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Posted by itsTrueSonic on Nov-02-2004 05:59:

talking about books..

did anyone know c.s. lewis( the author of those great chronicles of narnia books) was a big catholicism writer, and he based the 'chronicles of narnia' as a association to the bible and the church?

i never really thought about it when i read the books when i was young, but when i read them again in a catholicism class, i was like wow!.. i can't believe i didn't pick up the associations..

Posted by BTG on Nov-02-2004 05:59:

michael more is a stupid fat white man.

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 07:41:

quote:
Originally posted by SeeK
Not a big book reader, but currently reading....

The Davinci Code

and its pretty awesome so farr... very interesting.
OOO MMGG have you read angels and demons?!?! read that first!!!

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 07:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Subey

They be turning it into a movie.

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SERIOUSLY? thats awesome, i always wondered what it would be like as a movie

Posted by Tranc3 on Nov-02-2004 07:43:

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
OOO MMGG have you read angels and demons?!?! read that first!!!

Angels and Demons....I tried reading that but I fell asleep on three separate occasions.

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 07:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
Angels and Demons....I tried reading that but I fell asleep on three separate occasions.
really? well the da vinci code is definitley good, and a bit better than angels and demons BUT angels and demons happens a year before the da vinci code and sets up some story in a way, so its better to read it

i thought it was alright, but once again, the davinci code was better and i read that first.

there's also a book called "the secret of the code" by dan burnstein or something similar. and its basically a dictionary/text book style Book, that explains all the real facts mentioned in both books.

Posted by pooley on Nov-02-2004 07:51:

Hagakur�

Posted by Psy-T on Nov-02-2004 08:15:

currently reading jennifer government by max berry, and its awesome.
(as part of the promotion for the book they started a website based game a few years ago when it came out and it has a few million people registered there)

authors i love:
dan brown
brian herbert (son of frank herbert) & kevin anderson
douglas rushkoff

Posted by SeeK on Nov-02-2004 08:24:

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
OOO MMGG have you read angels and demons?!?! read that first!!!

No i havent, havent even heard of it... who's it by? and i cant read it 1st anymore... ive almost finished the davinci code. Whats it about?

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 08:57:

quote:
Originally posted by SeeK
No i havent, havent even heard of it... who's it by? and i cant read it 1st anymore... ive almost finished the davinci code. Whats it about?
its the prequel to the da vinci code by dan brown
it happens a year before the da vinci code
(you know he always talks about "last year in vatican city"?? ... thats what its about)

Posted by SeeK on Nov-02-2004 09:45:

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
its the prequel to the da vinci code by dan brown
it happens a year before the da vinci code
(you know he always talks about "last year in vatican city"?? ... thats what its about)

Ahhh.... interesting... i might have to do a star wars, and read the prequal after the sequal...

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 09:51:

quote:
Originally posted by SeeK
Ahhh.... interesting... i might have to do a star wars, and read the prequal after the sequal...
thats what i did too, cuz i didnt have a copy of angels and demons available but had the davinci code lying around..

its not SUPER important to read one than the other.. they're their own stories... but they just have SOME points that follow in the 2nd book that are helpful. not huge tho

Posted by cozzmik on Nov-02-2004 09:53:

Great thread! I just finished reading Stranger than Fiction (or Non-Fiction as it is named in some countries) by Chuck Palahniuk. I really like his fiction novels a lot (he wrote Fight Club and Choke along with some other brilliant novels)
Now I have started reading Vurt by Jeff Noon for like the fifth time because I haven't made it to the book store lately to pick up anything new.

I have also read Angels and Demons and DaVinci Code, and while they were both pretty entertaining easy reading, I was a little dissapointed in the similarities between the two. I mean it is basically the same story with a few different characters in a different setting. Pretty good, but Dan Brown seems like a bit of a one trick pony.

Posted by bananas on Nov-02-2004 10:01:

Erich Maria Remark

The black obelisk.

kthxbye

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 10:10:

quote:
Originally posted by cozzmik
I have also read Angels and Demons and DaVinci Code, and while they were both pretty entertaining easy reading, I was a little dissapointed in the similarities between the two. I mean it is basically the same story with a few different characters in a different setting. Pretty good, but Dan Brown seems like a bit of a one trick pony.
yeah totally, the first book i read i was super impressed, by the 2nd book i noticed the similarity in style within a couple of chapters... the ending had bits and pieces of twists in them but still.. i get what youre saying

Posted by cozzmik on Nov-02-2004 10:14:

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
yeah totally, the first book i read i was super impressed, by the 2nd book i noticed the similarity in style within a couple of chapters... the ending had bits and pieces of twists in them but still.. i get what youre saying

I'm really glad I read them both anyway...interesting subject matter and point of view in each, they made me think... which is always good

Posted by theEXODUZ on Nov-02-2004 10:45:

Carlos Castaneda - Magical Passes - Tensegrity

Posted by Subey on Nov-02-2004 20:34:

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
SERIOUSLY? thats awesome, i always wondered what it would be like as a movie

I think a lot of it will be determined on who the director is... and its Wolfgang Peterson. The last movie he did was Troy, which I haven't seen, but from the reviews it would appear to be a stinker.

However Wolfgang also did Das Boot which is phenomenal and Enemy Mine which I thought was great.

Check out his credits here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000583/

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 20:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Subey
I think a lot of it will be determined on who the director is... and its Wolfgang Peterson. The last movie he did was Troy, which I haven't seen, but from the reviews it would appear to be a stinker.

However Wolfgang also did Das Boot which is phenomenal and Enemy Mine which I thought was great.

Check out his credits here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000583/
hmm i thought troy was pretty good all in all...havent seen the other movies you mentioned

yeah it all depends on the director, but with todays technology its also down to who's behind the computers for the special effects.
i know lots of the story will be cut out, which will make me really angry, but i hope they dont change the general story too much

i hated timeline the movie, but the book was awesome. hated the new harry potter movie (3rd one) but once again the book was awesome - just too long with too much information to make into a short enough movie for kids to watch.

we'll see i guess. 2006, man, thats a long way away.

Posted by goodgreef on Nov-02-2004 20:44:

quote:
Originally posted by cozzmik
I'm really glad I read them both anyway...interesting subject matter and point of view in each, they made me think... which is always good
exactly. it doesnt hurt to have your own opinion rather than to "think" dan brown is an amazing writer from just one book...or something silly.

i find that the only author (that i've read more than 2 books of), that switches it up a lot is john grisham. his books are all based on lawyers..yes, but they're all different in their own way. none of that cookie cutter writing.
I guess Orson Scott card as well, even though the book I read was the same story but from two different perspectives. I'll have to read the rest of the Ender sega to trully have an opinion...

Posted by bananas on Nov-02-2004 21:49:

quote:
Originally posted by theEXODUZ
Carlos Castaneda - Magical Passes - Tensegrity

respect.

Posted by Laughingfennec on Nov-03-2004 08:34:

Re: for those who read books: Whatcha reading right now? :)

quote:
Originally posted by goodgreefgirl
Well, Right now im on John Grisham's The Client... have been reading it for weeks as I haven't had much time or the right mood to read lately, but just wanted to know what everyone's reading?

what favourite books do you have, recommendations, dislikes?

Dot

well i will read Dostoievski 's "The Idiot" again (i just found it on Ebay), this book is one of the best i have ever read...Polish girl you should read some of Dostoievski books, at least "Crime & Punishment"

Posted by CunningLinguist on Nov-03-2004 08:56:

A collection of short stories by the great author Somerset Maugham

Posted by Noctone on Nov-03-2004 08:57:

Just got done with Chuck Palahniuk - Survivor last week, and next up is either Chuck Palahniuk - Lullaby or Irvine Welsh - Porno.

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