Uncle Joe Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 William Golding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Oh oh... uh... Lord of the Flies? Thats the one and you kids stop picking on the old lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Kids? Old lady? Little old lady who? Lea, you're just a young chippie. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 When did I pick on you? And yes, William Golding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 That would be the one ya little mind like a steel trap kid Just wait till you get old and see how great your memory is and (currently) I can also tell you that F 451 (233°C - had to look that up) is the temperatur that paper burns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I am old and getting very forgetful when it comes to dates and stuff. Just teasing Fin I'm just jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm reading 1984 by George Orwell Funny, I´m reading this book -also one of my faves- for the fourth time in my life... I have some 10 books to read but 1984 is a book I re-read from time to time. I´m also finishing a book by Amélie Notomb and starting another one by the same author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 "Memoirs of a Geisha" I'd seen the movie, but not read the book yet. I've have since discovered it's one of those can't-put-it-down sort of books. The imagery is rich, the writing is fluid, this guy is amazing, and he's able to bring the reader right into the center of things. I can feel it when she talks about cold it is and the draft through the house. Wow. 10/10 and I'm not even finished with it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I finished reading 'White Teeth' by Zadie Smith a while ago. It's one of those books that I wish everyone in the whole wide world would read. It's written with a sparkle so the narrative easy and friendly and funny and witty. But at its core it's insightful and wise. Three families from three different countries on three different continents each with three different religions - but they're all living close to each other in and around London. Also they're all related. England, Bangladesh and Jamaica. She had three different cultures to keep track of but - though I can't speak for the Jamaican references - the ones to do with Bangladesh were absolutely accurate. Right down to the swear words. Try out the first 2-3 paragraphs of the plot summary in the wiki link above. No spoilers there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I just finished reading this book. I thought it was really well written, and funny for about the first half, but it just gets depressing towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's one of my top 3 favorite books, the movie is really good and Christian Bale's performance, but they took too much out of the storyline and many tie-ins to the plot were missing, altered, or not detailed accurately enough to go along with the premise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Yeah, I think they could make a way better movie. (Aside: I almost have 666 posts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm curious whether these 'realistic' movies or books, even , appease the mind with like-mindedness or revulsion , or simply implant ideas that are easily made or contemplated by the types described...or both ? You are certainly free to watch/read whatever entertains you , but I find now , that serial killer 'propaganda' as entertainment pains me somewhat . Perhaps it's time to stop digging into the worst of human beings as an form of entertainment ( the benefit seems negligible ) -though I've watched all this crap myself as well . By holding them up to some coverage , and offering some justifications or 'reasonableness ' to their lifestyles , we only encourage the larger fringe who are not quite there , but could go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 A news article that made me laugh out loud and want to punch walls at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 and you're not going to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm curious whether these 'realistic' movies or books, even , appease the mind with like-mindedness or revulsion , or simply implant ideas that are easily made or contemplated by the types described...or both ? You are certainly free to watch/read whatever entertains you , but I find now , that serial killer 'propaganda' as entertainment pains me somewhat . Perhaps it's time to stop digging into the worst of human beings as an form of entertainment ( the benefit seems negligible ) -though I've watched all this crap myself as well . By holding them up to some coverage , and offering some justifications or 'reasonableness ' to their lifestyles , we only encourage the larger fringe who are not quite there , but could go . I like Dexter. I listened to some of the books long before I ever watched the show. DH on the other hand doesn't like the show at all. It is fiction and anyone that would ever do the things he does in RL obviously has some mental issues. If someone had a loved one killed by a serial killer I can see how they could have a break down and try something like Dexter does. Kill other serial killers. But you have to admit doing what Dexter does in real life would be impossible for many reasons. For a long time I was hooked on a series of Books by Andrew Vachss. Not unlike Dexter he killed evil people. In the Vachss books he kills child molesters. Andrew Vachss in RL is a child advocate lawyer. I think he probably wrote the books as a way of venting. He's probably seen such horrors done to children in his line of work that writing those books helped him not go insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 this may be the wrong thread for this, but your talking about the RL killers and molesters, etc... Two weeks ago when I was at the doctor about my wrist (thoracic outlet syndrome), here walks in two sheriffs deputies with a prisoner in leg irons and handcuffs, stripes, and a pink undershirt (Sheriff Joe Arpaio's fashion statement). He sits down next to me and he's obviously pretty young. The deputies are giving him sort of a rough time, laughing at him it seemed to me. He didn't seem uncomfortable at all with it, though, and filled out the paperwork asking how to spell stuff, asking what he should put down for "occupation." (for the record, after they tossed around, "I dunno, prisoner?" they decided on "student.") Anyway, I felt sorry for the kid. Until the next night, when I saw his picture on TV as the killer of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, by stomping on her chest. That's when the RL hit me square in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Real life is oftentimes more disgusting than any fiction. I can't believe the sick things some people do. If I were the mother of the child he killed, that man wouldn't be going to the doctor or jail...he'd be going to the morgue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Ditto Jenny. I have no tolerance for people who are capable of doing things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I'm curious whether these 'realistic' movies or books, even , appease the mind with like-mindedness or revulsion , or simply implant ideas that are easily made or contemplated by the types described...or both ? You are certainly free to watch/read whatever entertains you , but I find now , that serial killer 'propaganda' as entertainment pains me somewhat . Perhaps it's time to stop digging into the worst of human beings as an form of entertainment ( the benefit seems negligible ) -though I've watched all this crap myself as well . By holding them up to some coverage , and offering some justifications or 'reasonableness ' to their lifestyles , we only encourage the larger fringe who are not quite there , but could go . Holy hell, I suppose I would fit this fringe-minded criteria? I have a good-sized collection of Slasher, Detective/Crime Drama, Film Noir, Gangster (films from the 30s on up to the update of De Palma's Scarface), Nazisploitation, Nunsploitation, Supernatural Horror/Zombie, Eurosleaze, and God-knows-what-else type of movies and books in my collections. These, beside my penchant for watching all true-crime detective shows (The First 48 ranks as one of my all-time favourites), have turned my brain to tapioca. There is no hope, kiddies. Imma gonna have to reach for my chainsaw and wheel out the ol' woodchipper from the back shed... brb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Yeah, I think they could make a way better movie. (Aside: I almost have 666 posts) A movie about the nuances of the male mind, fighting for alpha male status in the 80s, isn't exactly a woman's forté. I applaud her attempt. Think of it this way, it would be like a woman trying to direct Taxi Driver or The Driller Killer. They would never be the classics they're renown to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I loved the American Psycho movie, it's one of my favorites and one of the films I've seen more times than any other. The sequel with Mila Kunis was terribly written and didn't tie-in much to the original book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 It took me two days to read About Black Holes by Isaac Asimov. It could be done in 30 minutes if you skim through it but I read and re-read every sentence. Also, I have two other books going on, so I'm a bit slow. For me it was a revision of everything I learnt in one year of physics in school. Good for me because I don't have exams on it and it was nice to have all my astronomy concepts refreshed. And if Mr. Asimov is doing it, I'm more than happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 I love Isaac Asimov. He was my favorite author when I was a teen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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