wonderful... Very well written.

I finally finished The Shining about a week ago - it was just incredible. I thought it might be silly to read the book after I'd already seen the movie, but the two ended up being quite different (if anyone else has read it, I'd love to discuss this). I was able to imagine Jack Nicholson the entire time, but also enjoy the many extra details and analysis of the characters. I especially loved the insight on Jack's character - the psychological aspect of it was wonderful.

I'm on a Stephen King kick, so I'm now working on Four Past Midnight , a collection of four novellas. I skipped to Secret Window, Secret Garden first, and I'm loving it. The best part is imagining Johnny Depp all throughout. The movie is a lot more true to this story, but I think it's always fun to experience the literary form, as well. I hope to read The Langoliers next. I remember watching the TV mini-series of this, actually - the story isn't so fresh in my mind, but I know I liked it.

I read The Shining too, although it was years ago. I don't remember much from it other than the fact, as you pointed out, how different it is from the movie. I also was imagining Jack Nicholson. I always do that when I watch a movie and then read the book (I did for The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter's and I'm sure I'll do the same if and when I get the Sin City graphic novels).

After finishing Secret Window, Secret Garden last night (and having a dream which involved me wearing Shooter's black felt hat and talking with a southern accent), I have to say that it also turned out to be way different from the movie.

I liked the book's ending a lot more - it just seemed more fitting - but I was so surprised by the contrast.

I love Stephen King!

I used to read all of King's books, but stopped after Desperation, although I did enjoy From a Buick 8. It seemed like good old fashioned King.

My two favorites are still The Stand and It. I also liked his non-fiction book about being a writer. Whenever I think of The Shining, it reminds me of the episode of Friends when Joey and Rachel agree to switch and read one another's favorite books. Joey reads Little Women, and Rachel reads The Shining. It was one of the funniest episodes ever.

Mr. Babe does NOT like to read, but when he travels to Europe on business, I try to give him a book for the plane. He started The Stand on a trip to Germany a few years ago, and never finished it. I asked him HOW could he not finish a book about a plague that destroys the majority of the human race and then pits the survivors in a classic good v. evil scenario. I said, "Don't you want to know who wins????". He watched the mini-series instead.

Good to hear. I`ve been planning to read it for months, and I hope to finally start in a while from now.
Together with Salem`s Lot, which is also Stephen King`s, isn`t it?

SB, I started It during this past school year, but things got busy, so I never finished. I really enjoyed it and read a good amount, but now that it's been so long, I'll probably have to read over a lot that I don't remember. I hate when I allow myself to take a "break" from a book, only to realize later that I've forgotten so much.

Yes, it is - I have it, as well, but haven't gotten to it. I also have Carrie (also half-read), Needful Things, Pet Sematary, and Misery to read. I guess I'm a slow reader - I think it's slight OCD, because I try to really take in all of the details - but I certainly do enjoy it.

Let me know how your reading comes along!

What is that thing? :p

I have a lot of Stephen King books at home, but I never read a single one.

They aren`t high on my priority list - I have like 6 feet of books to read - so I`ll just see how the Shining works out.
The Exorcist - which is somewhat the same genre - is also on my to-read list.

The Stand is definitely my favorite of all his books. I have to admire how King kept track all of the storylines and characters. He said that it was like tap-dancing on the grave of the world, to an extent. The mini-series was not bad. Rob Lowe and Gary Sinise did an excellent job, as did Bill Faggerbake (sorry if I spelled that wrong, but he was GREAT as Tom Cullen), but Molly Ringwald spoiled it for me. For me, trying to find her believable as the pregnant, heroic Fran was just TOO much of a stretch of the imagination.

I think that It was his scariest book, but maybe that's because I have clown-phobia as it is!! My nephew loves to call me up and say, "We all float down here!" because he knows it scares the bejeepers out of me. I also liked the one that King wrote with Peter Straub (the title escapes me), but the sequel was awful.

I have King's Hearts of Atlantis, but have been to lazy to read it. My daughter wants me to read Blackbird, but I just can't get motivated. She loved it, and the sequel, too. I bought my mother a book for Mother's Day called The Reluctant Tuscan, which is the true story of a man whose wife makes him move to Tuscany, and he hates it at first, but then falls in love with Italy. Been meaning to read that, too.

Maybe we should change this thread to "Books you HAVEN'T read" .

I enjoyed both of Steve Martin's books. I was suprised he wrote so well.

Finished this book recentley very good read,from Cyn Lennon's side 6/10

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