Vhat Booke Arrr Ye Reedin'?

[St Leo]

Neil Gaiman - Stardust

[Mercator]

Originally posted by alva
Why not see the movie first? You'll probably enjoy both more that way.

What!!?

Well, saying that for, say, LOTR would be heresy, but for H2G2 it's perhaps a bit different, since it wasn't originally a book anyway... Just like it would be fine to see the 2001 movie before reading the book.

But the movie premiere's only at the end of June, so I still have 3 months. That should be enough.

[Kontiki]

"The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power" by Joel Bakan. An entertaining read, if nothing else. Many of the far-lefties here would love it, I'm sure.

[Nostromo]

I had to re-read Foucault's Pendulum to "cleanse" my brain.

I just finished reading it. It was OK, but I skipped some parts. Probably the utlimate conspiracy theory: plot within plot wihtin plots... Name of the rose was better IMO. I almost bought Da Vinci Code, but I heard that it was a load of drivel. And it seems people believe what's written in it... They even have Da Vinci Code tours in Paris...

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Kontiki
"The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power" by Joel Bakan. An entertaining read, if nothing else. Many of the far-lefties here would love it, I'm sure.

Good movie.

[Asmodean]

Right now, I'm reading "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. I kinda like it, but like another poster in this thread, I think I will have to read "Foucault's Pendulum" when I'm done.

Asmodean

[alva]

Originally posted by Richelieu
I had to re-read Foucault's Pendulum to "cleanse" my brain.

I've read it, still don't have **** clue as to what it was about, way over my head.

[alva]

Originally posted by molly bloom
As usual, several on the go at once:

Say, have you ever gotten around to reading "Journey to the end of night" by Celine? A long while ago you said you were going too, so.

[Nostromo]

Right now, I'm reading "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. I kinda like it, but like another poster in this thread, I think I will have to read "Foucault's Pendulum" when I'm done.

I warn you, Foucault's Pendulum isn't a thriller. There's no action to speak of. Basically, the story is about three guys making up an age-old conspiracy. It reads more like an history book than anything else. The entertainment you'll find here is intellectual.

[Space05us]

You have my sympathies. I'm a big H.G. Well's fan, but "The Island of Dr. Moreau" is awful.

Its alright so far, Im up to the 8th chapter(of 22). Pendrick or Prendick, whatever the guys name is, has just arrived on the island and has been shown his quarters. Not as fanciful as The Time Machine but the writing is still just as good. I'll hold off any further comment until after I've finished reading it.

For some reason, Hollywood keeps trying to make it into a movie.

IMHO Hollywood should be turned over and replaced by an apple orchard.

[Agathon]

This thread is evidence of the great hatred Apolyton has for literature.

[Nostromo]

I've read it, still don't have **** clue as to what it was about, way over my head.

I've read a recent interview with Umberto Eco. It seems its in part about the occult and people's love for conspiracy theories. There's even a quote by Popper in the book:

The conspiracy theory of society ... comes from abandoning God and then asking: "Who is in his place?"

[Asmodean]

Originally posted by nostromo


I warn you, Foucault's Pendulum isn't a thriller. There's no action to speak of. Basically, the story is about three guys making up an age-old conspiracy. It reads more like an history book than anything else. The entertainment you'll find here is intellectual.

I know. I have read it

Asmodean

[Nostromo]

Say, have you ever gotten around to reading "The end of night" by Celine? A long while ago you said you were going too, so.

You mean they even tried to translate that book? It's a very good book, but it must be a pain to translate... They did use cockney to translate it? IMO Death on the Installment Plan is better. The original title, Mort à crédit, is a lot better.

[alva]

It's even translated in dutch, so.

Nah, I very much prefered "Jouney" to the other one. There another very thin book of him that's very good too, the closest i can get to a titme is"canonfodder", could be known as "scriblings of kurassier Detouches". Well, something like that.