Novels (adventure And Fiction!)

[MagicNakor]

Well, the newer books really aren't on par, unfortunately.

[hobbes]

Originally posted by pyromonkey+29 April 2003 - 00:02--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (pyromonkey @ 29 April 2003 - 00:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Skillian@28 April 2003 - 20:57
Not really adventure but "The Shining" is still my favourite book. Still creeps me out when I read it

YES YES the shining is my favorite book ever&#33; much better than the movie... i&#39;m still trying to find sources for the miniseries(the miniseries is supposed to stick to the book much more than the movie did)[/b][/quote]
I think book vs movie preference all boils down to what you experienced first.

I prefer the movie, not only Nicholson, but for Lloyd the bartender and Scatman Cruthers.

Shelly Duvall is a visual emetic, they could have done better there.

Movie perks:

1)the hedge maze

There was no hedge maze in the book, but rather animal shaped hedges which didn&#39;t work for me.

2) The climax- when Wendy realizes that he has been insane all along as everything he has typed is: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". "Yea, like it?

3) The twins: Come play with us, forever, and ever and ever.


I can&#39;t remember the author, but "Dead and buried" is a fun read.

Peter Straub: Ghost Story- also a movie with John Houseman and Fred Astaire.

Do yourself a favor and watch "The Fog" by John Carpenter- great b movie- haven&#39;t read the book.

[Skweeky]

and some more:

Waterschip Down - Richard Adams
Money - Martin Amis
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Mr Stone and the Knight&#39;s Companion - VS Naipaul
Love and other demons - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Crash - JG Ballard (good movie too btw)
Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
Péplum - Amélie Nothomb
Fear and Trembling - Amélie Nothomb (if possible, read in french, it&#39;s hilarious)
The Divine Monster - Tom Lanoye
Generation X - Douglas Coupland
Life after god - Douglas Coupland


I&#39;ll try to think of some more, but these are all pretty good books

[kAb]

i like tom clancy books.

And non-fiction books about the CIA.

right now i&#39;m reading "A brief history of Time" by Stephen Hawking. So far it is EXCELLENT.



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[Z]

kab - what a nerd. >>>

[ClubDiggler]

My two most read authors for fiction are:

Nelson Demille (Charm&#39;s school, Gold Coast, Plum Island, etc)
Michael Crichton (Sphere, Congo, Prey, etc)

They are great&#33;&#33;&#33; B)

Bring on Bookworld baby.....

[kAb]

Originally posted by Z@28 April 2003 - 19:03
kab - what a nerd. >>>

lol, thats what i thought also... but its actually really god damn interesting...

[j2k4]

Originally posted by Curley@28 April 2003 - 16:50
Most interesting book i&#39;ve read recently (where I couldn&#39;t put it down) was Licifer&#39;s Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. Heres a review:

The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. But for the terrified men and women chance had saved, it was also the dawn of a new struggle for survival--a struggle more dangerous and challenging than any they had ever known....

.........................................

"Lucifer&#39;s Hammer" is a GOOD read-tells the same basic story as "The Stand", (the end of the world as we know it) only better written, and with fewer pages.

Also must recommend "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand-a daunting read, but well worth the effort.

[clocker]

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O&#39;Toole

Nueromancer by William Gibson

anything by James Ellroy

[soopaman]

Originally posted by kAb@29 April 2003 - 03:44

right now i&#39;m reading "A brief history of Time" by Stephen Hawking. So far it is EXCELLENT.



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Got to agree there, "A Brief history of Time" is a fascinating read but it can be hard to understand later on. I can recommend books by John Gribbin on the same kind of topic, "In Search of Schrodingers Cats" + "In Search of The Big Bang". He has written loads more and all the ones I&#39;ve read have been really interesting and accessable.

My current reading list:

American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis ( Top Black Comedy)

Snowblind - Robert Sabbag

Anything by James Ellroy. The BEST american author ever in my opinion. Truly sleazy, twisted tales&#33;&#33; Dudley Smith is the greatest literary bad guy ever.

The Battle for the Falklands - Max Hastings

Batman:The Dark Knight Strikes Again - Frank Miller

Red Rabbit - Tom Clancy

Chopper - Mark Brandon Read


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