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Pete Zicato · 10-06-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

jim had recommended this when I was talking about my love of Irving. Once again, I love the characters and the descriptions and (pssst) the political commentary and the humor and the sadness...

Getting near the end. Might finish it today as they once again replace my freaking headlight on my car.

The movie (Simon Birch) is pretty good. I haven't read the book, though, so I don't know how close it stays.

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 11:42 AM

Oh wow...that movie is based on Owen? I had no idea! That isn't a character in the book. Must see it.

I was wondering why they hadn't made a movie and I thought maybe it would just be too difficult to capture the essence of Owen.

Pete Zicato · 10-06-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Oh wow...that movie is based on Owen? I had no idea! That isn't a character in the book. Must see it.

I was wondering why they hadn't made a movie and I thought maybe it would just be too difficult to capture the essence of Owen.

They renamed Owen to Simon Birch at Irving's request because he didn't think it would translate well to a movie.

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 12:08 PM

Ahhhh, just what I was thinking. It sounds like it was well-received. Once I finish the book and see the movie I'll report back.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2010, 08:09 AM

Finished Owen. Loved it.

Now I'm starting another Irving: A Widow For One Year. As always, I'm immediately into the story.

Also: Revenge of Anguised English, two Life Magazine photo collections, and a book about becoming real and stopping the negative thinking that holds you back (self-help books are often hokey, but I happened upon it at the library and thought I'd give it a shot. Self-actualization in 5...4...3...or maybe not.)

Trilby · 11-09-2010, 09:44 AM

"Why Not Say What Happened?" - Ivana Lowell (adopted daughter of Robert Lowell)

Interesting life she's led thus far.

wolf · 11-09-2010, 10:56 AM

I'm on a Harry Potter kick. Finished the first three, am now on Goblet of Fire.

I've also been reading The Wiccan Minister's Manual.

And some other good stuff:

Radium Halos - Shelley Stout
The Malacca Conspiracy - Don Brown
Mr. Toppit - Charles Elton
Big Machine - Victor LaValle
Den of Shadows Quartet - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
On Killing: The Psychological Costs of Learning to Kill - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
The Proteus Operation - James Hogan
Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead - Frank Meeink
Ethics and the Craft - The History, Evolution, and Practice of Wiccan Ethics - John J. Coughlin
Heart Transplant - Andrew Vachss (Author), Frank Caruso (Illustrator), Zak Mucha (Afterword)

Guess it's been a while since I've posted in this thread ...

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-09-2010, 02:08 PM

Just finished "Daring Young Men" last night -- a history of the Berlin Airlift. Attributes the national recoalescence of West Germany in some part to the effort to sustain and save West Berlin. A general of the time said at the end of the Airlift and of nascent West Germany, "This was their Valley Forge."

Something I hadn't heard about was that a certain amount of goods came in quietly, privately, through East Berlin, the Wall after all being more than ten years in the future.

I guess consumer goods stamped "Made In Occupied West Berlin" over those eleven months are collector bait now. Their aggregate tonnage was a bit over eighty-one thousand tons flown out aboard the same aircraft doing the airlift.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-09-2010, 02:12 PM

Wolf, J.K. Rowling will no more send you to the dictionary than Ernest Hemingway will -- but indisputably she has written literature. However unsubtle her writing might be, when I noticed my rereadings of Harry Potter were catching up to my rereadings of Lord of the Rings...

Happy Monkey · 11-09-2010, 02:55 PM

The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean. A fun book, but it doeasn't answer the obvious question of whether gallium is poisonous (answer: inconclusive, but doesn't seem to be).

Gravdigr · 11-10-2010, 01:54 AM

"Rocky Mountain Company: Fort Dance" by Richard S. Wheeler

New Mexico, 1841

Trilby · 11-12-2010, 09:12 AM

Lives of the Poets - E. L. Doctorow.

Wow wow wuzzy! Incredible - simply beautiful. AMAZING.

Reading his stuff brings a clarity to my life. I am NOT a writer - never was. Just wow. He's a master.

GunMaster357 · 11-12-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein

An old one in my library, along with "Friday"

At the moment, I'm reading "The Wrecker" by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott.

skysidhe · 11-12-2010, 06:18 PM

8th grade urban fantasy The Mortal Instruments. I loved them.

I never read Harry Potter just because they were kids books. When I picked up the first book, City Of Bones I didn't know they were for teens but, I swear, I was captivated beginning to end.

wolf · 11-13-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean.

New guy at work was reading that tonight, I've sent myself a sample, may wait until the price drops to read it, sooner if the sample hooks me.

10-06-2010, 11:42 AM	#1892
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh wow...that movie is based on Owen? I had no idea! That isn't a character in the book. Must see it. I was wondering why they hadn't made a movie and I thought maybe it would just be too difficult to capture the essence of Owen. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-06-2010, 12:08 PM	#1894
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ahhhh, just what I was thinking. It sounds like it was well-received. Once I finish the book and see the movie I'll report back. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-11-2010, 08:09 AM	#1895
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Finished Owen. Loved it. Now I'm starting another Irving: A Widow For One Year. As always, I'm immediately into the story. Also: Revenge of Anguised English, two Life Magazine photo collections, and a book about becoming real and stopping the negative thinking that holds you back (self-help books are often hokey, but I happened upon it at the library and thought I'd give it a shot. Self-actualization in 5...4...3...or maybe not.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-09-2010, 09:44 AM	#1896
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	"Why Not Say What Happened?" - Ivana Lowell (adopted daughter of Robert Lowell) Interesting life she's led thus far. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-09-2010, 10:56 AM	#1897
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm on a Harry Potter kick. Finished the first three, am now on Goblet of Fire. I've also been reading The Wiccan Minister's Manual. And some other good stuff: Radium Halos - Shelley Stout The Malacca Conspiracy - Don Brown Mr. Toppit - Charles Elton Big Machine - Victor LaValle Den of Shadows Quartet - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes On Killing: The Psychological Costs of Learning to Kill - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury The Proteus Operation - James Hogan Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead - Frank Meeink Ethics and the Craft - The History, Evolution, and Practice of Wiccan Ethics - John J. Coughlin Heart Transplant - Andrew Vachss (Author), Frank Caruso (Illustrator), Zak Mucha (Afterword) Guess it's been a while since I've posted in this thread ... __________________ 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

11-09-2010, 02:08 PM	#1898
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Just finished "Daring Young Men" last night -- a history of the Berlin Airlift. Attributes the national recoalescence of West Germany in some part to the effort to sustain and save West Berlin. A general of the time said at the end of the Airlift and of nascent West Germany, "This was their Valley Forge." Something I hadn't heard about was that a certain amount of goods came in quietly, privately, through East Berlin, the Wall after all being more than ten years in the future. I guess consumer goods stamped "Made In Occupied West Berlin" over those eleven months are collector bait now. Their aggregate tonnage was a bit over eighty-one thousand tons flown out aboard the same aircraft doing the airlift. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

11-09-2010, 02:12 PM	#1899
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Wolf, J.K. Rowling will no more send you to the dictionary than Ernest Hemingway will -- but indisputably she has written literature. However unsubtle her writing might be, when I noticed my rereadings of Harry Potter were catching up to my rereadings of Lord of the Rings... __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

11-09-2010, 02:55 PM	#1900
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean. A fun book, but it doeasn't answer the obvious question of whether gallium is poisonous (answer: inconclusive, but doesn't seem to be). __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-10-2010, 01:54 AM	#1901
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Rocky Mountain Company: Fort Dance" by Richard S. Wheeler New Mexico, 1841 __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-12-2010, 09:12 AM	#1902
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Lives of the Poets - E. L. Doctorow. Wow wow wuzzy! Incredible - simply beautiful. AMAZING. Reading his stuff brings a clarity to my life. I am NOT a writer - never was. Just wow. He's a master. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-12-2010, 06:18 PM	#1904
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	8th grade urban fantasy The Mortal Instruments. I loved them. I never read Harry Potter just because they were kids books. When I picked up the first book, City Of Bones I didn't know they were for teens but, I swear, I was captivated beginning to end.

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