N'Al on 2/8/2010 at 10:09
Huh, interesting. It's one of the few books where I thought the movie version was actually better.
Sulphur on 2/8/2010 at 20:05
Salem's Lot, Isaac Asimov's The End of Eternity, and Arthur C. Clarke's 2061: Odyssey Three.
What? I get bored, so I just flip from one book to the next; sometimes, I even hit all three in the space of fifteen minutes. Achievement unlocked! *flush*
Stitch on 2/8/2010 at 20:35
Quote Posted by N'Al
Huh, interesting. It's one of the few books where I thought the movie version was actually better.
Lord of the Rings
SubJeff on 2/8/2010 at 23:17
PHILISTINE!
though eowyn is hotter in the films than the books no doubt
Tonamel on 3/8/2010 at 00:53
Dan Simmons' Drood
It's a horror novel about the last few years of Charles Dickens' life. Seriously.
Pretty excellent, though I'm only about a quarter of the way in (aka 200 pages). It's mostly been family history and flashbacks so far, though it's obviously gearing up to take a nosedive into Dark Madness soon. Fun times.
Tocky on 3/8/2010 at 03:50
Like the Dr. Who episode? Anyway, thanks to whoever suggested Enders Game. I ripped through that one so fast I thought somebody else read it. Instantly identify with the protagonist.
I ripped through book one of The Walking dead and I'll order two after I finish World Without End which is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth they are making the tv series of. My sister bought it for me so I'm obligated but it's not too bad for a medieval soap.
N'Al on 3/8/2010 at 06:20
Quote Posted by N'Al
Huh, interesting. It's
one of the few books where I thought the movie version was actually better.
I'd probably put LotR on that list too (well, Fellowship, certainly).
PeeperStorm on 3/8/2010 at 06:51
I was reading through Jack Vance's (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Princes)
Demon Princes series of space operas a couple of days ago, and noticed that one of the characters used the alias "Spock". It's copyright 2 years prior to the TV debut of
Star Trek, so I wonder if one of the show's writers was a fan.
Tonamel on 3/8/2010 at 06:55
Quote Posted by Tocky
Like the Dr. Who episode?
Not at all. It's told as a memoir by a close friend and confidant of Dickens, (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkie_Collins) Wilkie Collins, who has ensured that said memoir will not be published until 125 years after his death. It's about how Dickens was in a train accident where he met the mysterious Drood, after which he started becoming more and more obsessed with death. Dickens may or may not be planning to kill someone just to see if he can resurrect them.
Wilkie's great as an unreliable narrator; He completely believes everything he says, but he's also very forthright about how his "rheumatic gout" requires that he takes massive amounts of laudanum (aka liquid opium) every day.
ercles on 3/8/2010 at 10:40
Quote Posted by N'Al
Huh, interesting. It's one of the few books where I thought the movie version was actually better.
I'd agree with dethtoll. Although I really don't think Palahniuk is a particularly good author, in Fight Club he did manage to do more than just pad out a book with pop culture factoids and edginess. The film really removed a lot of the nuances from the book and is more memorable for its twist (which isn't a twist in the book) and the snarky comments it makes about IKEA culture.
