Remember that horrible Romeo and Juliet that Leo was in when he was young? This Great Gatsby version has the same director, so I'm a little leery of it to start with.
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Remember that horrible Romeo and Juliet that Leo was in when he was young? This Great Gatsby version has the same director, so I'm a little leery of it to start with.
You are right to be. I watched it out of curiosity. Time I will never get back.
Finished "The Cancer Chronicles" by George Johnson. I began this book last September, and got about halfway through, before getting waylaid for whatever reason. Am glad I got back to it. It's not a long book, but there is a considerable amount of information presented, and so it was not a fast read for me. The author's research and knowledge about his subject is extensive, and he is very thoughtful in laying out various ideas and theories about cancer. The book is a unique blend of scientific theory and personal experience, as the author intersperses the medical histories of his wife and his brother, both of whom were cancer patients, with the science of the disease and evolving history of research for a cure. He doesn't just put out facts; he allows himself to wonder about those facts and freely poses questions and suppositions, driving home the idea that after all is said and done, nobody still really understands what cancer is or where it comes from. This book is well worth the time it takes to work your way through it.
I think I would struggle with this one, but... still might try to get it. Thanks.
I am reading In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien. It's pretty good, different from my average read. Btw I am a old member who hasn't been on in years, what on earth happened to SK forum? lol, it's changed so much. I stopped coming here when my area of NJ was basically hit by hurricane Sandy. If Frank the Braves fan is still here, message me! Thanks and happy reading
Welcome back! (I hope you and your family/friends were safe during H. Sandy...)
Thank you very much FlakeNoir
I'm so very happy to be back.
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I just finished The Great Gatsby and I loved it. I kind of forced myself to read it (because I thought I should
) and I thought it was going to be boring. I was wrong wrong about that, it was great. Now I'm ready to see the movie and I have the Leo version here but I looked up the Redford version and it is available for streaming on netflix so I'm taking your advice and watching the Redford one first.
Thanks. I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.I just finished The Great Gatsby and I loved it. I kind of forced myself to read it (because I thought I should
Now I'm ready to see the movie and I have the Leo version here but I looked up the Redford version and it is available for streaming on netflix so I'm taking your advice and watching the Redford one first.
If or when you watch the Di Caprio version (I think it's good) let me know if you see the Lady Gaga cameo.I just finished The Great Gatsby and I loved it. I kind of forced myself to read it (because I thought I should
Now I'm ready to see the movie and I have the Leo version here but I looked up the Redford version and it is available for streaming on netflix so I'm taking your advice and watching the Redford one first.
Gatsby - Good taste one & all.
If you get the chance folks, see the Robert Redford(1974) version.
I've been zapped by zombie/end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it fiction, thanks to Kindle for PC (somehow I don't feel I'm betraying the written word, because I didn't actually buy a Kindle. How mad is that?)
Back to the book:
This is the End: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set (7 Book Collection) eBook: J. Thorn, L.T. Ryan, Stephen Knight, Glynn James, T.W. Piperbrook, Joe McKinney, Craig DiLouie, Bobby Adair: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Start with this collection to whet your appetite, then try & put it down. . .
If you loved The Walking Dead, you'll love these.
Sense of place & time - check.
Characters you care about - check.
Lots of grey areas and ambiguity. Like . . real life - check
Best of all, it's like a painkiller, without side-effects (unless you include loss of desire to sleep)
This collection should be on prescription.
OK.
Its time to go to bed with the undead
If you get the chance folks, see the Robert Redford(1974) version.
I've been zapped by zombie/end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it fiction, thanks to Kindle for PC (somehow I don't feel I'm betraying the written word, because I didn't actually buy a Kindle. How mad is that?)
Back to the book:
This is the End: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set (7 Book Collection) eBook: J. Thorn, L.T. Ryan, Stephen Knight, Glynn James, T.W. Piperbrook, Joe McKinney, Craig DiLouie, Bobby Adair: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Start with this collection to whet your appetite, then try & put it down. . .
If you loved The Walking Dead, you'll love these.
Sense of place & time - check.
Characters you care about - check.
Lots of grey areas and ambiguity. Like . . real life - check
Best of all, it's like a painkiller, without side-effects (unless you include loss of desire to sleep)
This collection should be on prescription.
OK.
Its time to go to bed with the undead
Thanks for tip, Mz. Rudiroo, .99 cents, what a deal!!! and downloaded to my android in seconds!!
Ms. Rudiroo, if you like those, try Jonathan Maberry's "Rot & Ruin" series. I liked them a lot, and I think he brings up some great thinking points about zombies and society after a crisis. Plus, the action is very well-written, and the characters are funGatsby - Good taste one & all.
If you get the chance folks, see the Robert Redford(1974) version.
I've been zapped by zombie/end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it fiction, thanks to Kindle for PC (somehow I don't feel I'm betraying the written word, because I didn't actually buy a Kindle. How mad is that?)
Back to the book:
This is the End: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set (7 Book Collection) eBook: J. Thorn, L.T. Ryan, Stephen Knight, Glynn James, T.W. Piperbrook, Joe McKinney, Craig DiLouie, Bobby Adair: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Start with this collection to whet your appetite, then try & put it down. . .
If you loved The Walking Dead, you'll love these.
Sense of place & time - check.
Characters you care about - check.
Lots of grey areas and ambiguity. Like . . real life - check
Best of all, it's like a painkiller, without side-effects (unless you include loss of desire to sleep)
This collection should be on prescription.
OK.
Its time to go to bed with the undead
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Going to start Mr Mercedes tonight.
I'm still reading The Strain. I am liking it ok, just too much going on the last month and cannot focus on what my eyes are seeing. My brain just hasn't been willing to let go. Ironic, because I think a good long reading afternoon would go miles toward clearing my head. 
I'm currently reading I Know This Much Is True, by Wally Lamb, and I'm in absolute awe of George Packer's The Unwinding (non-fiction, political science.)
I really liked I Know This Much is True--thought it was much better than She's Come Undone (though that was the more popular book).
I finally picked up the Robert Galbraith books at the library this weekend, so I'm looking forward to starting The Cuckoo's Calling tonight. If I can tear myself away from The Talisman for the sixth or so time (lol).
Started a reread of The Long Walk the other day; I haven't read this one since the Bachman Books was first published. Funny how some books come right back to you while others don't. I'm remembering a lot as I reread. I'm about 30% in and damn if I'm not tired! I love to walk, but I have flat feet, so when I walk for a prolonged time they really hurt. I am really feeling these boys' pain! So glad I decided to reread this one; it's quite good (but quite dark as well).
I will begin to read Heartsnatcher, Boris Vian...in the morning...too tired right now. I stocked up and have a pile of about seven or eight books to read...this'll be about number 71 for the year. "Set in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are auctioned off at an Old Folks Fair...the townspeople assail the priest in hopes of making it rain...main character is Clementine, a mother who punishes her husband for causing her the excruciating pain of giving birth to three babies....all these events are observed by Timortis, an elegant psychiatrist appalled by the town's oddities..." This that the other.
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