I enjoyed Casino Royale, although it does seem pretty dated after seeing how the story was updated for the film. I like the ending in the book better though, but that's all I'm going to say about it. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
Is The Shipping News movie any good? I'm a little interested in it now that I've read the book, but most of the people I know who saw it didn't like it much?
Ha! Glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps books around for years before reading them.
Definitely give The Shipping News a chance. It's... different. They style took me a little while to get use to, but somewhere along the way I went from not being sure I really wanted to read it, to thinking of these characters as friends and family. It sneaks up on you.
Wow, until you said it I never would have believed I'd read seventeen Piers Anthony novels. That was phase I went through quite awhile ago.
For some reason I can't remember now, I started keeping a list of science fiction and fantasy novels I'd read some time around eight grade or so. I kept it pretty consistently until I graduated from high school I think. Anyway, I found a copy of it in an old notebook when I was cleaning out some boxes shoved into the back of the garage a few years ago. It amused me enough that I decided I would start keeping a list again, and now here I am.
I've heard so many rumors about an Ender movie for so long that it's become easy to believe that it will never happen. Reading through some of the comments on that message board though makes it sound like they may actually do it. I shudder to think how awful it could be. I just can't imagine anyone doing the story justice on film.
OK... I'm seriously going to go out and find some Philip K Dick books right now. He's another of those authors I've always intended to read and somehow have never gotten around to.
But don't you worry. I feel appropriately reprimanded. I WILL read more as soon I can get my hands on some.
Just finished The Night Land, and it was amazing. Hodgson has an imagination like no one else.The style is little harder to read than his other works, and there were some parts that were hard to swallow, but this one is well worth the time and effort.
Just finished Carnacki the Ghost-Finder. It's a collection of stories featuring Carnacki, a kind of specialist in supernatural phenomena. I never seem to find short story collections quite as compelling as novels, but I still really enjoyed this one.The Night Land is next. I kept putting it off because it’s so much longer than his other works, and I was being a little lazy. That’s the last one on Project Gutenberg, too. I guess it’s time to start scouring old book stores for more Hodgson stuff. I just can’t get enough!
It took a little longer to get into than either The House on the Borderland or The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', but it's still a great story. I think I took a couple of days to read the first third or so, then finished the last two thirds in one sitting. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes his other stuff.Carnacki the Ghost-Finder is next.
I've never used a portable device for downloading/reading books, although I've been interested in the idea for a while.All the free online reading I do (which is quite a bit), I do sitting in front of a regular old computer. It's amazing how quickly you can get used to it if you give it a chance. Although I will admit I have to take regular breaks to look around to avoid getting headaches (but the same thing applies when reading actual physical books, so... hmm, maybe it's about time I admit I need glasses.)
Yeah, the last couple of years especially, I’ve really gotten into science fiction and fantasy stories from around the turn of the century (that would be 20th century of course.) It’s fascinating to me that popular authors from 100 years ago may be practically unknown now. I find that a lot of these stories are really fantastic… and of course they have the added benefit of being in the public domain, so a lot of them are available on the internet for free.Thanks for the reference to U of Nebraska's Bison series. I’ll check it out.
Some of my favorite sources for finding these old works so far have been:1. Tartarus Press’s Guide to Supernatural fiction -- I think this is where I first heard about Shiel’s The Purple Cloud.
2. Violet Books’s Lost Race Checklist -- This is a fantastic resource for learning about books/authors for this genre. Actually finding the books afterward is a little tougher, but it’s a great place to start.
3. Magic Dragon’s SF Timeline -- This site lists significant works of science fiction by decade. I actually just found this site, and I’m pretty excited about the possibility of discovering works/authors I’ve never heard of before.Project Gutenberg has a copy After London, so I’ve just added it to my To Read list. It sounds like just my kind of thing. Thanks!
I just finished The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', and it was fantastic. I liked it better than The House on the Borderland too. The Ghost Pirates is next!
I thought The House on the Borderland was great, wonderfully weird and creepy. I just started The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'.
If all his stuff is this good, I'll be reading as much Hodgson as I can get my hands on this year.
Thanks for the recommendation, Faustess. I picked up book three at the library this weekend based on your input, and I’m interested to see how the story continues. I read the descriptions for books four and five and they look even more interesting, so it looks like I’ll probably read the whole series.
Really? Again?
Bah... what did I just do?
Thanks... Good catch. I think I must have written in an approximation with the intention of going back to double check later and then never did.
I enjoyed Casino Royale, although it does seem pretty dated after seeing how the story was updated for the film. I like the ending in the book better though, but that's all I'm going to say about it. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
Is The Shipping News movie any good? I'm a little interested in it now that I've read the book, but most of the people I know who saw it didn't like it much?
Ha! Glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps books around for years before reading them.
Definitely give The Shipping News a chance. It's... different. They style took me a little while to get use to, but somewhere along the way I went from not being sure I really wanted to read it, to thinking of these characters as friends and family. It sneaks up on you.
Wow, until you said it I never would have believed I'd read seventeen Piers Anthony novels. That was phase I went through quite awhile ago.
For some reason I can't remember now, I started keeping a list of science fiction and fantasy novels I'd read some time around eight grade or so. I kept it pretty consistently until I graduated from high school I think. Anyway, I found a copy of it in an old notebook when I was cleaning out some boxes shoved into the back of the garage a few years ago. It amused me enough that I decided I would start keeping a list again, and now here I am.
I've heard so many rumors about an Ender movie for so long that it's become easy to believe that it will never happen. Reading through some of the comments on that message board though makes it sound like they may actually do it. I shudder to think how awful it could be. I just can't imagine anyone doing the story justice on film.
OK... I'm seriously going to go out and find some Philip K Dick books right now. He's another of those authors I've always intended to read and somehow have never gotten around to.
But don't you worry. I feel appropriately reprimanded. I WILL read more as soon I can get my hands on some.
Just finished The Night Land, and it was amazing. Hodgson has an imagination like no one else.The style is little harder to read than his other works, and there were some parts that were hard to swallow, but this one is well worth the time and effort.
Just finished Carnacki the Ghost-Finder. It's a collection of stories featuring Carnacki, a kind of specialist in supernatural phenomena. I never seem to find short story collections quite as compelling as novels, but I still really enjoyed this one.The Night Land is next. I kept putting it off because it’s so much longer than his other works, and I was being a little lazy. That’s the last one on Project Gutenberg, too. I guess it’s time to start scouring old book stores for more Hodgson stuff. I just can’t get enough!
It took a little longer to get into than either The House on the Borderland or The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', but it's still a great story. I think I took a couple of days to read the first third or so, then finished the last two thirds in one sitting. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes his other stuff.Carnacki the Ghost-Finder is next.
I've never used a portable device for downloading/reading books, although I've been interested in the idea for a while.All the free online reading I do (which is quite a bit), I do sitting in front of a regular old computer. It's amazing how quickly you can get used to it if you give it a chance. Although I will admit I have to take regular breaks to look around to avoid getting headaches (but the same thing applies when reading actual physical books, so... hmm, maybe it's about time I admit I need glasses.)
Yeah, the last couple of years especially, I’ve really gotten into science fiction and fantasy stories from around the turn of the century (that would be 20th century of course.) It’s fascinating to me that popular authors from 100 years ago may be practically unknown now. I find that a lot of these stories are really fantastic… and of course they have the added benefit of being in the public domain, so a lot of them are available on the internet for free.Thanks for the reference to U of Nebraska's Bison series. I’ll check it out.
Some of my favorite sources for finding these old works so far have been:1. Tartarus Press’s Guide to Supernatural fiction -- I think this is where I first heard about Shiel’s The Purple Cloud.
2. Violet Books’s Lost Race Checklist -- This is a fantastic resource for learning about books/authors for this genre. Actually finding the books afterward is a little tougher, but it’s a great place to start.
3. Magic Dragon’s SF Timeline -- This site lists significant works of science fiction by decade. I actually just found this site, and I’m pretty excited about the possibility of discovering works/authors I’ve never heard of before.Project Gutenberg has a copy After London, so I’ve just added it to my To Read list. It sounds like just my kind of thing. Thanks!
I just finished The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', and it was fantastic. I liked it better than The House on the Borderland too.
The Ghost Pirates is next!
I thought The House on the Borderland was great, wonderfully weird and creepy. I just started The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'.
If all his stuff is this good, I'll be reading as much Hodgson as I can get my hands on this year.
Thanks for the recommendation, Faustess. I picked up book three at the library this weekend based on your input, and I’m interested to see how the story continues. I read the descriptions for books four and five and they look even more interesting, so it looks like I’ll probably read the whole series.