The 'Now Reading' thread

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:33 am

Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography, by A.H. Quinn.

edit: Very informative but tedious in some respects. The reasons for Quinn's judgments are not always clear and his literary taste is finicky (he was offended by the subject of King Pest).

decadence · Post by **decadence** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:59 am

Neil Gaiman - American Gods

I am now reading Gerald's Game by Mr. King.

Jesus Prime · Post by **Jesus Prime** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:36 pm

Enkil wrote:I've seen the movie, I still use the ticket stub as a book mark in my book. I didn't really get the movie, thats why I bought the book.

Would I get the movie having read the book first?

JJ Burke · Post by **JJ Burke** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:27 pm

there was another movie done in the 'painted-over' style of a scanner darkly—waking life, it was called. it was artsy and cerebral, and in love with itself. for this reason, i have been reluctant to see a scanner darkly. please, someone tell me it's a cool movie, and not just a bunch of philosophical wankery with no story

Enkil · Post by **Enkil** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:21 am

It's a good movie, all story not philosophy.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:06 am

The Song of Roland

Jesus Prime · Post by **Jesus Prime** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:47 pm

JJ, it's a damn good story, so unless they accidentaly made a film of "The Denial of the Will", it's not going to go all philosophical on you.

And the 'painted over' style is rotoscoping.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:01 am

Recently reread most of the stories in Lurking Fear. Now reading Live and Let Die.

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:04 pm

Intresting Times - Terry Pratchet

Jesus Prime · Post by **Jesus Prime** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:13 pm

Noam Chomsky - "Hegemony or Survival"

Enlightening, to say the very least. I recommend it.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:03 pm

Night has a Thousand Eyes, by Cornell Woolrich. This is my 6th or 7th Woolrich novel, I think, and I've enjoyed them all so far.

JJ Burke · Post by **JJ Burke** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:44 pm

waiting for new books at christmas

Jesus Prime · Post by **Jesus Prime** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:36 pm

I just bought "War Of The Worlds" by H.G. Wells, but I left it at work because I'm a retard.

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:35 pm

From The Dust Returned - Ray Bradbury

odin2 · Post by **odin2** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:35 pm

The Martian chronicles- Ray Bradbury