Has anyone read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time? If so, is it worth reading?
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Has anyone read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time? If so, is it worth reading?
I read it. It's not bad. It is worth reading because it is a super easy read, so even if you don't like it, you'll get through it fast. I'd recommend it.
I read it. It's not bad. It is worth reading because it is a super easy read, so even if you don't like it, you'll get through it fast. I'd recommend it.
agreed. though it was kind of hyped up for me, so i didn't really love it...but not bad.
agreed. though it was kind of hyped up for me, so i didn't really love it...but not bad.
Yeah it's not horrible by any means. I thought it would be better, but I still wouldn't steer anyone away from it. I actually recommended it to a friend who felt the same way about it I did, and my wife who hasn't read it yet.
and, i finished small island, very solid plot, well craftred characters and attention to historical detail. still something about the actual writing irks me...ah well.
love for the kite runner is unrelenting, just finished his new one, a thousand splendid suns, its brilliant, quite hard to read in places because of the content but read it anyway!!!
for the record, the next book i read wont be harry potter, i never got round to them,
i might go for the grapes of wrath if i get a minute in between essays!!!
i might go for the grapes of wrath if i get a minute in between essays!!!
Oooooh, I forgot about Steinbeck.
I have a funny Steinbeck story: I'm originally from NJ, and my father in law was great friends with the founder of the Steinbeck Society at San Jose State University, and one night they had a black tie fundraiser. So afterwards I called and asked how it went, and he said "Oh, it was very nice. There was excellent food and there was a scruffy looking little man wearing torn jeans who played some music on his guitar. I sat next to him at dinner; you would have liked him since he was from New Jersey, too."
Me: "What was this scruffy man's name, Dad?"
Dad: "Bruce Springsteen."
Me: ...(speechless)...
Dad: "You would've thought he'd dress up for the occasion."
Now I'm going to go on a Steinbeck kick.
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Just finished L'Etranger (The Outsider) by Albert Camus and am now looking for a new read
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
I just finished The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, and I've started, Look at Me by Anita Brookner.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
what did you think?
i totally related to meursault, except for that whole killing an arab thing.
I have never related to a character like I did to Meursault I have pretty much the same outlook on life, although I care a lot more about things like the people close to me. While I wouldn't kill someone, I can see myself in the same situation in the trial as him if I did, if that makes sense
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
Finished rereading Different Seasons by Stephen King over the weekend - forgot how different the movie version of Shawshank Redemption is from the short story version. It may be one of the rare cases where the movie is better than the short story.
I am currently enjoying Chuck Kloisterman's IV. I love his essays and take on pop culture.
Finished rereading Different Seasons by Stephen King over the weekend - forgot how different the movie version of Shawshank Redemption is from the short story version. It may be one of the rare cases where the movie is better than the short story.
I am currently enjoying Chuck Kloisterman's IV. I love his essays and take on pop culture.
What is different? I remember them to be pretty similiar. I know Red is not black in the short story.
you know what... just quit it. we tried it as a book club book, and none of us got through it... as a group, we decided to just let it go.... don't force yourself! good on ya just for trying!
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
What is different? I remember them to be pretty similiar. I know Red is not black in the short story.
The warden doesn't shoot himself when Andy escapes - he just moves back to where he came from, Hadley (the head guard) quits two years before Andy escapes, he pays for the rock hammer originally and bribes the guards to protect him from the "Sisters" with the $500 he snuck into prison by hiding it up his ass, the secret identity that Andy assumes in the end is one he and another banking friend created and not the fictional person Andy created in the movie that was being used to launder the money, Tommy (the kid with the info about who really killed Andy's wife) just gets transferred to a minimum security prison and not killed, Andy goes through two rock hammers in the book, the scene with the Italian opera music playing is only in the movie and there are a few other differences.
A lot of the dialogue and scenes from the short story are recreated word for word in the movie, but the director definitely embellished and tweaked a few things and I think made the story better and more uplifting.
just finished Wicked, which I liked WAAAYYY more than Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister...
am now sprinting through a second read of The Davinci Code (which is just as exciting as the first time around! god, i love this book... )
so that I can start in on Harry Potter... yay!
I loooved Wicked in some places, I remember the beginning especially. I thought it dragged in some places, but I have noticed that in all of his books that I have read. I have Son of a Witch, but I haven't read it yet. I think I might have enjoyed Confessions more than Wicked.
I am also waiting on my wife to finish the new Harry Potter so I can read it. She's on page 291.
The warden doesn't shoot himself when Andy escapes - he just moves back to where he came from, Hadley (the head guard) quits two years before Andy escapes, he pays for the rock hammer originally and bribes the guards to protect him from the "Sisters" with the $500 he snuck into prison by hiding it up his ass, the secret identity that Andy assumes in the end is one he and another banking friend created and not the fictional person Andy created in the movie that was being used to launder the money, Tommy (the kid with the info about who really killed Andy's wife) just gets transferred to a minimum security prison and not killed, Andy goes through two rock hammers in the book, the scene with the Italian opera music playing is only in the movie and there are a few other differences.
A lot of the dialogue and scenes from the short story are recreated word for word in the movie, but the director definitely embellished and tweaked a few things and I think made the story better and more uplifting.
Interesting. I think the changes made the story better. I've read the story a few times but it has been awhile.
"Get busy living, or get busy dying" is in both which is a great quote!
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I read it. It's not bad. It is worth reading because it is a super easy read, so even if you don't like it, you'll get through it fast. I'd recommend it.
Oooh... this sounds good, though not available on Amazon UK :(
I'm still reading Anna Karenina...
Yeah it's not horrible by any means. I thought it would be better, but I still wouldn't steer anyone away from it. I actually recommended it to a friend who felt the same way about it I did, and my wife who hasn't read it yet.
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and, i finished small island, very solid plot, well craftred characters and attention to historical detail. still something about the actual writing irks me...ah well.
love for the kite runner is unrelenting, just finished his new one, a thousand splendid suns, its brilliant, quite hard to read in places because of the content but read it anyway!!!
for the record, the next book i read wont be harry potter, i never got round to them,
i might go for the grapes of wrath if i get a minute in between essays!!!
Kinda strange...
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go figure.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
it's a lot better than i thought it was going to be :eek:
Oooooh, I forgot about Steinbeck.
I have a funny Steinbeck story: I'm originally from NJ, and my father in law was great friends with the founder of the Steinbeck Society at San Jose State University, and one night they had a black tie fundraiser. So afterwards I called and asked how it went, and he said "Oh, it was very nice. There was excellent food and there was a scruffy looking little man wearing torn jeans who played some music on his guitar. I sat next to him at dinner; you would have liked him since he was from New Jersey, too."
Me: "What was this scruffy man's name, Dad?"
Dad: "Bruce Springsteen."
Me: ...(speechless)...
Dad: "You would've thought he'd dress up for the occasion."
Now I'm going to go on a Steinbeck kick.
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The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
what did you think?
i totally related to meursault, except for that whole killing an arab thing.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I am currently enjoying Chuck Kloisterman's IV. I love his essays and take on pop culture.
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What is different? I remember them to be pretty similiar. I know Red is not black in the short story.
am now sprinting through a second read of The Davinci Code (which is just as exciting as the first time around! god, i love this book...
so that I can start in on Harry Potter... yay!
i feel your pain.....
you know what... just quit it. we tried it as a book club book, and none of us got through it... as a group, we decided to just let it go.... don't force yourself! good on ya just for trying!
The warden doesn't shoot himself when Andy escapes - he just moves back to where he came from, Hadley (the head guard) quits two years before Andy escapes, he pays for the rock hammer originally and bribes the guards to protect him from the "Sisters" with the $500 he snuck into prison by hiding it up his ass, the secret identity that Andy assumes in the end is one he and another banking friend created and not the fictional person Andy created in the movie that was being used to launder the money, Tommy (the kid with the info about who really killed Andy's wife) just gets transferred to a minimum security prison and not killed, Andy goes through two rock hammers in the book, the scene with the Italian opera music playing is only in the movie and there are a few other differences.
A lot of the dialogue and scenes from the short story are recreated word for word in the movie, but the director definitely embellished and tweaked a few things and I think made the story better and more uplifting.
- 8/28/98
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Been reading this for 6 yrs, and I still don't get it
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I read the first one earlier this year and enjoyed it. I have the second book, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
I loooved Wicked in some places, I remember the beginning especially. I thought it dragged in some places, but I have noticed that in all of his books that I have read. I have Son of a Witch, but I haven't read it yet. I think I might have enjoyed Confessions more than Wicked.
I am also waiting on my wife to finish the new Harry Potter so I can read it. She's on page 291.
Interesting. I think the changes made the story better. I've read the story a few times but it has been awhile.
"Get busy living, or get busy dying" is in both which is a great quote!