Books N shit

yeah braddox, that dude sure has a wierd facination with cats.

tried to find Hells Angels over the weekend, Borders' computers said they had 4 copies, their shelves disagreed.

McMoose

18:30 19/Jun
Matthew Riley. - 'Ice Station' and 'Temple'. 'Contest' for a bit a sci-fi.

Aussie too!

Sorry mate, but I just fucking hate Riley. I've tried, God how I've tried, to like his books but they just read like a novel a kid in grade 9 would come up with. Such as:

"Jack knew the bomb would go off, so he hid in a 44 gallon drum and braced himself for the thermonuclear explosion. He was thrown into the air but instead of falling to his death grabbed onto a passing plane's wing where he played Uno for an hour or two before killing all the terrorists...."

Shit like that. I love a good story but...sheesh!

I read about one book a week because I can't stand being on public transport. Recent reads include:

John Birminghams "Felafel" and "The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco". Easily one of my favourite authors and a Brissie boy to boot.

Stephen King's Stand, Desperation, Insomnia, Neeful Things, It. I love King. I think, at his best, he is probably one of the best fiction writers going around.

Brent Weeks: Shadows Trilogy. Fictional/fantasy series about a trained assasin.

I need some new books. I'll use this thread as a guide.

Lazlo, have you read King's "Skeleton Crew"? Its a collection of short stories, including "The Myst", that was about 100000 times better than the weak movie adaptation.

If you want to read some Aussie Sci-fi, try Greg Egan. He's originally a Perthy and he rights some pretty 'hard' sc-fi. I read <u>Distress</u> ages ago and was impressed enough to read everything I could find.

Russ I've read all of King's books, even the short story ones as well.

Loved Skeleton Crew. Also loved the books that contained:

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Apt Pupil (OMFG best short story ever)
Langoliers (worst movie adaption ever)


Also all his "Bachman" books which are ace.

Also have a soft spot for Raymond E. Feist who is a master storyteller and author of one of the best fucking fantasy books ever written (Magician). Just read his latest series which was rather good.

And Kevin J. Andersons Saga of the Seven Suns is a great series of books too if you are into spacey sci fi

Steven King seems to have a long list of awesome books that get turned into low budget, shitty movies.

eg. Thinner.

Steven, Stephen, whatever

I like to call him Stavros Kinge.

But yeah, his books are either great movies or shitty ones.

Shawshank Redemption is an awesome movie....It and The Stand are shitty mini-series.

The Stand is in my top 5 of all time awesome books. Just read it again...all 1300 pages.

I love my horror books but I just havent really gotten into king.

Maybe I have just read the shit ones.

He has such a huge catalogue its hard to know where to start.

Sometimes his best books aren't the gory horror you kind of expect.

Start at It. I did when I was 13 and it changed me forever. Also Pet Cemetary is a good'un.

Needful Things is fucking great. As are the twin books Desperation and The Regulators (one written as Bachman one as King).

Also the OG Running Man short story was a great read but the movie was so shit. Also in that book was the short story "The Long Walk" which was brilliantly written.

And Misery is easily the most "OMFG I can't read another page because I am going to lose my biscuits" book I have read. Not a bad movie either and Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her role in it.

Fuck yeah "the regulators" and "desperation"
Tak is sick.

TAK!!!

Awesome "character", eh?

I want my dweeem fwotah!!

Yeah I personally enjoyed regulators better.
But I read it before desperation.

Same man. The Regulators had that WTF thing going on.

I saw Desperation on Fox the other night but had already locked in a night of "movies we can both watch"

I didn't even know they made a movie.
How about that.

It has Tom Skerrit in it...

i usually like King, but really couldnt get into Gerald's Game

catch 22's a pretty sweet book. its like a pisstake of world war 2. joseph heller

Ultimate Russ

09:15 22/Jun

tried to find Hells Angels over the weekend, Borders' computers said they had 4 copies, their shelves disagreed.

are u meaning the thompson 'hell's angels'? if u can't find i wouldnt mind sendin u my copy. picked it up at a 2nd hand book shop in byron bay

yes addo, i am. That would be sick. russelledjones (at) hotmail

xen and the art of motorcycle repair-Robert Pirsig
Diving Bell and the Butterfly-Jean-Dominique Bauby
second meditations-Descartes

some rad books

added russ

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