Swedish films tend to be unsettling, don't they? I don't remember the title off-hand, but there was some sort of hospital (or room... or... robots?) themed series that came out of sweden... I've stopped ordering shows from that area since then.
Black Static #17 It includes the first ten winners of the Campaign for Real Fear. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some real gems there.
I finished Deathly Hallows last night. I can't believe it's over. I started reading The Innocent by Ian McEwan afterwards, just because it was one of several books lying around that I haven't read yet.
I'm sure you know by frequenting this forum that most of us arent quite that far gone. But I'm sure we all appreciate the dig nonetheless. Just because Hollywood filmmaking is based out of the US doesnt mean that it isnt an international business. And the big-budget version is underway because, quite simply, there's more than just potential to rake in millions of dollars. It's a fantastic story, and people will pay to see a high-quality film. (I'm not saying that the film out now isnt high quality as I havent seen it; only read the book.) My favourite film was the first effort from a low-budget latino filmmaking corporation, but I enjoy a good Hollywood production as well. xx I've just started The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. I hope it's just as eye-opening (and just as maddening) as Atlas Shrugged. I worry because most people have said that Atlas Shrugged is much better than The Fountainhead; I dont want to be disappointed. Regardless, if I start turning into a selfish, conservative bitch, please alert me immediately, and I'll back away from the book...
I have general issues with countries remaking things from another country, it just so happens that American studios are the worst offenders. I think remakes are somewhat insulting to the original creator, and the insult is relative to the duration of time since the release of the original. Besides, most often the original far surpasses the remake. My comments were more anti-remake than anti-American, but perhaps the dig at US filmgoers was too much, in which case I apologise.
At the risk of getting in trouble by the big bad moderators for talking about films on a thread designated for books, just refer to your PM box if you wish to continue this conversation, Banzai.
Finished Fool and I was so upset to be done with it that I started up another book immediately. I'm re-reading Babylon Babies by Maurice Dantec.... The movie "Babylon AD" was made about it. The book sooo tops the movie. It's full of politics, has tons more war and far less Vin Diesel.
I'm planning on re-reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo this summer. I read it last year when I was really busy with other stuff and didn't give it the time needed to read slowly. The story's a pretty complex one; definitely not a summer beach book. Just starting 101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen by Patrice Hannon.
Just finished M. John Harrison's Light. Difficult Science Fiction novel, but I really enjoyed it. I might have to read it again here sometime to really get a handle on everything in it. I'll be starting a small collection of Robert Heinlein's stories called Menace from the Earth here today.
I'm 150 pages into Watchers by Dean Koontz. I'm not really enjoying that much, I might have to put it to one side and read something else.
I picked up three Dean Koontz novels and disliked them too Need some help with something guys: i want to read The count of monte cristo by Alexandre dumas. The problem is do i buy the unabridged Penguin classic version or the abridged wordsworth version? apparently there's 500 pages of stuff missing from the abridged... so which is the best?????????????? much appreciated folks, thanks for helping.
I have mixed feelings about Dean Koontz. He's sometimes good, but he's sometimes boring, repetitious, and also, there are passages in some of his books that seem to make fun of certain political positions which I happen to hold. Despite all that, I loved the Odd Thomas series. Charlie
Right now I am reading The Book Thief and so far it is proving to be a very gripping and intense read.
At the moment, I'm about a hundred pages away from finishing George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. It is by far the best book I have ever read. -Kanen
Yesterday I began reading the Harry Potter series for the second time. (I purposely chose June 18; exactly a year earlier from that date was the day I finished the series for the first time ). But, to be honest, I'm one of those people who read more than one book at a time. So I'm also in the middle of The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'engle. And soon I'll be starting Great Expectations by Charles Dickens as a book that's mandatory to read over the summer for school. Ugh, that's a lot of books.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (You can read it online at breetanner.com) I'm really tired of vampire stories, but it's free and online, so what the heck.
Just finished Gravity's Rainbow and **** me I loved that book. It really is a near-perfect novel. Aw hell, maybe it is perfect.
Just finished Bret Easton Ellis's new book Imperial Bedrooms and it was nice to see him return to his old writing style. Then I finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as well as Naked Lunch and am currently reading Junky.
Currently I'm powering through The Observations by Jane Harris. A touch difficult to get into at first, because the grammar is atrocious (it's on purpose, though), but after awhile it's okay. And it almost gives me more of a connection to the protagonist.
My novel of the moment is Neverwhere. I'm still not sure whether I like Neil Gaiman as a novelist or not. I feel kind of obliged to like him because he seems like a nice guy xD My short story collection of the moment is The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson. I'm on New Arabian Nights. Fun so far!
I'm finishing off The Lovely Bones, though I can't remember why I stopped reading it in the first place. It's interesting enough so far.
