What was the last book you read?

[Corbie]

The Great Snape Debate

 

[Vandren]

Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock

Nice. Moorcock's currently in talks with some folks in Hollywood to adapt one or more Elric books to feature legnth movies.
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Oh, and Werenight by Harry Turtledove simultaneous with The Book of Werewolves by Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould and Othello, Bill Shakespeare, obviously.

 

[Vandren]

i'm just reading a philosopher's magnum opus of the 12th century:

Petrus Abaelardus - Dialogus inter Philosophum, Iudaeum et Christianum

That's the castrated Abelard, correct? The one who messed around with Heloise? Dredging up old memories of history classes.

Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett

Phenomenal book. Of course, anything involving the Feegle's gotta be good.

 

[DewMee]

Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock

Stormbringer is an excellent book!

I just finished The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)

 

[cobblestonefog]

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

 

[cobblestonefog]

I just finished The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)

How was that? I've seen a lot of ads for it.

 

[DewMee]

Re: Children of Hurin

How was that (Childern of Hurin)? I've seen a lot of ads for it.

It was good, though the tale is a depressing one.

I was thinking of starting The Black Company by Glen Cook next.
I like gritty sword and sorcery fantasy books.

 

[sutherngent985]

Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley. His father was one of the flag raisers on Iwo Jima. If you like military history, its fantastic read. The movie was good too.

 

[OGME]

Divorce Your Car by, er... let me check... Katie Alvord, published by New Society.

It's slightly worthy, but offers a clear explanation of how we got into such a mess of car addiction, and offers clear practical suggestions of how to get out of it.

Well worth a read. It's very based on the USA, but it gives worldwide examples, and is pretty applicable anywhere.

 

[CuriousSweetness]

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

This book was considered an outrage when Mr. Wilde had it publised in 1890, and ruined his reputation. But it has gone on to become one of his most celebrated works

 

[Corbie]

Nice. Moorcock's currently in talks with some folks in Hollywood to adapt one or more Elric books to feature legnth movies.
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Oh, and Werenight by Harry Turtledove simultaneous with The Book of Werewolves by Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould and Othello, Bill Shakespeare, obviously.

I have a hard time seeing how Elric could easily be adapted for film. But then look at the hard time Orson Scott Card is having with Ender's Game. Wolfgang Petersen has signed on as director of the film, but it's tough. Also, Card insists that it not be denigrated into something silly and idiotic like "The Last Starfighter." And he's tough to work with, a great writer, but has a bit of a reputation as being something of a prima donna.

 

[Corbie]

It was good, though the tale is a depressing one.

I was thinking of starting The Black Company by Glen Cook next.
I like gritty sword and sorcery fantasy books.

I love the Black Company novels. Very intelligent, tough, a wry sense of humor. I couldn't make it through the first book of his new series though. I struggled and waded and finally made it to page 126, after two weeks of reading, so I gave it up.

 

[ShyGuy68]

Camilla Läckberg ~ The Preacher

 

[DewMee]

I love the Black Company novels. Very intelligent, tough, a wry sense of humor.

I'm up to chapter 3 of the Black Company, but reading time has taken a back seat to other pursuits these days. I think I will like it though. I like the way Raven takes care of business.

I couldn't make it through the first book of his new series though. I struggled and waded and finally made it to page 126, after two weeks of reading, so I gave it up.

I had the same thing happen to me with G.R.R. Martin's Ice & Fire series. I read maybe 3 chapters of Game of Thrones and finally gave up.

 

[rubyc]

Just finished 'Love in the present tense' .....a really good read. Not a love story in the traditional sense.

Also read 'The abortionist daughter' recently, enjoyed that one too, a great yarn with twists and turns.

 

[Vandren]

I have a hard time seeing how Elric could easily be adapted for film.

Oviously, they'd have to condense, but I think they could work well. Dependingo n the director and how much creative control Moorcock retains. Fortunately, from interviews and whatnot, he doesn't strike me as the kind of author who'll give up significant control.

Then again, look what the Sci-Fi channel did to Ursula Le Guin.
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Prince of the North - Harry Turtledove
Sequel to Werenight

 

[Corbie]

Oviously, they'd have to condense, but I think they could work well. Dependingo n the director and how much creative control Moorcock retains. Fortunately, from interviews and whatnot, he doesn't strike me as the kind of author who'll give up significant control.

Then again, look what the Sci-Fi channel did to Ursula Le Guin.
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Prince of the North - Harry Turtledove
Sequel to Werenight

Authors really don't have that much control over how their books are adapted for the big screen. Tom Clancy has all but disavowed some of the film adaptations of his novels. Sometimes when you have an author of the fame and money as J.K. Rowling the studio gives the author more control because of the problems they'd have with the fans. While Moorcock is well-known in certain circles, I think he'd be viewed as more of a cult author and the studios wouldn't give him so much control.

 

[Vandren]

Authors really don't have that much control over how their books are adapted for the big screen. Tom Clancy has all but disavowed some of the film adaptations of his novels. Sometimes when you have an author of the fame and money as J.K. Rowling the studio gives the author more control because of the problems they'd have with the fans. While Moorcock is well-known in certain circles, I think he'd be viewed as more of a cult author and the studios wouldn't give him so much control.

You'd think. However, WB was forced to pull a TV adaptation of the Pern books because McCaffery and the writers refused to meet their demands to turn it into another teen angst show. And Moorcock's retained considerable control over his work for decades. Same thing for Gaiman, who has a movie of Stardust that he was highly involved in (co-starring DeNiro and Pfeiffer) coming out soon.

How much control the author gets depends on the directors and producers, largely. And whether the author's involved in the screenplay writing (Gaiman, for instance, has been involved in writing the adaptations for Neverwhere, Stardust, and Coraline).

But, this isn't the place for that sort of debate/discussion.

 

[yogiforlife]

re

"A Time To Kill" John Grisham

 

[hazeleyesG]

I havent exactly finished it but.

New Moon - Stephenie Meyer.

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/newmoon.html

 

[BabyBlue2005]

The Killing Joke - Anthony Horowitz

Sinisterly funny ... great original read.

 

[emma72]

Fashion Babylon - Anonymous ...... The fashion industry is a revolting business, the book is an expose of world of a fashion designer.

 

[ObsidianFireKat]

The Harlequin by Laurel K. Hamilton.

Excellent, excellent book.

 

[Vandren]

King of the North - Harry Turtledove
sequel to the aforementioned Prince of the North

A good fantasy series, influenced fairly heavily by Turtledove's background as a historian (the series has clear analogues for ancient Greece, Rome, and Gaul as well as Vikings and British Celt/Picts). In that respect it's similar to his Videssos books, which draw heavily on his doctoral focus on Byzantine history.

 

[Corbie]

Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right--Bernard Goldberg