not one mention of any Dan Brown novels
you all seem to have sophisticated taste.
Right now i have around 50 pages left to read of The Gunslinger by Stephen King,i heard it was an excellent series of books but to be honest i am really struggling to finish The Gunslinger.
I love anything by Michael Crichton, he writes really well and i love how he explains everything in simple terms.Sphere is an amzing read.

muirdo said:

Applause for all of us then!

HamsterHuey said:

IstenSzek said:

You booked your front-row, first-night tickets for The Da Vinci Dode yet, Lars? At least you won't have far to throw your popcorn.

I bought Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' on my lunch hour. Looking forward to reading that.

onenitealone said:

I'm going to see that this weekend!

onenitealone said:

ooh, capote's "In Cold Blood" is really good. what makes it more chilling
is that it's based on real life facts. sometimes i felt like putting it
down for a while but i'm glad i've finished it cuz it was well worth it!

onenitealone said:

i've got balcony seats

Natisse said:

'Capote'?? I really, really, really want to see that!

So many films I need to see at the moment...

I hope you like it, love. Let me know what you think.

IstenSzek said:

Excellent. I've just started reading 'Breakfast At Tiffanys' and I really like his style of writing. I thought I'd check out some of his other novels.

IstenSzek said:

I knew it!

Just remember your sleeping bag when you're camped out overnight with all the Vinciphiles.

onenitealone said:

cruel, so so cruel

IstenSzek said:

Just kidding.





Oh my God, can you imagine? Don't get me wrong, I did like the book - it was a good page-turner and he knows how to spin a yarn; whether I think he's a decent writer, it's too contrived or liked the actual ending, though, is another matter - but just imagine the babble of all those da Vinci theorists outside the cinema. All cracking the code.

My problem is that I can't stand Tom Hanks. After a career spent being himself in every single film, he can now add 'Tom Hanks chasing religious icons' to his cv.
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onenitealone said:

I loved the book, really did, and when I found out it was going to be a film I was pretty damn excited! But when I found out it was going to be starring Tom Hanks, I was pretty damn let down I don't mind him, he has been good in lots of things, but I just really dont think he's right for the part. I was thinking more Gabriel Byrne

HamsterHuey said:

not on my top 10, but i really enjoyed it. it set me off onto a spiritual path that quite surprisingly ended up with me back in the Catholic Church. last night there was a woman handing out flyers to people to go to a protest of the movie. i told her that i wouldn't be in church if it weren't for the book, so maybe she should take a second look before condemning it.

madartista said:

Wow, sorry if I hurt your feelings. I think the book is a great trash book that does read like a roller coaster. It is not a book I would read again and again, like the books I listed.

To me, personally, the other religious books were much more of an eye opener. Bible study at 13 showed ME I could not be part of ANY religion. I love the bible, but I am not willing to condemn other people by the way I live my life. And especially not on books whom's meaning have been watered down so much by the centuries.

But I am glad this book gave you something worthwhile.

HamsterHuey said:

oh, no hurt feelings. i totally agree about the quality of the book. for me, it was an introduction to all those Christ conspiracy theories that I had no awareness of before reading the book.

IstenSzek said:

Sorry I didn't see your post until now. I'd go with one of the two I mentioned or "Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone". "Another Country" is my favorite.

whodknee said:

thanks, i'll check them out!

IstenSzek said:

No problem.

As for nonfiction...

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West

The Tragedy of Russia's Reforms: Market Bolshevism Against Democracy, by Peter Reddaway and Dmitri Glinski

European Literature in the Latin Middle Ages, by ER Curtius

Danube, by Claudio Magris

The Pound Era, by Hugh Kenner

Black Sea, by Neal Ascherson

The Meaning of Icons, by Leonid Ouspensky and Vladimir Lossky

Lords of the Atlas, by Gavin Maxwell

The Making of The Atomic Bomb, by Richard Rhodes

Lenin's Tomb, by David Remnick

Thanks everybody for giving me tips in what to pick up next.

BTW, I amre-reading ENid Blyton's Adventure series (pre-Famous Five). Lotta fun. Even though the stories resemble alot of Five stories....

I'm currently reading "Frank Sinatra: This Life" it's really good so far

1. IN LOVE & TROUBLE - Alice Walker

2. JANE EYRE - Charlotte Bronte

3. BAILEY'S CAFE - Gloria Naylor

4. INNOCENT ERENDIRA - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

5. AS I LAY DYING - William Faulkner

6. THE COMPLETE WORKS KATE CHOPIN- Kate Chopin

7. (Madame)BUTTERFLY - Paul Löwen (fictionalized bio by grandson)

8. CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED SOUTHERN LADY- Florence King

9. THE ORESTERA TRILOGY - Aeschylus

10. THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS - Anne Rice

Ottensen said:

i happened to see my mom bought one of her books
so i can't wait for her to finish it since i've
been wanting to see what her style is like for a
few years now.

Has anyone here ever read 'Cryptonomicon' by Neal Stephenson? At 900+ pages I wanted it to go on for about 3000 more. I don't think I'll ever enjoy a book as much as I did that one.

Rudy said:

i bought it but once i started reading it and was about 300 pages in,
i realised that it was completely impossible to enjoy this book in the
dutch translation i was reading.

it's the kind of book that you have to read in english, so i've been
meaning to get myself an english copy of it since the story was a very
good one and i still don't know how it's gonna end.

IstenSzek said:

whats it about?

brownsugar said:

I can't possibly give an overview of this book and do it justice, but to sum it up extremely briefly there are 2 intertwining stories: WW2 codes and stolen gold, and present day cyberhacking stuff. But don't be put off if you're not into those things, it's just such a cool story and funny as hell. Really very engrossing. Check out what they have to say at Amazon - very well worth it

Rudy said:

will do