Author Topic: Could someone recommend a good book? (Read 4597 times)

jocelyn · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2008, 10:55:20 am »

Paul, why would you suggest a book you don\'t understand, or suggest books simply because they are the hardest ones you have tried to read.

I don\'t understand.

WALSH · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2008, 11:58:12 am »

I just began reading Germinal by Emile Zola, here is a link to the wiki plot summary of it. It is his masterpiece and I have been getting into French history more lately, it is one area I never delved into.

Germinal- Emile Zola

Igziabeher · « **Reply #32 on:** January 07, 2008, 12:01:16 pm »

I try not to read. I\'d much rather write.

zuke583 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 07, 2008, 01:05:05 pm »

well this thread has inspired me to get back on the reading horse...also it\'s a bit of a resolution of mine

anyway, i \'m 66 pages into high fidelity and i\'m loving it already

2 chapters into infinite jest...only 950 pages to go...better be fucking good

jocelyn · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2008, 02:05:32 pm »

Trust. It is.

Gordo · « **Reply #35 on:** January 07, 2008, 11:58:42 pm »

Quote from: jocelyn;175681

Paul, why would you suggest a book you don\'t understand, or suggest books simply because they are the hardest ones you have tried to read.

I don\'t understand.

EXACTLY what I was thinking.

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #36 on:** January 08, 2008, 12:55:19 am »

Because he\'s Paul Fucking Ryan....

FrankZappa · « **Reply #37 on:** January 08, 2008, 05:13:44 am »

Just trying to find people who have read them. I get the general premise, but I\'m always up for someone who can do a better job of explaining them.

Plus, just because I didn\'t understand them didn\'t mean I didn\'t enjoy reading them, and she was asking for any good books. I think they are some of the best I\'ve ever read. I wouldn\'t keep trying with them if I didn\'t. Hence, they apply to this topic.

tyzack · « **Reply #38 on:** January 08, 2008, 07:54:43 am »

Quote from: jocelyn;175681

Paul, why would you suggest a book you don\'t understand, or suggest books simply because they are the hardest ones you have tried to read.

Some of my favorite books are also some of the hardest reads I\'ve had.

FrankZappa · « **Reply #39 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:11:59 am »

tyzack, that\'s basically the point I was trying to make :thumbsup:

SlimPickens · « **Reply #40 on:** January 10, 2008, 12:16:22 pm »

Childhood\'s End by Arthur C. Clarke

I remember reading this years ago and being blown away.

On a related note:

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Arthur C. Clarke\'s weird science fiction novel Childhood\'s End could soon be a movie directed by Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don\'t Cry, and the upcoming Stop-Loss). Peirce says she\'s attracted to the challenging themes of Clarke\'s 1953 novel, but she\'ll have a hard time turning it into a big-budget movie. The novel inspired songs with the same title by Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd, but it\'s probably too dated for 21st. century audiences. More details after the jump.
Here\'s a good synopsis of Childhood\'s End:

Aliens come to our planet in gigantic spaceships that blot out the Sun over all the major cities. If you\'ve seen V or Independence Day you\'ve seen this ripped off. The Overlords, as the visitors are called, take over the world without a shot being fired and set about reforming Earth society into a utopia. They keep themselves hidden for the first fifty years of their rule because of they just happen to have horns, bat wings, and barbed tails; but that\'s no problem because humans have "progressed" so far under the Overlords\' rule that they quickly get used to their masters\' devilish appearance. What man doesn\'t realize is that the Overlords are not there to help Earth become a perfect world, but to act as midwives as the children of Earth spontaneously mutate into superbeings who will ultimately merge with an entity called the Overmind and destroy the planet in the pro

It sounds super trippy, and Clarke already mined it for the plot of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Peirce says the movie\'s draft script deals with big ideas, like whether humans can accept alien saviors who look like the devil. But it also has cool-looking space travel and a visit to the aliens\' homeworld, so she\'ll need at least $70 million to make this thing. That, in turn, means she needs backing from Universal and a big star. I\'d love to see Peirce make a science fiction movie, but maybe she could adapt something newer?

http://io9.com/342599/boys-dont-cry-director-tackles-trippy-scifi-classic

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #41 on:** January 10, 2008, 02:07:35 pm »

Shock Value
by John Waters

Turn It On Again: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins & Genesis
By Dave Thompson

and knowing that Dave isn\'t reading this thread, even though he should

Scar Tissue: The Story of the Dick That Refused to Fall Off By Anthony Kiedas

FrankZappa · « **Reply #42 on:** January 11, 2008, 06:21:24 am »

Quote from: SlimPickens;176071

Childhood\'s End by Arthur C. Clarke

I remember reading this years ago and being blown away.

wow, that sounds really good!

leith · « **Reply #43 on:** January 30, 2008, 11:54:38 pm »

I\'m rereading On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony.
Excellent book and start to an awesome series.

sallyalli · « **Reply #44 on:** February 10, 2008, 02:14:02 pm »

I read kite runner, because we had it lying around the house. It was pretty good. a fast read. I dont really like reading about children getting raped though.
Ive got this thing were I dont enjoy watching movies or reading books about child abuse. Good thing there was only one instance of it in this book. or else I would have put it down.

I\'m in the middle of tainspotting now. I have never seen the movie, the book is interesting. more when I\'m done.

hows the infinite jest going zuke?

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Author Topic: Could someone recommend a good book? (Read 4597 times)