Books you're currently reading??? - Page 4

lumberjim · 02-08-2004, 12:34 PM

a bunch of $25 crap.....!

BrianR · 02-08-2004, 12:36 PM

Golden Buddha, Trojan Odyssey and White Death, all by Clive Cussler. I'm a bit behind in my reading.

Brian

Griff · 02-08-2004, 07:59 PM

Black Metal meets the Neo-Cons.... now thats a book review.

Lately read East of Eden... read it, you know everyone in the book.

I'm back at Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Evil shit.

Griff · 02-09-2004, 07:45 AM

Oh forgot, I'm also reading Jesse James : Last Rebel of the Civil War. So far its putting his career in the context of pre and wartime Missouri. Pretty ferocious times.

novice · 02-09-2004, 08:06 AM

Brian R- I've never heard of any of those Cussler titles. Please tell me none of them involve Dirk Pitt. Please,please, please for god's sake man !
Not that I should be throwing stones. I've just finished The Black House ( Stephen King/Peter Straub collaboration) and loved every page.
Having said that I should point out i'm not drawing a comparison between these authors in terms of quality, only in the escapism/fantasy stakes.

novice · 02-09-2004, 08:38 AM

Rendezvous With Rama ( Arthur C Clarke) is coming out this year as a major Hollywood production. As far as I can tell Morgan Freenman is driving with Arthur himself navigating. It's being touted as a sci-fi- bar raiser but Hollywood and their money's involved so i'm worried, but optimistic.

jinx · 02-09-2004, 09:24 AM

Speaking of major Hollywood productions, does anyone know when O. Scott Card's _Ender's Game_ is coming out? I heard it was going to combine Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow.... I can't wait to see it.

novice · 02-09-2004, 09:37 AM

www.frescopictures.com seem to have the goods.

lumberjim · 02-09-2004, 09:37 AM

did you see this? it doesn't shed much light, but it does indicate that the movie IS being made, so that's good news. at least......those books are right up there on the top of my all time favorites list.

oops. wrong link try this one

novice beat me to it.

novice · 02-09-2004, 09:46 AM

Yeah pal, like you were even in the race.

wolf · 02-09-2004, 11:07 AM

Finished Norse Mysteries and Magic by Edred Thorsson this AM, and totally unexpectedly started reading The Treasure of Green Knowe, a children's book by L.M. Boston. (how do you read a book unexpectedly? You finish one while lying in bed, and think, " you know, I should still be reading right now" ... and you reach out and grab the closest thing).

Great series of books for kids, by the by ... very magical, make the mystic real in unexpected ways. Good for about bright second or third graders and beyond. I enjoy them as an adult.

Thank you amazon.com used!!

BrianR · 02-09-2004, 11:34 AM

Trojan Odyssey involves Dirk Pitt...and has some interesting plot twists that do NOT involve saving the world.

I will not spoil the book for you by even dropping a hint.

Brian

"dum dum da dum, dum DUM da dum..."

novice · 02-10-2004, 08:17 AM

" Trojan Odyssey" Sounds like Greek porn

dar512 · 02-10-2004, 10:05 AM

BTW it's "Books you're reading".

Torrere · 02-10-2004, 11:36 PM

I've recently finished:
August 1914* by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

*Technically, I didn't finish it. I noticed that there were a whole slew of characters, checked the cool chapter listing at the end of the book, and realized that the set of characters and timeline and storyline in the first half of the book only had a few more chapters at the end of the book. So I read a bit more, and didn't read the 2nd book within the book. The story that I did read was remarkable, though. It felt like he had really captured the confusion of war.

I bought a bunch of Dover Thrift Edition books, because they're inexpensive and almost certainly worth reading.

02-08-2004, 12:34 PM	#46
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	a bunch of $25 crap.....! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-08-2004, 12:36 PM	#47
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Golden Buddha, Trojan Odyssey and White Death, all by Clive Cussler. I'm a bit behind in my reading. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-08-2004, 07:59 PM	#48
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Black Metal meets the Neo-Cons.... now thats a book review. Lately read East of Eden... read it, you know everyone in the book. I'm back at Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Evil shit. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-09-2004, 07:45 AM	#49
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Oh forgot, I'm also reading Jesse James : Last Rebel of the Civil War. So far its putting his career in the context of pre and wartime Missouri. Pretty ferocious times. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-09-2004, 09:24 AM	#52
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Speaking of major Hollywood productions, does anyone know when O. Scott Card's _Ender's Game_ is coming out? I heard it was going to combine Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow.... I can't wait to see it. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-09-2004, 08:06 AM	#50
novice Ignorance is bliss and I'm orgasmic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 296	Brian R- I've never heard of any of those Cussler titles. Please tell me none of them involve Dirk Pitt. Please,please, please for god's sake man ! Not that I should be throwing stones. I've just finished The Black House ( Stephen King/Peter Straub collaboration) and loved every page. Having said that I should point out i'm not drawing a comparison between these authors in terms of quality, only in the escapism/fantasy stakes.

02-09-2004, 08:38 AM	#51
novice Ignorance is bliss and I'm orgasmic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 296	Rendezvous With Rama ( Arthur C Clarke) is coming out this year as a major Hollywood production. As far as I can tell Morgan Freenman is driving with Arthur himself navigating. It's being touted as a sci-fi- bar raiser but Hollywood and their money's involved so i'm worried, but optimistic.

02-09-2004, 09:37 AM	#53
novice Ignorance is bliss and I'm orgasmic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 296	www.frescopictures.com seem to have the goods.

02-09-2004, 09:46 AM	#55
novice Ignorance is bliss and I'm orgasmic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 296	Yeah pal, like you were even in the race.

02-09-2004, 11:07 AM	#56
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Finished Norse Mysteries and Magic by Edred Thorsson this AM, and totally unexpectedly started reading The Treasure of Green Knowe, a children's book by L.M. Boston. (how do you read a book unexpectedly? You finish one while lying in bed, and think, " you know, I should still be reading right now" ... and you reach out and grab the closest thing). Great series of books for kids, by the by ... very magical, make the mystic real in unexpected ways. Good for about bright second or third graders and beyond. I enjoy them as an adult. Thank you amazon.com used!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-09-2004, 11:34 AM	#57
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	sorry novice Trojan Odyssey involves Dirk Pitt...and has some interesting plot twists that do NOT involve saving the world. I will not spoil the book for you by even dropping a hint. Brian "dum dum da dum, dum DUM da dum..." __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-10-2004, 08:17 AM	#58
novice Ignorance is bliss and I'm orgasmic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 296	" Trojan Odyssey" Sounds like Greek porn

02-10-2004, 10:05 AM	#59
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	BTW it's "Books you're reading".

02-10-2004, 11:36 PM	#60
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	I've recently finished: August 1914* by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll *Technically, I didn't finish it. I noticed that there were a whole slew of characters, checked the cool chapter listing at the end of the book, and realized that the set of characters and timeline and storyline in the first half of the book only had a few more chapters at the end of the book. So I read a bit more, and didn't read the 2nd book within the book. The story that I did read was remarkable, though. It felt like he had really captured the confusion of war. I bought a bunch of Dover Thrift Edition books, because they're inexpensive and almost certainly worth reading.

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