What Do you Read

[Hibiki]

has anyone read WE. I haven't been able to find it anywhere so far.

 

[Jaggyd]

I need to pick up the second book to the Looking Glass Wars trilogy.

And I have like 5 books still to read...

I've seriously been needing to read this. I'm a total sucker for anything remotely related to Alice in Wonderland.


I recently sent in my resume and portfolio to a company that's doing yet another interpretation of Alice.

 

[Hibiki]

I think hatter M is a spinoff of that which is an awesome read. I need that in trade format.

 

[moonmaster]

I agree with Dr. Strangefate about the fact that Shakespeare really was meant to be seen as a performance, rather than read as a script. Seeing facial expressions and body movement, as well as hearing tones of voice, adds a whole new dimension to the story. If you get a chance to see a live cast performance of one of his works, try it out.

I've seen Romeo and Juliet performed once or twice. As acted drama, it's not so bad.

And I'm not ashamed to admit that I thought some bits of the Baz Luhrmann/Leo Dicaprio film were great. Particularly Harold Perrinaeu.

I was joking. I look forward to it.



Even more than that, 1984 was Orwell's prediction of what the world would literally be like if Stalin won the war.

This is also why it drives me nuts when people use 1984 comparisons in today's world for ridiculously petty things. For example, Michelle Rodriguez, after endangering innocent lives by drunk driving, was still allowed to attend a glamourous movie premire dressed to the nines - but had to wear a tracking braclet on her ankle. She showed up having written "Big Brother 1984" on the braclet. Yeah.... your situation is really the same as getting tortured, brainwashed and shot for thinking or falling in love, which is what Orwell was genuinely terrified the world would be like when he wrote the book.

The 1984 world is kind of closing in, it's just that the people who are tightening the noose are much craftier than any characters in a book. They can monitor your every move with your permission, simply by telling you that if you don't let them do it, you'll obviously die. And they can tell you what to think, by taking control of everything and bombarding you with as much tightly controlled information as possible. And they can do what ever they damn well please to any number of people all over the world, just because they tell you that those people are "evil".

 

[Victor Von Doom]

I read comics. Does that count?


Pictures make everything better.

 

[Iceshadow]

I think hatter M is a spinoff of that which is an awesome read. I need that in trade format.

Isn't that the one where he pulls weapons out of his hat?

 

[Seldes Katne]

My nomination for biggest Shakespearean cliché is "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" (from Hamlet), which gets trotted out every time something inexplicable happens in roughly one half of the all science fiction or fantasy TV shows, books, or movies ever produced.

Well, now that is going to go into Blairwood.

I'm not sure whether I should be flattered that I've done something to influence Houde's masterpiece, or mortified that that [unladylike expletive deleted] quote is going to be used yet again. :wink:

I've never heard that one in any show ever. I do know the line, but I haven't seen any show ever use it. Must be rare.

No, honestly, it's not that rare. I've heard/seen it enough times that I'm ready to throw things at the screen the next time someone utters it.

My library never has 1984, and I want to read it...

Well, you know, Christmas is coming.

I read comics. Does that count?


Pictures make everything better.

Yes. It counts. And if anyone tells you differently, tell them that a degreed, certified librarian told you that it counts. (Or hand them a copy of Pride of Baghdad.)

 

[moonmaster]

I read comics. Does that count?


Pictures make everything better.

Yes. Ulysses sorely lacks pictures.

 

[Planet-man]

I've seen Romeo and Juliet performed once or twice. As acted drama, it's not so bad.

And I'm not ashamed to admit that I thought some bits of the Baz Luhrmann/Leo Dicaprio film were great. Particularly Harold Perrinaeu.

The only R+J worth watching is the one they go to see in Hot Fuzz.

DAH DAH! DAH DA! DUH!

Love me! Love me! Say that you'll love me! Fool me! Fool me! Go on and fool me!

The 1984 world is kind of closing in, it's just that the people who are tightening the noose are much craftier than any characters in a book. They can monitor your every move with your permission, simply by telling you that if you don't let them do it, you'll obviously die. And they can tell you what to think, by taking control of everything and bombarding you with as much tightly controlled information as possible. And they can do what ever they damn well please to any number of people all over the world, just because they tell you that those people are "evil".

Precisely. And this is why making a showy, 1984-related deal out of tracking bracelets for DUI'ers and stuff like that will actually only make "the machine" more powerful, because it draws people's attention from the stuff we're talking about. 9/11 conspiracy theorists are made to look like idiots by default, when they actually have a very relevant cause(as V For Vendetta shows, something like that gets results.... btw, I'm not one, but I belief in the very real possibility of one). This is one of the reasons that if I'm not a film critic, I wouldn't mind being a journalist(like my dad), because then at least I'll know where the news is coming from and have better access to the real thing.

Above all else though, value your own individuality, and your right to it, above all else. Never, ever, ever forget that. It's all you've got.

 

[moonmaster]

The only R+J worth watching is the one they go to see in Hot Fuzz.

DAH DAH! DAH DA! DUH!

Love me! Love me! Say that you'll love me! Fool me! Fool me! Go on and fool me!

:lol:

Precisely. And this is why making a showy, 1984-related deal out of tracking bracelets for DUI'ers and stuff like that will actually only make "the machine" more powerful, because it draws people's attention from the stuff we're talking about.

Value your own individuality, and your right to it, above all else. Never, ever, ever forget that. It's all you've got.

"VENDETTA!"

 

[Planet-man]

"VENDETTA!"

You beat me to it!:wink:

 

[ProjectX2]

I might buy the nice little hardcover collection that has Animal Farm and 1984 back to back. This book might be the greatest book ever created. By man. Dinosaurs wrote a better version called 1985, but it never saw the light of day.

 

[thee great one]

I've seriously been needing to read this. I'm a total sucker for anything remotely related to Alice in Wonderland.


I recently sent in my resume and portfolio to a company that's doing yet another interpretation of Alice.

I think Alice In Wonderland is my favorite fairy tale.

I think hatter M is a spinoff of that which is an awesome read. I need that in trade format.

I just got the HC collection yesterday. It is so stunning.

I read comics. Does that count?


Pictures make everything better.

I have pictures. You want to see?

 

[Ice]

Yeah, Tog got me to now look for the Hatter M HC and everything related when he told me about it and showed me it. Hook, line, and sinker.

 

[Planet-man]

I might buy the nice little hardcover collection that has Animal Farm and 1984 back to back. This book might be the greatest book ever created. By man. Dinosaurs wrote a better version called 1985, but it never saw the light of day.

Yes it did.

 

[ProjectX2]

Yes it did.

Anthony Burgess isn't a dinosaur. Yet.

 

[moonmaster]

My awesome English teacher from last year let me borrow an annotations book for Ulysses.

It's almost as big as the novel itself.

 

[ultimatedjf]

It's almost as big and long as the novel itself.

That's what she said!



Wait, what?

 

[moonmaster]

That's what she said!



Wait, what?

Exactly.

 

[Ultimate Houde]

Nightlife by Rob Thurman

A novel that is competely in the view of the main character, and amazing for it. The main character's name is Caliban. He's a half human and half...something. It goes through several name changes throughout the book and I don't want to ruin it. His best friend and big brother's name is Niko, whose a blond beauty, martial artist, weapon extraordinarre. This guy takes on everything and everyone. He's insane, and I loved it. The story picks up at a beginning, you get several flashbacks to flesh out the story, then non stop action till the end. It focues on the fact of why Caliban was made, what his purpose in life is, and how can one escape his destiny. Several old time legends are re imagined for this story, like what does the troll under Brooklyn bridge look like, and he car salesman/Puck fae that runs the joint, and finally, Caliban's other half. It also introduces several unresolved plot points for further books, including Caliban's love interest, a psychic who loves ice cream, and Niko's love interest, a vampire with an addiction for iron pills. The story does a good job, giving great reasons for why some of the characters are on this journey, and at the end, it touches upon a dog playing frisbee and how it's the most magical thing this world has to offer.

A good book, check it out. If you like Dresden Files, you'll like this

I read the second volume of this, Moonshine.

Now, I've never been a fan of werewolves, I feel werewolves make things overly complicated as different authors try to explain them in different ways. In this world, werewolves come in a variety of different ways, and basically run the supernatural underground. Our intrepid hero, Caliban, gets caught up in a scheme by a Puck to gain a girl's pyshic powers. When a uck is involved you can bet the plan is going to be layers upon layers, and that is exactly what happens. While visiting some locals from the first book, as well as some villians, the author expands the world to a degree as well, adding some more depth to the world that Caliban lives in. Caliban himself, as well as his brother Niko, gain more depth and personality to their characters, and the supporting cast gains some more as well, which is needed because the frentic pace of the first book didn't allow for it.

Overall, a good second novel.