Originally Posted by Brice
Very true! I am less enthusiastic about Spielberg though I've certainly loved some of his movies.
...and they are important to Brices.In fact the things we disagree on are equally important because though I may not agree with your opinions they offer new insights.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, and one can go the cheaper route Daggers and surely find the signet paperback of The Bachman Books (Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man) relatively cheap either on ABE or Ebay. Rage itself can be a bit expensive. I myself need to get an original still. It is a hole in my collection.
I have the Bachman Books. I should probably pick up a backup copy, as mine is pretty well loved.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I just did a quick search on eBay and found more than 40 copies available of Bachman Books:
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_PrefL...&_sop=15&_sc=1
John
With free screenings in every public high school.
Amen, Path! I would totally do that.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Sterted a DT re-read yesterday.
Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King.
I read almost all this originally on Lilja's site, but having it all together like this is overwhelming! I love it!
John
i'm reading Maximum Ride... by James Patterson
Elementary!With free screenings in every public high school.Might as well start 'em young, eh?
Currrently reading: Roadwork
this is one of bears' favorites
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roadwork is one of those stories that so many King (or Bachman) fans either forget or never read or don't care for. But it really is a masterpiece of the psychology of a man going through a personal crisis. The idea that we have a "circuit breaker" in our brains that leads us to do self-destructive things becasue we feel we have no choice is very interesting to me. We know that certain courses of action will lead to a bad end, yet we do them anyway. And find all sorts of ways to rationalize it.
The protagonist in the story is extremely sympathetic, what with the loss of his child, the situation with his wife and his job, and now losing the one thing he has left (his house). Even way back when, when King wrote this, it showed a maturity and understanding of the human character that most writers can only dream of.
thank you, divemaster! it's a perfect short analysis of one of my favorite novels
(I've never re-read it, though, it touched me too deep on some personal level, and I dread facing that again)
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Currently reading .... The Jedi Path, by Master Yoda.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Would that be...the Vault Edition perchance, pam?
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Oh, you bet, my friend. It's super-cool !
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Wow.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Yeah, it's a pretty cool book. I love the little "handwritten" comments around the edges.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Storm of Swords.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Impressive Jedi-like detachment.Wow.
Nickel and Dimed.
Depressing, and I'm only on the first chapter.
Dea Beat, By Jim Butcher
5th reading...I love this freaking book! It's my favorite of the series, followed closely by Turn Coat
Dead and Gone by Charlene Harris.
Love the Sookie Stackhouse series.
Does whatever a spiderman does.
I had originally intended to avoid the Sookie Stackhouse books so that I could enjoy the tv series for what it is. I am very bad at nitpicking film and television adaptions, so much so that it takes away from my enjoyment of the film/show. However, after the very weak finale of this season of True Blood, I decided to go ahead and read the books anyway. I am now on book 9, Dead and Gone and loving every bit of it.
After I finish these, I plan on reading a vampire book by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan called Strain.
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