Don't people read anymore?

[rock_26iin]

the whole novel was awesome dude....u cud quote every passage n paragraph...[/quote]



I know but the trial was the most awesome thing in the book apart from the Chaplain's character

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I know but the trial was the most awesome thing in the book apart from the Chaplain's character

Yes, the Chaplain, Yossarian, Major Major Major Major, Wintergreen, Milo Minderbender....every goddamn character is memorable in unforgetable...i have read the book four times n every time i repeat it, it seems fresh to me..

[rock_26iin]

i have read the book four times n every time i repeat it, it seems fresh to me..

Ive read it thrice n the book still seems all new

[rabbithole]

There we go again with all the banter. But, let the record show that this time the devil had nothing to do with it. My record is clean, atleast in the last few days.

Rabbithole, the book yoo spoke about is an a amazing read. Do read it if you have managed to get your hands on it.

will do thx

[Kenny]

1. The Solitaire Mystery - Jostein Gaarder

2. O Henry's Short Stories

[rock_26iin]

just finished The Chamber, good book, kinda reminded me of Dhananjoy Chatterjee's case.



P.S.: This is not a dug up post. I wanted to ressurect this thread instead of starting a new one about books and novels.

[azazel]

man, my "reading" time has taken quite a beating of late..

2 books half-done:



1. The Rise n Fall of the Third Reich

2. True Crime Through History



ye kab complete hunge..

[Scorpion's Sting]

A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr



This tale of a somewhat quixotic quest by an idealistic young lawyer concerns his efforts to secure damages from two corporate giants, Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace, for allegedly polluting the water in Woburn, Mass., a Boston suburb, with carcinogens. Jan Schlichtmann had hoped that a victory would send a message to the boardrooms of America and felt that the cluster of leukemia victims in Woburn (the disease had claimed the lives of at least six children) guaranteed his success. But he reckoned without certain developments: first, the case went to a federal court, a less sympathetic venue for damage suits than state courts; second, the trial judge appears to have been unsympathetic to his case; third, at least one of the defense witnesses lied; four, defense attorneys evidently failed to deliver all relevant documents to Schlichtmann's team. The case against Beatrice was thrown out, and the plaintiffs accepted a settlement of $8 million from Grace. Personally bankrupt, Schlichtmann considered himself a failure. Former New England Monthly staffer Harr has told the story expertly (Source: Publishers Weekly)



"Whether in truth or fiction, I have never read a more compelling chronicle of litigation." --John Grisham



"A page-turner. Rich and vivid. . . eventful and gripping." --The New York Times



"Once you start A Civil Action, you probably will not be able to put it down." --Washington Post Book World

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A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr

wasnt that made as a movie starring Travolta?

[Scorpion's Sting]

A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr

wasnt that made as a movie starring Travolta?

Yea there was but i came to know of the movie after i read the book, the book was excellent though

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A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr

wasnt that made as a movie starring Travolta?

Yea there was but i came to know of the movie after i read the book, the book was excellent though

then dont see the movie...u might be disappointed

[Scorpion's Sting]

A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr

wasnt that made as a movie starring Travolta?

Yea there was but i came to know of the movie after i read the book, the book was excellent though

then dont see the movie...u might be disappointed

I know, experienced it with Timeline, HUGE disappointment......

[LP]

A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr

wasnt that made as a movie starring Travolta?

Yea there was but i came to know of the movie after i read the book, the book was excellent though

then dont see the movie...u might be disappointed

I know, experienced it with Timeline, HUGE disappointment......

For me The Bourne Identity was the biggest disappointment.Timeline kinda tried to stick to the book.But in TBI the only thing similar to the book was his name and the fact that he has amnesia.I went to Sangeet with so many expectation and finally .



The other movie I hated was The Lost World.Speilberg ruined the second movie completely.There was nothing similar to the book.It was such a wonderfull book and the movie sucked.

[Habitual Perfectionist]

Poor Michael Crichton has suffered the most because of movie adaptations of novels.

[LP]

Poor Michael Crichton has suffered the most because of movie adaptations of novels.

You can say that again.Except Jurassic Park and Twister all his movies wernt that big hits,even though the books were awesome.

Hopefully Prey will be made into an awesome movie.Heard Fox bought the rights to the book.

[Lucifer]

Poor Michael Crichton has suffered the most because of movie adaptations of novels.

Poor? Michael Crichton made millions of dollars with those deals. I do not think he deserves our sympathy if his books were made into bad movies. JK Rowling kinda ensured that would not happen when she signed the deal for her books. I guess all Crichton wanted was money and no kind of artistic satisfaction through his films.

[Scorpion's Sting]

JK Rowling kinda ensured that would not happen when she signed the deal for her books.

If ure talkin abt the deal abt her books only then she was too innocent to get the cash. Her publishers ate up all the dough.



If u were talkin abt the deal of the movies then this post doesn't make any sense

[Kenny]

Currently reading The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin.



Supposed to be narrated by Watson himself, the author seems to have done a pretty thorough job connecting up the original books! Deals with the famous Whitechapel murders by Jack the Ripper.



Dr. Watson and Arthur Conan Doyle are treated as friends... lots of major changes from the original books, hardcore ACD fans might not like this one.

[azazel]

gonna be starting Stephen King's The Talisman co-written with Peter Straub tom. hope its as good as its s'posed to be.

[Kenny]

Ok, Michael Dibdin COMPLETELY screwed up his book, and spoilt Sherlock Holmes' image in the process. Yech .

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gonna be starting Stephen King's The Talisman co-written with Peter Straub tom.

"co-written" usually means its written by the unknown chap who's using the famous name to sell his books. the "Famous Name" of corz gets enuf money....i lost a bit of respect for Tom Clancy after a spate of poorly "co-written" books carrying his name...

[LP]

gonna be starting Stephen King's The Talisman co-written with Peter Straub tom.

"co-written" usually means its written by the unknown chap who's using the famous name to sell his books. the "Famous Name" of corz gets enuf money....i lost a bit of respect for Tom Clancy after a spate of poorly "co-written" books carrying his name...

I never had any respect for Tom Clancy.All his books talk about impossible situations.I am more of the Fredrick Forsyth fan.His books are just amazing. .Awesome books.

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I never had any respect for Tom Clancy.All his books talk about impossible situations.

... its fiction for chrissakes! how many fiction novels are based on possible situations?

I am more of the Fredrick Forsyth fan.His books are just amazing. .Awesome books.

yes! Freddie's books are cool too!

[akhilis2cool]

yeh one of the very few novels that i read was the Odessa Files by Fredrick Forsyth. it was terrific.

[Lucifer]

Frederick Forsyth absolutely rules. He is the man. Anyone read his book called "The Jackal"? Simply rocks!