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Post by normdiaz on Jun 18, 2013 19:51:11 GMT -8
STORM SURGE - J.D. Rhoades
BLOOD ECHO - Melissa Simonson
SAGEBRUSH - William Wayne Dicksion
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Post by dad-the-diver on Jun 18, 2013 22:59:04 GMT -8
"Follow me home" by Patrick Bishop.
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Post by donciccio on Jun 19, 2013 5:02:19 GMT -8
I think I'm going to download World War Z, to my Kindle. Better than the movie will be no doubt.
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 19, 2013 5:09:17 GMT -8
I think I'm going to download World War Z, to my Kindle. Better than the movie will be no doubt. No doubt, they always are.
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Post by normdiaz on Jun 19, 2013 6:17:21 GMT -8
Better than the movie will be no doubt. No doubt, they always are. "War Horse" is one movie that I thought followed the novel with only minor deviations.
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 19, 2013 6:20:09 GMT -8
No doubt, they always are. "War Horse" is one movie that I thought followed the novel with only minor deviations. I find that most movies lack the character development that books create, which really takes away much of the intensity IMO.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jun 19, 2013 7:04:43 GMT -8
"War Horse" is one movie that I thought followed the novel with only minor deviations. I find that most movies lack the character development that books create, which really takes away much of the intensity IMO. yes1.gif Many a film I've seen after reading the book has left me disappointed. The Time Traveller's Wife and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (even the original Swedish version) are cases in point. Then there are films like the Jason Bourne films which are so much better, or at least easier to follow than the books. The only film I've ever come across that is true to the book almost to the very word is Total Recall (the original Arnie version. wtf.gifis the latest version about ?)
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 19, 2013 7:08:27 GMT -8
I find that most movies lack the character development that books create, which really takes away much of the intensity IMO. yes1.gif Many a film I've seen after reading the book has left me disappointed. The Time Traveller's Wife and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (even the original Swedish version) are cases in point. Then there are films like the Jason Bourne films which are so much better, or at least easier to follow than the books. The only film I've ever come across that is true to the book almost to the very word is Total Recall (the original Arnie version. wtf.gifis the latest version about ?) I enjoyed the Swedish version much more, was a good movie.
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Post by jim1963 on Jun 19, 2013 8:00:35 GMT -8
Just finished Empire by Niall Ferguson [ not a bad read,learned a few things I didn't know ] and just about to start Jerusalem [ a biography] by Simon Sebag montefiore I know I can google this question , but what are these about? Hey Chris the Ferguson book is about how Britain won and lost the largest empire the world has ever known, I can't say it was a rip roaring page turner,but I really enjoyed it and it opened my eyes to a lot of stuff . The Jerusalem book is a biography of the city and the peoples that have lived there and is spread over 3000 years, I'm only a chapter or so into it but I reckon there is going to be a lot of blood shed and lots of religious hatred
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Post by kingrat on Jun 19, 2013 9:42:30 GMT -8
Thumping through "Alaska" by Michener right now. I enjoy his historical fictions. D. Micheners work is fantastic. Like a history lesson that you can actually take in:-)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2013 10:34:08 GMT -8
Having another romp through my Tony Hillerman collection...for the zillionth time. Never tire of reading/rereading his stories thunbsup.gif
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Post by normdiaz on Jun 19, 2013 12:44:37 GMT -8
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Post by dad-the-diver on Jun 19, 2013 12:50:37 GMT -8
I think I'm going to download World War Z, to my Kindle. Better than the movie will be no doubt. For sure. But will go & see it as the part when the French Soldiers "Hold the line" is meant to be an epic bit of film-making. If I had a decent TV, I don't (3 guesses what I spent the TV fund on? You'll only need 1 guess) I wouldn't feel the need too.
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Post by donciccio on Jun 19, 2013 15:26:37 GMT -8
I find that most movies lack the character development that books create, which really takes away much of the intensity IMO. Then there are films like the Jason Bourne films which are so much better, or at least easier to follow than the books. agree-to-disagree-smiley-emoticon I books were absolutely amazing to me. The movies were as well , but deviated so far from the books that I thought they stood on there own as something different. The first 3 books though. The ones written by Ludlum before his death. The series that continued after were so bad I felt like hurting someone. Another amazing book that was turned into a good movie is Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The movie was Shooter , but it deviated so far from the book that it seemed more inspired by it then being an actual page to screen.
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Post by donciccio on Jun 19, 2013 15:29:40 GMT -8
Better than the movie will be no doubt. (3 guesses what I spent the TV fund on? You'll only need 1 guess) I wouldn't feel the need too. A new pair of shoes?
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Post by dad-the-diver on Jun 19, 2013 22:52:33 GMT -8
(3 guesses what I spent the TV fund on? You'll only need 1 guess) I wouldn't feel the need too. A new pair of shoes? Yep, they're quartz & make me taller rolling-lol
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Post by kingrat on Jun 19, 2013 23:46:34 GMT -8
Thumping through "Alaska" by Michener right now. I enjoy his historical fictions. D. I'm juggling The Iceman, China study and Into thin air
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Post by feca67 on Jun 24, 2013 11:40:10 GMT -8
Finally finished Gravity's Rainbow. Gone to the opposite extreme now, Pulp by Charles Bukowski, read all his biographical stuff so I thought I'd give this novel a go.
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Post by normdiaz on Jun 25, 2013 18:36:45 GMT -8
Currently reading FATAL EXCHANGE by Russell Blake. Combines a major foreign-country counterfeiting scheme against U.S. currency with an investigation into a serial killer of women. The book opens with a scene in which a rare watch dealer sells four Patek Phillippe watches for one million dollars in cash to a supposed collector.
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Post by donciccio on Jun 25, 2013 18:47:16 GMT -8
Currently reading FATAL EXCHANGE by Russell Blake. Combines a major foreign-country counterfeiting scheme against U.S. currency with an investigation into a serial killer of women. The book opens with a scene in which a rare watch dealer sells four Patek Phillippe watches for one million dollars in cash to a supposed collector. Sounds damn good. I'll have to check it out.
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