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[Qwerty]

Just beginning J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

[Double-0-7]

The Geometry chapters of Fifth Grade Math. I don't know how I survived it in the 70s because it sure doesn't make any sense now!

[Kilroy6644]

As some who read Watchmen back in the day, I can't wait for the film. After seeing stills from the film which look exactly like the book itself. Sure there is a bit of fan boy complaining about the costumes. But I just can't wait to see Jackie Earl Haley as Rorschach - one of the most ed up 'heroes' ever.

Plus I heard all the Black Freighter stuff will be on the DVD as animation.

I just finished it today. It was awesome! I'm certainly looking forward to the movie, but I just don't see how they can do it justice.

Just starting Doctor No.

[minder125]

Just read Counterfeit Wife - Brett Halliday

About to start writing my 100th column which will be a Bond Spectacular:

Rereading From Russia With Love, OHMSS, Octopussy/Living Daylights, hopefully Silver fin and the For Bond Lovers will be included.

[Tiin007]

Just finished Titan's Goldfinger collection.

Just starting Puzo's The Godfather.

[Kilroy6644]

In addition to reading DN, I'm also randomly flipping through The Modern Drunkard by Frank Kelly Rich. What a wonderful book.

[MkB]

Just starting Delta of Venus by Ana

[Harmsway]

As some who read Watchmen back in the day, I can't wait for the film.

I'm a die-hard WATCHMEN fanboy... probably the greatest graphic novel ever written (though Alan Moore's FROM HELL might be superior).

But the film? Meh. I'm not particularly excited. Firstly, it's from Zack Snyder of 300 and DAWN OF THE DEAD re-make fame... not exactly the man you'd go to for dramatic subtlety, taste, and skillful artistry. And his persistent habit of talking about wanting to make the movie "cool" and such doesn't do much to reinforce my excitement.

Second, the script drafts produced under Snyder's control haven't been promising. The latest draft hasn't leaked, so we don't know the status, but the two drafts done by Alex Tse were woefully mediocre. I'm not holding my breath for the most recent draft, either, given that it was written by the same team that did TRANSFORMERS.

I'm certainly looking forward to the movie, but I just don't see how they can do it justice.

There's no way they can, honestly. To create a cinematic venture that's every bit as good as the graphic novel, they'd have to produce one of the greatest films ever made. I doubt that will be what's served up.

There's also the problem that WATCHMEN is uniquely created for the graphic novel medium. It's not a natural transition to any other medium, and I'm not sure Snyder has made the right changes to successfully reimagine it as a great film in its own right.

[Number 6]

TRINITY a graphic novel by Matt Wagner

[Qwerty]

Moving onto The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.

[minder125]

[quote name='ms minniespinney' post='851625' date='19 March 2008 - 05:41']Intersting, the last GN I read in AKIRA in 5 volumes, you know they cost about

[darkpath]

Right now, I'm reading the script by John Fiorella for a proposed film called Grayson. He made the script available on his site, untamedcinema.com. Sadly, licensing of the characters would make this a heinously expensive film; but so far, it looks like it would be a must-see!

[Double-0 Seven]

A book about Soci

[minder125]

[quote name='ms minniespinney' post='852034' date='20 March 2008 - 04:40']Well here in the UK everything is extortionately priced.

[Judo chop]

- History of the Early Church (30 AD through 325)

- Hound of the Baskervilles

- Media in Politics

[Kilroy6644]

- History of the Early Church (30 AD through 325)

That sounds quite interesting.

[Judo chop]

- History of the Early Church (30 AD through 325)

That sounds quite interesting.

Quite! Well done so far too. Very objective and 'uncolored', which is what I was looking for. And actually, I have to edit my original post. It's titled:

The Birth of the Church (30-312 AD). By Ivor J. Davidson. There is, or soon will be, a follow up book to that by the same author covering the years 313 through who-knows?

[00Twelve]

Just finished re-reading Hitchhiker's Guide. It never ceases to be hilarious.

- History of the Early Church (30 AD through 325)

That sounds quite interesting.

Quite! Well done so far too. Very objective and 'uncolored', which is what I was looking for. And actually, I have to edit my original post. It's titled:

The Birth of the Church (30-312 AD). By Ivor J. Davidson. There is, or soon will be, a follow up book to that by the same author covering the years 313 through who-knows?

Nice. Glad to hear about the non-bias. I'll roughly guess the next book to either cover 313-5(something), or to the time of the Gregorian monks (900 or so).

[Number 6]

Y: The Last Man a graphic novel by Brian K. Vaunghan & Pia Guerra.

[Kilroy6644]

Goldfinger.

[Roebuck]

Clive Cussler's ''The Chase''. Clive's first NUMA free adventure introduces Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency, tracking down a brilliant but murderous bank robber in the early years of the twentieth century. It's a setting that lets Cussler switch between the old west of riverboat gamblers and mining towns to break-neck car chases through the San Francisco streets.
The period detail is fascinating, giving Clive plenty of opportunity to indulge his passion for classic vehicles. Without all the expected fan service elements of the later Pitt novels to get in his way, Cussler shows what a first rate adventure writer he still is. Almost four decades on he's not run out of steam.

[minder125]

For Bond Lovers Only

[minder125]

Just finished: Going Postal - Terry Pratchett

[tdalton]

Read Ian Fleming's The Man With The Golden Gun a day or two ago.

[Skudor]

Matter - by Iain M Banks. Love his books and this one is very promising so far.

[Thunderfinger]

About to finish the Blofeld trilogy. Somehow I missed out on those three books. Well worth the wait. I think OHMSS surpasses Goldfinger as my new fav Bond novel!

[Loomis]

Got quite a few books on the go, as usual, but in the runup to DEVIL MAY CARE am seriously considering re-reading Sebastian Faulks' A FOOL'S ALPHABET, which I read for the first time only a few months ago. I'm just concerned that I'd get too overwhelmed and weep uncontrollably. A beautifully written and highly original novel, and one of the few books that has quite possibly changed how I look at the world (and I'm 33, BTW, so it just goes to show that even in one's dotage one can be turned quite potty by a great work of art). Quite simply a masterpiece.

[Judo chop]

About to finish the Blofeld trilogy. Somehow I missed out on those three books. Well worth the wait. I think OHMSS surpasses Goldfinger as my new fav Bond novel!

Oh baby...

Just wait 'till you wrap your corneas around YOLT, my friend!!!

[Mr. Blofeld]

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman; what, with his impeccable ability to combine humour and pathos and thread it along with his masterful powers of storytelling, I do believe he's the modern Mark Twain.

[Number 6]

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman