Originally Posted By alexbook ^--Any particular reason you're reading those? Got a screenplay you're hoping to get produced? ;-)
Originally Posted By DAR No I tend to be a regular reader of British movie mags like Total Film and Empire. One of them had a review of the The Greatest Sci/Fi Movies Never Made. So I was able to pick it up at Barnes and Noble. There was an ad for Tales from Development Hell in the back but the store didn't have it so I just ordered that from Amazon and the other two books were under the customers purchased these also. And I'm a sucker for behind the scenes stories, whether it's movies, politics, sports I can never get enough of that. In fact there's a book that's been or will be release on the Dallas Cowboys of the 90's what happened in the locker room and off the field. That stuff just fascinates me.
Originally Posted By mele I am (slowly) reading 'Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul'. Am still reading a few other books. It's hard for me to read much before I fall asleep. (I'm getting old.)
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins "Anne of Green Gables" for the first time! This is a beloved classic in Canadian literature which I've never read. I got the book from the library and it is an annotated one, i.e. in the side margins are reference notes for the footnotes. The references and allusions themselves are interesting and refer to such books as the Bible and English literature.
Originally Posted By Kira Finally finished Sarah Dessen's 'Lock & Key'. It was pretty good, a tad different from her past books but not TOO different. I am now about 25 pages into Jody Piccoult's book 'The Tenth Circle'
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP Mary Poppins, that annotated Anne of Green Gables sounds interesting! I enjoy the books (she's one of my favorite fictional characters!), and I also enjoyed the Disney (?) mini-series. When you've read what you want, check it out. The mini series covers Anne's life through her mid-twenties.
Originally Posted By alexbook Finished "Fool". It's good, but I'm going to have to go back and re-read "King Lear" now.
Originally Posted By mele Hey alex...what did you think of the Yiddish Policeman book? I haven't read any more of it and I'm wondering if it's worth the effort.
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--I really liked it, but I saw your post about falling asleep while reading it. I'm guessing that if it didn't grab you at the start, you won't enjoy the later parts that much more. It's not exactly big on action. I like Michael Chabon's writing style, I'm intrigued by Yiddishkeit ("Jewishness"), and I'm always up for alternate-history science fiction, so it worked for me, but I could see how it might not work for everyone. Chabon has said that he really doesn't know much about Alaska. If that's your starting point, you may be frustrated.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Breaking Dawn I have read the prior three books in the "Twilight" series and while they're entertaining, I don't think I'll go back and re-read them. The desire to re-read is my personal mark of how good a book is to me.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo FaMulan I totally and utterly agree with you that is how I measure books too. My very favourite being the type of book I want to read again even though I have read 5 times already.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Right now I'm about a third of the way into Jodi Picoult's Plain People. It's very good. When I'm done with that I think I'll read the old classic "Christy", on the recommendation of a good friend.
Originally Posted By alexbook Just picked up Kendra Trahan's new "Disney's California Adventure Detective."
Originally Posted By alexbook Kevin Yee, "Tokyo Disney Made Easy" I can't imagine going to TDR in this lifetime, but I thought it'd be interesting to learn more about it anyway.
Originally Posted By disney pete A darkness more than night - michael connelly. napc how was the quickie - patterson i picked it up last week and then swapped it for another?
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul - It makes me cry but I like many of the stories a lot.
Originally Posted By alexbook Just finished Neil Gaiman's "Graveyard Book." Next up: "Murder on the Links" by Agatha Christie.
