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Post by Charisma69 on Apr 12, 2005 21:28:10 GMT -5
I grew up reading Stephen King. He has some good times and some bad times. For some reason, I never read got started on 'The Dark Tower', but seeing such tremedous things about it, I might just try again. If you've read 'It' you should read 'Insomnia'. Different books but they both take place in the same place. 'Insomnia' takes place after 'It'. Both excellent. The Talisman is another excellent book. Slightly related to the 'Dark Tower' actually since Stephen King likes to keep his books related. The 'Dark House' (takes place after The Talisman but only slightly related) in my opinion not worth reading though. I heard Angel and Demons to be much better than Da Vinci Code so I will start that soon. I also want to thank the person that introduce me to 'Set the House In Order' which is about multiple personalities. Was it grailwolf? I hope he (or she) reads this thread. It is thoroughly enjoying. I love reading Stephen Kings works, well most of them anyway. The Dark Tower series kicks all kinds of @ss, I could so see Gina Torres playing Susannah if they did a movie, and they tie in somehow to most of his books.
It is an excellent book. I've read that one so many times my original copy fell apart. Now I have three copies of the book - two paperback one hardback. Insomnia was pretty good from what I remember but I only read it once and that was when it first came out. I may have to read it again after graduation.
The Talisman is an excellent book - I've read that one several times as well. I liked The Dark House but I think The Talisman is a much better story.
I think you're right about grailwolf being the one to tell you about Set The House In Order. I think I remember reading that awhile back.
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Post by tickie on Jun 2, 2005 20:06:02 GMT -5
I started Set the House in Order, I like it so far, can't complain.
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Post by Aunt Arlene on Jun 8, 2005 19:54:39 GMT -5
Someone at work set up a bookshelf for people to take a book/leave a book. There usually isn't anything great to choose from, but someone left "Angela's Ashes". I never go around to reading it, so I'm giving it a shot.
So far, very depressing, but also very good.
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Post by GreatMuppetyNick on Jun 9, 2005 22:01:52 GMT -5
So ... What you're saying is that it's depressingly good?
I've never read it either, though I did catch the adaptation.
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Post by Rebelman on Jun 11, 2005 10:26:41 GMT -5
I am reading the book: Acts of the Apostles.
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Post by quantumcat on Jun 14, 2005 20:19:06 GMT -5
I read Jonathan Strange.
If you like Harry Potter,Horatio Hornblower,Lemony Snicket,Artemus Fowl, Anne Perry,Caleb Carr,James Barrie,Arthur Conan Doyle,Roald Dahl, Jane Austen,Joan Aiken,Lord D'Arcy,Mary Poppins and Dr. Who, you may very well enjoy the slightly tongue-in-cheek 'alternate history' of an England that battles Napoleon while dealing with the conflict between the purely academic,theoretical magicians and practicioners of genuine,current day magic.
The book is very much a 'period piece' that endeavours to appear as if it was actually written in a nineteenth century England where singing stones and unseelie soirees are as commonplace as gossip about Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton.
I rather liked it.
My husband compared it to a trip to the dentist: "a great deal of anticipation culminating in more tedium than pain."
ah well....
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Post by Bango on Jun 15, 2005 23:55:36 GMT -5
I am reading the book: Acts of the Apostles. Is that an actual book, or is from the Bible? The only book I'm currently reading is the Bible.
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Post by Bango on Jun 15, 2005 23:59:30 GMT -5
You guys might like to check out "The Historian".
I was reading in the paper today an article on this book. The author spent 10 years writing and doing research on the story.
It revolves around Dracula, and from what the paper is saying, critics are saying that this book is greater than Bram Stoker's take on Dracula...and is compared to being like "The Divinci Code".
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Post by TealBox on Jun 30, 2005 18:34:03 GMT -5
I'm still reading The Queen of the Damned but I went and bought The Tale of the Body Thief for when I finish it.
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Post by Rebelman on Jul 9, 2005 0:07:47 GMT -5
I am reading the Book of Numbers. I have gotten up to this point in the Old Testament.
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Post by Darkchylde on Jul 9, 2005 4:11:40 GMT -5
I'm still reading The Queen of the Damned Didn't they make that into a movie a few years ago?
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Post by Charisma69 on Jul 9, 2005 18:06:09 GMT -5
You guys might like to check out "The Historian". I was reading in the paper today an article on this book. The author spent 10 years writing and doing research on the story. It revolves around Dracula, and from what the paper is saying, critics are saying that this book is greater than Bram Stoker's take on Dracula...and is compared to being like "The Divinci Code". I read about that book in Entertainment Weekly and it looks interesting. I was going to check it out at the library but someone else beat me to it. I'm still reading The Queen of the Damned but I went and bought The Tale of the Body Thief for when I finish it. You will love Tale of the Body Thief. It's my second favorite book in the series. I even have the graphic novel for it as well as the one for The Vampire Lestat, which is my favorite book in the series.I'm still reading The Queen of the Damned Didn't they make that into a movie a few years ago? Sort of. The movie was almost nothing like the book at all. It really pissed me off because they did such a great job with Interview with the Vampire and I was expecting the movie to be more faithful to the book.
They should have just named it something else entirely since it barely resembled the book.
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Post by TealBox on Jul 13, 2005 12:23:28 GMT -5
I'm still reading The Queen of the Damned Didn't they make that into a movie a few years ago?Barely. Warner Bros. had the rights to the first three books in the series ( Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and The Queen of the Damned) from the time they made the IwtV movie. However they waited almost 10 years before realizing their rights were going to expire very soon. At the last minute they hired some writers to combine the plot of the second two books. Combined the books are just under 1050 pages, so huge parts of the story had to be gouged out.
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Post by quantumcat on Jul 13, 2005 12:29:42 GMT -5
didn't help that some key people died /left during production.
they had no time to start with then had to start from scratch several times.
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Post by Rebelman on Jul 13, 2005 23:04:27 GMT -5
I am reading the book: Acts of the Apostles. Is that an actual book, or is from the Bible? The only book I'm currently reading is the Bible. Yeah the book within the bible Acts of the Apostles. I refer to each one as its own book of the big book Right now it is still Book of Numbers Favorite passage thus far: "The Lord Bless you and keep you: The lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." -Numbers 6:24-26
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