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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 20:02:37 GMT
Well
This was originally intended as the 'off topic' area, so in that spirit, 'heres something completely different'
I am currently thoroughly enjoying James Patterson thrillers. Especially the Womens Murder Club series. (Now a tv show in the US which is quite good too)
If any of you have kids, give them 'Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment' it'll turn em onto reading even more certainly than Harry Potter.
What have you 'orrible lot been reading then? Come on chop chop *claps hands in an irritated school teacher type fashion*
Your Ever Lovin' Mod
Danny
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Post by Clangabell on Nov 11, 2007 20:23:13 GMT
Reading Death, Taxes and Leaky waders by John Gierach. As you might of guessed its about fishing, to be more exact fly fishing in America. Its a book of short true stories about his travels, very good book unless you dont fish, then you would probably find it a load of c..p.
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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 20:29:38 GMT
as an aside, Dick (who has now joined us after Dick, penis, consorship issues) who is I believe a teacher should take note of the fact the Maximum Ride (the book I mentioned earlier) Has a free teachers edition and classroom notes available. And it's a very good read
P.S. As a non fisherman, I probably WOULD find it boring as c..p
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Post by andrew on Nov 11, 2007 20:52:22 GMT
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides!
Please read this book - I can not explain how good it is. Just read it then get back on here and tell me how right I was!
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Post by mark on Nov 11, 2007 21:11:46 GMT
I'm not reading anything at the moment but I do read ...
Terry Pratchett - love his discworld stuff.
Tom Clancy - although the Ops Centre series is a little "samey" now.
I also revisit some of Koontz, King and Herbert occasionly.
Recently read .. the righteous men by Sam Bourne and the templar legacy by steve berry.
I also like a bit of non-fiction, mostly historical stuff.
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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 21:14:42 GMT
Never managed to get into Terry Pratchett. Tried several times
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Post by andrew on Nov 11, 2007 21:37:51 GMT
Good to see a King fan here. For those sceptical of King, try It and The Stand. Both are epics (and VERY long). I'm afraid I got to the point a few years back where I drove up to Maine and dragged my wife around all the locations from King's books. Also got to meet him in London!
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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 21:39:31 GMT
Good to see a King fan here. For those sceptical of King, try It and The Stand. Both are epics (and VERY long). I'm afraid I got to the point a few years back where I drove up to Maine and dragged my wife around all the locations from King's books. Also got to meet him in London! That's pretty cool. What do you think of the TV version of IT? I love it, but I'm madly in love with Anette O'Toole so I would do. |
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Post by andrew on Nov 11, 2007 21:45:45 GMT
Beverley Marsh, Beverley Marsh...
The best adaptation of a King book. I have seen it countless times and waited ages for it to come out on video. I ended up finding it on DVD in the US quite a few years back before it was released over here. Now you can find it in supermarkets for £5! Oh well. I enjoyed the adaptation of the stand as well, and of course The Shining is classic (at least the origional fil is).
I also got to see John Ritter on Broadway. As you probably know he played Ben Hanscom.
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Post by mark on Nov 11, 2007 21:54:06 GMT
Danny, The only downside with Pratchett is the lack of chapters, I never know where to stop!
Have you tried "small gods"? its pretty easy going, light hearted and only a little deep in places. It's somewhere in the middle of the series but I personally don't think it makes much difference what order most of the books are read in.
Andrew, I agree with you about It and (in particular) the stand although there have been IMVHO very few TV / Film adaptations that (to me at least) have worked well. The notable exceptions being The Shining, The Green Mile and (maybe) Misery.
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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 21:55:57 GMT
The Green Mile (both book and film) Is SUPERB. I've got the original 5 or 6 part set (50p at a boot fare, can't be bad right?) And the regular paperback.
Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan should have both gotten Oscars for that.
James Cromwell, the guy who played Brutal and the guy who played Percy Whetmore were DAMNED good too.
I heard John Ritter's dead now. Heart attack I believe. How was he on stage?
P.S. I got my copy of IT for 50p (on CHS admitedly) Not that I'm being smug or anything ;D
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Post by Danny on Nov 11, 2007 22:05:08 GMT
Mark
My dads got quite a few Pratchett books, I'm not sure if that's amongst them, I'll take a look.
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Post by bondolah on Nov 12, 2007 21:59:39 GMT
If you like the movie 'From Dusk Til Dawn' have a read of 'The Book With No Name'
At the moment I'm reading the first 'Foxfire' book, which Patrick recommended to me. Cost me 68p and is a kind of oral history of mountain folk in the US. A bit of an acquired taste, but has its moments.
'World War Z' is a cool zombie book...
I enjoyed 'The Last Wish' by some Polish dude, featuring Geralt the Witcher.
Yup, I'm an English teacher...just not in my spare time!
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Post by andrew on Nov 12, 2007 22:24:37 GMT
Strange you mentioned Foxfire. I've got Foxfire 7 tucked away in a cupboard (just checked and it's still there). I picked it up years ago for a few pence. Can't remember if it was a CB Sale or 2nd hand bookshop.
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Post by andrew on Nov 12, 2007 22:26:07 GMT
Mark - don't forget Shawshank, although it wasn't very true to the novella.
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