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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by smuncky
Travels was an AMAZING book. so much information. it really shows how much time and effort he puts into his books.
im actually reading a book by him called Next. Just started today and im already hooked. I also finally got Congo and want to see how much it differs from the movie. |
Congo is HUGELY superior than the movie. Many, many different points. Movie was OK back in the day (I remember I was in Grade 8), but the book, as usually, was far better and much more fascinating and captivating.
Next is very interesting. He completely reinvented the "way" most novels are written. Many didnt like it. I really enjoyed it. The novel was so original and mentally stimulating.
Hope you enjoy his latest work. At the end, ur like "Soooo... , is that it? It over?"
<3 Crichton. |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Congo is HUGELY superior than the movie. Many, many different points. Movie was OK back in the day (I remember I was in Grade 8), but the book, as usually, was far better and much more fascinating and captivating.
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thats how it was with all the other books that were turned into movies. jurassic park and lost world were the 2 books that got me hooked to crichton. they were so much better than the movies. i also want to read SPHERE. the movie was really good so im really itching to read the book and compare.
the only other fiction book of his that i have not read was "eaters of the dead". and from his non-fiction side, five patients, jasper johns, and electronic life. other than those, ive read all his over novels and have enjoyed them immensely. |
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| Irishaddict |
Khaled Hosseini (Kite Runner) has a new book out - "A Thousand Splendid Suns". Considering Kite Runner is a considerably hard act to follow - it's already getting really really good reviews. I'm trying to squeeze it in after Memory Keeper's Daughter before the new Harry Potter comes out. ;)
And yeah Jenny, I had to shut the book a couple times too. |
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| thesauce23 |
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by ARTHUR MILLER
so sick |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by smuncky
thats how it was with all the other books that were turned into movies. jurassic park and lost world were the 2 books that got me hooked to crichton. they were so much better than the movies. i also want to read SPHERE. the movie was really good so im really itching to read the book and compare.
the only other fiction book of his that i have not read was "eaters of the dead". and from his non-fiction side, five patients, jasper johns, and electronic life. other than those, ive read all his over novels and have enjoyed them immensely. |
SPHERE is the novel by Crichton I've read the most (probably 8 times now). Fascinating as hell. (The movie really BOTCHES it IMO! Really.)
The ending is ing superb. One of the best endings I've read. You're just so like "OMG... damn."
You'll love it.
Eaters of hte Dead if I'm not mistaken was written in the first person. Didnt really enjoy it that much, was interesting though. Probably my least favourite of all novels I've read by him.
Five Patients is great. Love it. Highly recommend it.
The only novels by Crichton I still have not gotten around to reading are Jasper Johns and Electronic Life. Need to knock those off my list soon. They're hard to find in bookstores though in stock.
On his official webpage he has many many many speeches, essays, etc. listed. They're equally amazing reads.
There's one in particular I love and I'll try to find the thread I made about it way back when and link it.
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...adid=236395
Really makes you think as you read. It's what I love about Crichton. |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
There's one in particular I love and I'll try to find the thread I made about it way back when and link it.
Really makes you think as you read. It's what I love about Crichton. |
was it the one about global warming and stuff like that?
http://www.michaelcrichton.com/spee...complexity.html |
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| Jem_hadar |
Non.
it's not listed on his webpage, afaik.
its an article from 1989 he wrote for playboy. |
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Yeah another fan of The Kiterunner here. I literally had to turn my head away from the pages at one point. :(
Loved it! |
what is that about? I have literally seen hundreds of people reading it on the subway to work. |
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| Jem_hadar |
Running around with kites, I'm pretty sure.
Or kite-running, for short.
One who does said activity, we like to call a "kite-runner"
I hope that made sense out of the book for you. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
what is that about? I have literally seen hundreds of people reading it on the subway to work. |
It's about a boy in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, and the turmoil in his relationships with his father and best friend. It deals with loyalty, forgiveness, redemption...really great read.
The kiterunner comes from something they do in the book, kite-fighting, where the kids fly their kites with strings coated in glass, with the goal of cutting down everyone else's kite and being the last kite flying. The kiterunner is the boy who chases down the last kite and keeps it as a trophy. In the book, the kiterunner is the main character's friend. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by thesauce23
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by ARTHUR MILLER
so sick |
Depressing as . |
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| rabbitjoker |
I'm going to buy this book tomorrow:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385517874/
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
by Chuck Palahniuk
From Publishers Weekly
Buster Casey, destined to live fast, die young and murder as many people as he can, is the rotten seed at the core of Palahniuk's comically nasty eighth novel (after Haunted; Lullaby; Diary; etc.). Set in a future where urbanites are segregated by strict curfews into Daytimers and Nighttimers, the narrative unfolds as an oral history comprising contradictory accounts from people who knew Buster. These include childhood friends horrified by the boy's macabre behavior (getting snakes, scorpions and spiders to bite him and induce instant erections; repeatedly infecting himself with rabies), policemen and doctors who had dealings with the rabies "superspreader"; and Party Crashers, thrill-seeking Nighttimers who turn city streets into demolition derby arenas. After liberally infecting his hometown peers with rabies, Buster hits the big city and takes up with the Party Crashers. A series of deaths lead to a police investigation of Buster (long-since known as "Rant"—the sound children make while vomiting) that peaks just as Buster apparently commits suicide in a blaze of car-crash glory. This dark religious parable (there's even a resurrection) from the master of grotesque excess may not attract new readers, but it will delight old ones. (May)
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