UGAHookah Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1984 was an excellent book, but the movie was awful, it did the book no justice. I really enjoy the original Ian Fleming James Bond novels they are great especially Goldfinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkbar Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 i didnt know there was a nineteen eighty-four movie. somehow, i cant imaging it turning out good.maybe as a 3 hour epic, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGAHookah Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah they showed it in my Political Theory class it was actually filmed in 1984 its a british movie. Its not that long it skips out on some parts but it generally sucks this site has some clips from it.http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/go-movie.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 1984 the movie does not do the book justice, although all the parts of the story are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkbar Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 anyone read "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli?im 3/4 done. Its pretty good, i thought.The book is genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGAHookah Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah I've read it. I plan on taking a philosophy class on Machiavelli next semester should be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'm like half way through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JtowninAtown Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Another book I recommend is "Skinny Legs an All" by Tom Robbins. He is an incredible writer. I also just finished reading "State of Fear" which was awesome if your interested in global warming and the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 I've read "Still life with woodpecker" and "Another Roadside Attraction". Tom Robbins is ok, but I prefer Kurt Vonnegut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 QUOTE (nitrousconsumed @ Dec 3 2007, 06:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i just finished reading 'rant' from chuck pahlaniuk. awesome book by an awesome author. ive read 5 of his books all of great calibre.i am an avid pahlaniuk fan and have read all his books. don't know which 5 you have read already but i could recommend some others if youd like.during my winter break ill be reading crime and punishment since i never got to before. and the last book i read was over the summer when i read a million little pieces by james frey. doesnt matter if its fiction or non, its a pretty tight memoir-type book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 "Crime and Punishment" is good, it's kind of a mind trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 yea im pretty pumped to start it. im waiting until i get my new order of fusion since ive not tried that brand yet. and once im done with my very last paper for the semester i will start the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christama Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 The last couple I've read are Hatchet and Brian's Return. I usually read For Whom the Bell Tolls regularly. Currently I'm working my way through Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne. Funniest book I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Well, Such Deep and meaninfull titles.I'm afraid I am currently reading 'Treasure of Khan' by Clive Cussler. Basically I am a huge fan of Dirk Pitt & Al Giordino.Also reading 'Cafe Theology' along with Biblical Studies.But Dirk FTW!JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christama Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Dec 10 2007, 04:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well, Such Deep and meaninfull titles.I'm afraid I am currently reading 'Treasure of Khan' by Clive Cussler. Basically I am a huge fan of Dirk Pitt & Al Giordino.Also reading 'Cafe Theology' along with Biblical Studies.But Dirk FTW!JDYES! I've read three or four so far, and I want to read more. My girlfriend says they "aren't intellectual" and are just deisgned to make you want to keep turning the pages. Isn't that what a good book is supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anathema Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I've started The Arabian Nights. I'm not sure but it's also called A Thousand Nights or A Thousand Arabian Nights or 500 nights but yeah it's the one where this wife tells a story that last through 1000 nights so the king won't slaughter her and re-marry, sleep with the woman, then slaughter, then repeat.I'm a sucker for literary works that many archetypes are derived from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 What translation are you reading Anathema? I am reading this translation: http://www.amazon.com/Arabian-Nights-Thous...8616&sr=8-2 . I beleive the original is called 1001 Arabian Nights, and I assume it contains 1001 storie. This takes up a few books: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thousand-Nights...8700&sr=1-5 . So the one I am reading contains only select stories. Personally I am glad as the whole thing would start to get tedious, as not all the stories are "thrilling" and it is hard to read as it is in old english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 QUOTE (Christama @ Dec 11 2007, 02:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Dec 10 2007, 04:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well, Such Deep and meaninfull titles.I'm afraid I am currently reading 'Treasure of Khan' by Clive Cussler. Basically I am a huge fan of Dirk Pitt & Al Giordino.Also reading 'Cafe Theology' along with Biblical Studies.But Dirk FTW!JDYES! I've read three or four so far, and I want to read more. My girlfriend says they "aren't intellectual" and are just deisgned to make you want to keep turning the pages. Isn't that what a good book is supposed to do?uh...wow. i read hatchet in 5th grade for the accelerated reader program. I would up the anti on what you read. If you want a page turner I would highly recommend Harry Potter for you.lol im just kidding dont take it too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Well,without dragging this off-topic. I think some books, like films, are just good at entertaining.Reading is good period. Good for the mind. I don't think it allways has to be a mind blowing behemoth that will change your sexuality and politics!Sometimes I just want to read and enjoy what I am reading. Terry Prachett and Clive Cussler for fill that perfectly. Not unlike an Arnold swatzerngiger[1] film. Switch off Brain & Enjoy. Nowt wrong with that.JD[1] I can't spell it and spell check don't even know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 I agree with JD. Books are an excellent form of entertainment, and when I want a light read I go for a fantasy novel, or a comedy. Anything that catches your fancy and you enjoy is great. It improves ones imagination, reading comprehension, and vocabulary, and is much more in depth than a movie or TV show. By the way I just noticed I'm an Emir. Now who sends me my emerald Argileh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 calm down gents i said it was a joke. I typically read alot of books that are more for enjoyment than anything. All of the Chuck Pahlaniuk stuff i consider simply enjoyment reading. It all depends on your level and what nots.Actually one of my favorite books of all time - the giverI remember that one being awesome when i read it. another was the bridge to terabithia but the movie destroyed its integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anathema Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 QUOTE (SmokingDjinn @ Dec 11 2007, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What translation are you reading Anathema?The book I have is translated by Hussein Badaway (badawy?) and is published by Everyman's Library. It only has the first 278 nights or so it claims. I think there's a 2nd book to this from the same publisher and translator. I tried to get one that was easy to read and the least amount of context lost.I already thought to myself that after a few hundred pages I would grow tired and if not I could go pick up other volumes where mine left off.1001 nights doesn't mean it has 1001 stories. It just has stories that span over 1001 nights.On top of these old tales, I like to read books from the past that was set place in the future, ex. Fahrenheit 451, 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 I saw that one, would have got it but it's expensive and like you said spans 2 books. Maybe not 1001 tales but did you see the size of the 3 volume set? Those books are like the size of the bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 To go off on a tangent here, do you guys buy books? Because I move so much I never buy any, but at times I am very tempted to. For example the Arabian Nights, The Tragic Sense of Life, and many other works that are meant to be enjoyed over a long span of time as oppossed to the page turners by the likes of Dan Brown which you probably throw in the recycling bin two days after buying it.Can anyone recommend me some books that you can back to many, many times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Well, If your looking at to get a copy of arabian nights, I actually have one for sale on Ebay right now It's a little bit expensive though, last time it got to $1000 and the reserve was set to $1500. The only couple of set's like this I have seen online sold for around 3-5k though.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...E:IT&ih=020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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