Anybody read a good book lately?

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PhillyPhanInDC

#315
February 18, 2006, 06:00:24 PM
Just finished reading Night by Elie Wiesel. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and is a holocaust survivor. The fact this book wasn't mandated reading (along with the Diary of Anne Frank) when I was in school is baffling. I hope it is now. Only 120 pages, but the most powerful 120 pages I have ever read.
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.""  R.I.P George.

Diomedes

#316
February 18, 2006, 06:05:51 PM
I had to read Wiesel in high school.   CT public high school, circa '90 or so.  Wasn't this book just selected by Oprah for her book club?  I think she wanted a memoir that wasn't a lie.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

PhillyPhanInDC

#317
February 18, 2006, 06:07:48 PM
Not sure about the Oprah thing, but she's bound to finally pick a decent book after all the tomes of crap she has pushed.
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.""  R.I.P George.

Diomedes

#318
February 18, 2006, 06:10:23 PM Last Edit: February 18, 2006, 06:13:22 PM by Diomedes
In her defense, she's picked some very good books.  And even the ones I don't like are still books.  She singlehandedly caused more people in America to read than anyone in history, including Jesus and Stephen King.  We're talking about a whole lot of people who don't read at all, and the only reason they ever have is Oprah made a show about it.

edit: found a link to all the books she's selected. 
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Geowhizzer

#319
February 18, 2006, 06:13:09 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on February 18, 2006, 06:00:24 PM
Just finished reading Night by Elie Wiesel. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and is a holocaust survivor. The fact this book wasn't mandated reading (along with the Diary of Anne Frank) when I was in school is baffling. I hope it is now. Only 120 pages, but the most powerful 120 pages I have ever read.

I read that years ago.  It was required in high school- I think it was my sophomore year (along with Black Like Me).  For me, that would have been 1986-1987.

PhillyPhanInDC

#320
February 18, 2006, 06:13:36 PM
I'll give you that.  She still is a fat, nauseating pig though.
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.""  R.I.P George.

General_Failure

#321
February 18, 2006, 06:14:35 PM
Don't pretend you wouldn't hit it.

The man. The myth. The legend.

PhillyPhanInDC

#322
February 18, 2006, 06:16:17 PM
Next book I have for the weekend is blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Same guy that wrote The Tipping Point, which I haven't read. At first I told the person that suggested it that I don't read self-help books, but they urged it wasn't. Anyone read either works by the author?

Quote from: General_Failure on February 18, 2006, 06:14:35 PM
Don't pretend you wouldn't hit it.

Quite the contrary. I am due for a safari.
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.""  R.I.P George.

MDS

#323
February 18, 2006, 06:16:57 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on February 18, 2006, 06:13:36 PM
I'll give you that.  She still is a fat, nauseating pig though.

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Diomedes

#324
February 18, 2006, 06:30:04 PM Last Edit: February 18, 2006, 06:31:51 PM by Diomedes
The only thing in the world I hold against Oprah is Dr. Phil.  Why she had to inflict that pusbag on America, I don't know and I'll never forgive her for it.  Other than that, I love Oprah.

Incidentally, this thread was started on March 16, 2002, (by MURP) and has 323 replies.  The "Anyone seen a good movie" thread was started on December 09, 2004 (by henchmanUK,) more than two and a half years later.  It has 1930 replies.

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There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Geowhizzer

#325
February 18, 2006, 06:37:32 PM
Just finished re-reading Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel.

Good, engrossing spy novel.  None of the gadgetry that is prevalent in the movies.  Bond relies on his quick thinking and abilities as a spy, not to mention his ability to play chemin de fer.

I'm very interested in seeing how they adapt the book to the movie concept of James Bond.

Tomahawk

#326
February 18, 2006, 07:10:50 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 18, 2006, 06:37:32 PM
Just finished re-reading Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel.

Good, engrossing spy novel.  None of the gadgetry that is prevalent in the movies.  Bond relies on his quick thinking and abilities as a spy, not to mention his ability to play chemin de fer.

I'm very interested in seeing how they adapt the book to the movie concept of James Bond.

There is already a movie version of Casino Royale. If I remember correctly, it sucked.

phattymatty

#327
February 18, 2006, 07:34:56 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 18, 2006, 06:05:51 PM
I had to read Wiesel in high school.   CT public high school, circa '90 or so.  Wasn't this book just selected by Oprah for her book club?  I think she wanted a memoir that wasn't a lie.

that was required in my high school.

General_Failure

#328
February 18, 2006, 07:58:20 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 18, 2006, 06:30:04 PM
Incidentally, this thread was started on March 16, 2002, (by MURP) and has 323 replies.  The "Anyone seen a good movie" thread was started on December 09, 2004 (by henchmanUK,) more than two and a half years later.  It has 1930 replies.

People will admit to watching a movie a lot quicker than they will reading a book, even if it's a good book. I've read 13 Discworld novels so far this year, and I don't think I've mentioned those here.

The man. The myth. The legend.

PhillyPhanInDC

#329
February 18, 2006, 08:03:24 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on February 18, 2006, 07:58:20 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 18, 2006, 06:30:04 PM
Incidentally, this thread was started on March 16, 2002, (by MURP) and has 323 replies.  The "Anyone seen a good movie" thread was started on December 09, 2004 (by henchmanUK,) more than two and a half years later.  It has 1930 replies.

People will admit to watching a movie a lot quicker than they will reading a book, even if it's a good book. I've read 13 Discworld novels so far this year, and I don't think I've mentioned those here.

Nerd! Keep it to yourself!
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.""  R.I.P George.
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