Don't people read anymore?

by **rabbithole** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:52 am

timeline was bad bad! the book was nice:-)

by **Nan** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:47 pm

Aww.. I did not like "Timeline" a bit. Not even a teeny weeny bit. Same about "Prey". (Lots of pseudoscience in!) . I absolutely adored Congo and Adromeda strain.

About favorite quotes

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"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn! "

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"Damn you Scarlett"

Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind and Scarlett

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"Sorry to interrupt the festivities, but we have a problem"

Hal, 2001 a space odessey.

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""First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout,

you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never

really understand a person until you consider things from his point of

view-"

"Sir?"

"-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." "

Atticus Finch and Scout in To Kill a Mocking Bird

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"I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction."

Anthem (Ayn Rand)

And so many more.

I do not how it goes for everybody, but internet has defenitely boosted my reading habits and frequency several folds. I get to know a lottt more about books, I download lots, I read recommendation and reviews, discuss books, buy them.. Ahh luxuries of life..

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:18 pm

Nan wrote:Aww.. I did not like "Timeline" a bit. Not even a teeny weeny bit. Same about "Prey". (Lots of pseudoscience in!)

:shock: first time anyone said that! i found Prey more interesting than Timeline, thjo are among the best novels i have read...maybe the science angle put u off...

by **The Rainmaker** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:38 pm

Timeline was a fine book, better than Congo and Airframe. Havent read Prey though.

by **Nan** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:48 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:first time anyone said that! i found Prey more interesting than Timeline, thjo are among the best novels i have read...maybe the science angle put u off...

Prey was lil bit too forgettable for me. Anyway am done with the thriller genre. About timeline, the science behind it was too contrived for it to be believable.

Read Asimov? or Arthur C Clarke? Or Leguin?

Asimov is my fav Scifi author

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:53 pm

Nan wrote:About timeline, the science behind it was too contrived for it to be believable.

its a sci-fi for gods sake...it need not be believeable. the concept behind it is the hot topic these days tho...

seen the Jet Li film "ONE"...the same concept in that too...

by **Nan** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:03 pm

Sci fi means need not be believable eh? :shock:

Wish Crichton had concentrated a little more on making the characters jump to and fro across time more plausible. About the concepts behind it, Quantum theory stuff after its mention in the preface just doesnt feature anywhere else in the novel.

"One" is on similar lines eh? Hmmm interesting..

by **The Rainmaker** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:08 pm

how would crichton make it more plausible when its an Impossibility? travelling through time is impossible - howmuchever science advances in leaps and bounds.

by **Nan** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:18 pm

"More plausible " is not equal " Possible". He need not have made it look possible. But he could have done a better job at it!!

It is his job as a thriller writer to do justice to his writing. Anyway it was just a personal opinion, forget it rainmaker..

We have digressed far from the thread.

As an attempt to get back to it, my favourite author of the thriller genre is Grisham. Rainmaker was the first Grisham I read. It WAS a laborious read! I absolutely loved "Partner" and "Pelican Brief".

What is your ideal way to read a book? Mine is curling up in the bed, when it is raining outside.

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:20 pm

has ne1 read any Ken Folletts????

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:26 pm

Nan wrote:As an attempt to get back to it, my favourite author of the thriller genre is Grisham.

not me tho. his novels are laborious as u said. the onely novel of his that left an impact on me was Time To Kill (again, the movie was not as good). Painted House put me off totally...

What is your ideal way to read a book? Mine is curling up in the bed, when it is raining outside.

i like to read a book at any time...tho this DB is taking up a lot of time these days

i prefer thrillers, horror, comedy or some erotic novels too. my fave authors are Ludlum, Crichton, Follet, Archer, Sheldon, Clancy, Cook, Chase etc etc etc. i am not particular abt author. the summary at the back of the book should interest me...thats it...

by **The Rainmaker** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:26 pm

Nan wrote:"More plausible " is not equal " Possible". He need not have made it look possible. But he could have done a better job at it!! Anyway it was just a personal opinion, forget it rainmaker.. :)

my favourite author of the thriller genre is Grisham. Rainmaker was the first Grisham I read. It WAS a laborious read! I absolutely loved "Partner" and "Pelican Brief".

What is your ideal way to read a book? Mine is curling up in the bed, when it is raining outside. :)

i feel that its difficult to make an explanation sound convincing when its as far fetched as time travel! anyhow... :)

Grisham has been a mixed bag for me. Rainmaker was a Glorious read but Chamber was of yawn quality. Havent read Pelican and Partner yet.

Curling up in bed is the best way to read, but unfortunately the "when its raining outside" part is a distant possibility! it rains less than 4-5 times a year in this country :(

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:27 pm

rock_26iin wrote:has ne1 read any Ken Folletts????

*raises hand*

by **The Rainmaker** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:31 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:my fave authors are Ludlum, Crichton, Follet, Archer, Sheldon, Clancy, Cook, Chase etc

I like Sheldon & Archer. I've read almost every Sheldon out there. Archer wrote a novel "as the crow flies". its huugge and might be boring for many because it deals with old england etc.. but i felt the protagonists journey was interesting.

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:34 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
rock_26iin wrote:has ne1 read any Ken Folletts????
*raises hand*

which 1(s)???

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:35 pm

The Rainmaker wrote:I like Sheldon & Archer. I've read almost every Sheldon out there.

i too have read all the Sheldon novels. but his later day stories have become too similar n stereotyped. not as good as his older novels IMO

by **Lucifer** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:07 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:...but his later day stories have become too similar n stereotyped. not as good as his older novels IMO

Agreed. Perhaps the last good Sheldon novel was Tell Me Your Dreams. The ones after that all suck, big time.

But, he did show some class in his earlier books. I can recall the lead characters of all his books upto Tell Me Your Dreams. Goes a lot to say about the fall in standard, doesn't it? :cry:

by **Alpine** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:48 pm

I just am able to find time to read my Reader's Digest, nuthin else!! thou wud like to read.. was an avid reader of Erich Sigel, Jeffrey Archer, Danielle Steel, but dont find time to open a good book now! :cry:

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:51 pm

Alpine wrote:dont find time to open a good book now!

same here...there were days when i used to finish a novel a day. now its just abt 10 pages at a time that too before i go to sleep. and these days these damn addictive boards have taken up almost all my free time

by **azazel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:53 pm

Nan wrote:As an attempt to get back to it, my favourite author of the thriller genre is Grisham. Rainmaker was the first Grisham I read. It WAS a laborious read! I absolutely loved "Partner" and "Pelican Brief"

John Grisham is too cliche-ridden n predictable some times.. read a few of his novels, The Partner was damn good tho.. :twisted:

for me, the master of the thriller-genre has to be Robert Ludlum.. the plot-twists/characters are damn good..

by **Lucifer** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:58 pm

azazel wrote:for me, the master of the thriller-genre has to be Robert Ludlum.. the plot-twists/characters are damn good..

Robert Ludlum is the man, along with Leon Uris and Irving Wallace. These guys are phenomenal. Love Harold Robbins too. He knows how to write - completely captures your attention.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:02 pm

Lucifer wrote:Harold Robbins too. He knows how to write - completely captures your attention.

.....

i know i know...u read the entire story or just the "interesting" parts of his books???

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:03 pm

Lucifer wrote:.....Irving Wallace. These guys are phenomenal

I agree. The CIA vs. KGB books are excellent

by **azazel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:05 pm

then , there's Fredrick F's Day Of the Jackal.. had me glued till i finished it..

by **CtrlAltDel** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:07 pm

rock_26iin wrote:
Lucifer wrote:.....Irving Wallace. These guys are phenomenal
I agree. The CIA vs. KGB books are excellent

did u read Second Lady? awesome! they tried to make a hindi movie outta that story with Hema malini n Raj Kumar...excpet here she's wife of a senior army officer...

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