Book recommendation for Thief fans... - by Asaki
Asaki on 18/2/2010 at 10:02
I just finished reading it, and I thought you all should know:
The Great Train Robbery, by Michael Crichton. A semi-fictional account of a true story, really elaborate sneakings going on in the Victorian era...I was having some serious Thief flashbacks while I read it.
Especially that train mission in T2X, really good read \m/
I'll have to check out the movie while it's still on Hulu.
Fragony on 18/2/2010 at 13:02
Mwah.
All Thief (and Silent Hill) fans should read House of Leaves, reminds me of the completely whacked out The Sword mission.
Jarvis on 18/2/2010 at 17:30
The movie is pretty bad in my opinion. But the book was wonderful. Very good recommendation Asaki. That's one of my favorites.
Asaki on 18/2/2010 at 17:59
Is it? I was expecting it to be decent, being written/directed by Crichton himself...
Oh well, certainly won't be the worst movie I've sat through.
Jarvis on 18/2/2010 at 20:54
The book had a very serious tone to it, and it cast Mr. Pierce and all of his associates in a very professional light. By the end, I found myself in admiration the Pierce's genius, and the drive and professionalism of each member of his little group.
The book tries to go for a more light-hearted approach. The characters are much more affable. It feels more like Pierce and Agar are stumbling their way through the whole ordeal.
Maybe you'll have a different opinion than I, but I would temper your expectations of the movie a bit before seeing it.
Asaki on 12/3/2010 at 18:11
It does seem a bit more like half of their luck really was just luck in the movie, but I can understand why he made some of the changes that he did.
Apparently he made quite a few artistic liberties anyway in the novel, so who's to say how it really happened?
It was really cool to see everything, though. The London Bridge Station looked a lot like how I imagined it, except on the outside, where now I can totally understand why they needed Willy for the job.
