Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 482622 times)

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #900 on:** Apr 22, 2013, 06:28:21 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Apr 21, 2013, 01:10:44 AM

Predictably...The Hobbit.

Although I was given a leather bound copy for Christmas and have yet to break it in. So I'm popping this copies cherry here.

Are you going to use lube?

Rama · « **Reply #901 on:** Apr 22, 2013, 12:50:19 PM »

I'm just gonna spit on it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #902 on:** Apr 23, 2013, 06:41:52 AM »

The D · « **Reply #903 on:** Apr 23, 2013, 08:33:13 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Mar 04, 2013, 03:59:56 AM

I think he was pulling a Dickens and getting paid by the word or something.

Pretty much.
It's a great book but very verbose. Each chapter was published in a newspaper before the whole book came out, and I think that being a freelancer the paper paid him by word.
The abridged version is shorter, but they cut out some major plot points, including an affair and attempted infanticide, that are important to the story.

If you ever bother to watch movie versions of the series, I found the best one were the TV series with Gérard "Crooked Nose Tax Evading" Depardieu. It stuck pretty close to the novel except the part where the Count falls in love with a character not in the books.

The 2002 movie deviated a bit from the storyline but still had the same feel and theme and was pretty good. The 1970s movie is okay, but has flaws.

If you want a real trip though, watch the Anime version of the book, Gankutsuou. It's an amazing series.

Quote from: Rama on Apr 17, 2013, 01:57:20 AM

I'm reading Shadows of the Empire.

I still have the n64 version of that.

Rama · « **Reply #904 on:** Apr 24, 2013, 12:16:27 AM »

Quote from: The D on Apr 23, 2013, 08:33:13 PM

Quote from: Rama on Mar 04, 2013, 03:59:56 AM
I think he was pulling a Dickens and getting paid by the word or something.
Pretty much.
It's a great book but very verbose. Each chapter was published in a newspaper before the whole book came out, and I think that being a freelancer the paper paid him by word.

Ahhhhhhh...I didn't know it was serialized first. That does make sense on why it so long. If I was getting paid by word I'd pad the shit of that thing too.

B E C K · « **Reply #905 on:** Apr 25, 2013, 12:02:29 AM »

Quote from: The D on Apr 23, 2013, 08:33:13 PM

If you ever bother to watch movie versions of the series, I found the best one were the TV series with Gérard "Crooked Nose Tax Evading" Depardieu. It stuck pretty close to the novel except the part where the Count falls in love with a character not in the books.

Ha ha, yeah. That part elicited a mighty "wtf" from me.

joe · « **Reply #906 on:** Apr 26, 2013, 07:01:46 AM »

Books of Blood | Clive Barker

Rumble · « **Reply #907 on:** May 10, 2013, 06:38:19 AM »

I read Spaceman, a graphic novel by the same guys who did 100 Bullets.
Overall it was pretty great, but the ending had me even more confused than 100 Bullets.

joe · « **Reply #908 on:** May 10, 2013, 07:17:45 AM »

That's why I started reading it, because they were all, "From the team that brought you 100 Bullets," and I was all, "Fuck yeah!"

But it didn't click with me, so I dropped it after a couple issues.

I haven't even looked at a comic book in over a year. I don't miss it, either. That's not true. Some books, I do miss. But I'm not going back.

Rumble · « **Reply #909 on:** May 10, 2013, 08:26:07 AM »

Well, I read absolutely anything, from thick philosophical works and acclaimed literature to absolute pulp and Dutch Disney cartoons starring Donald Duck

I read Spaceman all in one hardcover tho, when it comes to serialized comics I don't do single issues. Good thing too, cause I'd probably even have dropped 100 Bullets after the first few ones and never have gotten to the good stuff.
Not saying Spaceman is as good as 100 B., but if you ever have the chance to read it all in one go you should give it another try.

joe · « **Reply #910 on:** May 11, 2013, 06:59:25 AM »

That's probably a good suggestion for most comics. Whenever I caught up with something I would usually lose interest waiting for a hit once every four weeks.

Rumble · « **Reply #911 on:** May 11, 2013, 04:40:51 PM »

I'm the same way, I even have a hard time keeping up with weekly tv shows without losing interest. Often I just wait till the season is over, download the entire thing and then watch like one ep a day.

joe · « **Reply #912 on:** May 12, 2013, 07:53:05 AM »

That's definitely the way to go.

Except Game of Thrones. I gotta watch that every week. And Breaking Bad.

Rama · « **Reply #913 on:** May 12, 2013, 12:55:24 PM »

Finished the Hobbit and into The Fellowship of the Ring

Fiero · « **Reply #914 on:** May 13, 2013, 10:31:27 AM »

Still reading Consider Phlebas. I think I just haven't been in the mood to read lately.

joe · « **Reply #915 on:** May 13, 2013, 12:18:42 PM »

Nothing like a guy getting terminal cancer to get you interested in his work.

Fiero · « **Reply #916 on:** May 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM »

Quote from: joerammstein on May 13, 2013, 12:18:42 PM

Nothing like a guy getting terminal cancer to get you interested in his work.

Yeah, but I've barely read it ... so maybe I'm not that interested?

Rama · « **Reply #917 on:** May 13, 2013, 02:55:21 PM »

Just make it a game. See if you can finish the book before he dies a horrible death of his cancer.

B E C K · « **Reply #918 on:** May 14, 2013, 12:33:45 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on May 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM

Quote from: joerammstein on May 13, 2013, 12:18:42 PM
Nothing like a guy getting terminal cancer to get you interested in his work.

Yeah, but I've barely read it ... so maybe I'm not that interested?

So your interest level has gone....

...terminal.

Fiero · « **Reply #919 on:** May 22, 2013, 03:06:11 PM »

Yep.

Still reading it, too. Longest I've ever taken to read sci-fi. The chapters with the Eaters (skinny fucks who eat garbage led by a fat guy who eats people) was fucking fantastic.

joe · « **Reply #920 on:** May 22, 2013, 08:00:31 PM »

OH MY GOD SPOILERS YOU ASS

Fiero · « **Reply #921 on:** May 28, 2013, 12:40:03 PM »

Quote from: joerammstein on May 22, 2013, 08:00:31 PM

OH MY GOD SPOILERS YOU ASS

I was three when the book came out. I'm nearly 30. Deal with it.

joe · « **Reply #922 on:** May 29, 2013, 07:35:08 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on May 28, 2013, 12:40:03 PM

I'm nearly 30.

Oh. My. God.

Spoilers, you ass!

B E C K · « **Reply #923 on:** May 29, 2013, 02:12:13 PM »

He didn't even leave any space before saying it. Jeez!

joe · « **Reply #924 on:** May 30, 2013, 07:24:57 PM »

I'm just about done reading N0S4A2. The title is a vanity plate. GUESS WHAT IT SAYS.

B E C K · « **Reply #925 on:** May 30, 2013, 09:30:35 PM »

ILUVDIK?

Rumble · « **Reply #926 on:** Jun 03, 2013, 03:37:38 PM »

Well in both cases the car owner would suck

joe · « **Reply #927 on:** Jun 03, 2013, 07:49:20 PM »

Ha! Nice.

It was disappointing. Started strong, but went on way too long. And the ending was so cookie cutter it beggars belief. To add insult to injury, in the acknowledgements he says that he had a different ending written and someone convinced him to change it! Now I want to know how it was supposed to end originally...

Rumble · « **Reply #928 on:** Jun 05, 2013, 07:05:01 AM »

I'm reading Dodger, by Terry Pratchett.
It's not bad, but I wish he'd focus on putting out few more Discworld novels before the Alzheimers makes writing impossible

IDE · « **Reply #929 on:** Jun 12, 2013, 03:20:40 PM »

I'm reading nothing right now but I'm going to re read all the conan stories and then I am going to write some fantasy stories of my own. Loosely based on my own life, substituting in mythical monsters for frat boys, wanna-be thugs, etc.