Permanent-Rush Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) My favorite book!! I got it for Christmas n finished it in 3 days, I wanna re read it again bc it's so funny, cute, n a bit touching. Gets me in the feels a bit too. :heart: :heart: Edited December 30, 2017 by Permanent-Rush 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just finished this one: And immediately started this one: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Dense, but it's great so far. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The Disaster Artist- Greg Sestero. It's the book the recent movie was based on. Both tell the story of the making of the cult bad movie, The Room, and the story of The Room's writer-director-producer-actor Tommy Wiseau. Very entertaining; the author is skeptical and affectionate of Tommy at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The Disaster Artist- Greg Sestero. It's the book the recent movie was based on. Both tell the story of the making of the cult bad movie, The Room, and the story of The Room's writer-director-producer-actor Tommy Wiseau. Very entertaining; the author is skeptical and affectionate of Tommy at the same time. I wanna buy it! I saw the movie last week. "What a story, blueschica!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The Disaster Artist- Greg Sestero. It's the book the recent movie was based on. Both tell the story of the making of the cult bad movie, The Room, and the story of The Room's writer-director-producer-actor Tommy Wiseau. Very entertaining; the author is skeptical and affectionate of Tommy at the same time. I wanna buy it! I saw the movie last week. "What a story, blueschica!" Yes, now I can't wait to see both "The Room" and "The Disaster Artist" movies !! "Oh, Hi Mark !!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Watch The Room first... I saw The Disaster Artist last week, and kept thinking that someone who hasn't seen The Room before will not enjoy it as much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Watch The Room first... I saw The Disaster Artist last week, and kept thinking that someone who hasn't seen The Room before will not enjoy it as much. Even more so, watch it on Rifftrax and the review by Nostalgia Critic. Love Mike Nelson’s reaction to the scene with Denny crying like a girl about the drugs: “It’s like Richard Simmons playing the James Dean role in Rebel Without A Cause!” :rfl: Fire And Fury by Michael Wolff (audiobook format) Edited January 5, 2018 by invisible airwave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwillchooseFreeWill Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 The Confessor by Daniel Silva. So far, not the thriller I was promised. Pretty predictable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Going thru the Qur'an again. Halfway there.Interesting that it's essentially an addendum to the Bible, with many Biblical figures/stories featuring prominently.Also interesting to read it while I'm in a Muslim country (Indonesia).And I find its telescopic structure quite fascinating. Main reason I'm re-reading it is that I'm writing something involving a Muslim character, and just want to make sure that I understand as much as possible, and to cover my ass if offense is taken (the character, while a good person, swears a lot and is conflicted about wearing a hijab, and based on someone I met a few years ago).The Oxford Classics version has a great introduction and decent footnotes, and is not translated as a poem (which the original Arabic text is). It's translated by MAS Abdel Haleem, if anyone is interested. The main difference with Christianity is that Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet (or "Messenger") and not the physical son of god. The main difference with Judaism is that Muslims are against usury. That's pretty much it. The Qur'an made simple! By simpleton vt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Got 3 on the go: Four Hours in My Lai - Bilton/Sym. Saw the documentary of the same name, so now reading the book. Brutal. Cambodian Interlude - Tom Riddle. So far a good read amusingly told about the first election in Cambodia in 1993 and the UN’s attempts to help. Mother Tongue: The English Language - Bill Bryson. Never read Bryson before. So far so sood. Never realized how difficult it was to define the word “what” (apparently takes 5 pages in the Oxford English Dictionary)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Steven Pinker - The Better Angels Of Our Nature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Lately.......... The Bible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Lately.......... The Bible.Still a good read, even with all the spoilers that are out there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Going thru the Qur'an again. Halfway there.Interesting that it's essentially an addendum to the Bible, with many Biblical figures/stories featuring prominently.Also interesting to read it while I'm in a Muslim country (Indonesia).And I find its telescopic structure quite fascinating. Main reason I'm re-reading it is that I'm writing something involving a Muslim character, and just want to make sure that I understand as much as possible, and to cover my ass if offense is taken (the character, while a good person, swears a lot and is conflicted about wearing a hijab, and based on someone I met a few years ago).The Oxford Classics version has a great introduction and decent footnotes, and is not translated as a poem (which the original Arabic text is). It's translated by MAS Abdel Haleem, if anyone is interested. The main difference with Christianity is that Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet (or "Messenger") and not the physical son of god.The main difference with Judaism is that Muslims are against usury. That's pretty much it. The Qur'an made simple!By simpleton vt.Not even close. The difference is much deeper and more complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Going thru the Qur'an again. Halfway there.Interesting that it's essentially an addendum to the Bible, with many Biblical figures/stories featuring prominently.Also interesting to read it while I'm in a Muslim country (Indonesia).And I find its telescopic structure quite fascinating. Main reason I'm re-reading it is that I'm writing something involving a Muslim character, and just want to make sure that I understand as much as possible, and to cover my ass if offense is taken (the character, while a good person, swears a lot and is conflicted about wearing a hijab, and based on someone I met a few years ago).The Oxford Classics version has a great introduction and decent footnotes, and is not translated as a poem (which the original Arabic text is). It's translated by MAS Abdel Haleem, if anyone is interested. The main difference with Christianity is that Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet (or "Messenger") and not the physical son of god.The main difference with Judaism is that Muslims are against usury. That's pretty much it. The Qur'an made simple!By simpleton vt.Not even close. The difference is much deeper and more complex. I assume you’re referring to the last couple of sentences? Notice the “Qur’an made simple” joke?Of course the differences are deeper and more complex but these appear to be the main sticking points. They believe in the 10 commandments, they believe in Jesus. They certainly believe in Noah and Moses because half the book is endless repetitions of their stories! I’m happy to hear your take on the Qur’an, if you care to enlighten. Not an easy book to read. Like the Bible, or pretty much every religious text, some of it’s a slog but there are some good bits. The telescopic structure is very cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Bogged down with Bill Bryson’s Mother Tongue. Can’t describe it as super compelling although very interesting. English is indeed a flexible language. Halfway thru Off the Road by Caroline Cassady (The wife of Neil Cassady, Jack Kerouac's traveling partner and essentially the Dean Moriarty figure in On The Road). What a bunch of jerks. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Going thru the Qur'an again. Halfway there.Interesting that it's essentially an addendum to the Bible, with many Biblical figures/stories featuring prominently.Also interesting to read it while I'm in a Muslim country (Indonesia).And I find its telescopic structure quite fascinating. Main reason I'm re-reading it is that I'm writing something involving a Muslim character, and just want to make sure that I understand as much as possible, and to cover my ass if offense is taken (the character, while a good person, swears a lot and is conflicted about wearing a hijab, and based on someone I met a few years ago).The Oxford Classics version has a great introduction and decent footnotes, and is not translated as a poem (which the original Arabic text is). It's translated by MAS Abdel Haleem, if anyone is interested. The main difference with Christianity is that Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet (or "Messenger") and not the physical son of god.The main difference with Judaism is that Muslims are against usury. That's pretty much it. The Qur'an made simple!By simpleton vt.Not even close. The difference is much deeper and more complex. I assume you’re referring to the last couple of sentences? Notice the “Qur’an made simple” joke?Of course the differences are deeper and more complex but these appear to be the main sticking points. They believe in the 10 commandments, they believe in Jesus. They certainly believe in Noah and Moses because half the book is endless repetitions of their stories! I’m happy to hear your take on the Qur’an, if you care to enlighten. Not an easy book to read. Like the Bible, or pretty much every religious text, some of it’s a slog but there are some good bits. The telescopic structure is very cool.They don't believe in Jesus as the only way to salvation. The Koran also teaches that you can get to heaven by good works. The Koran does not teach that the way to the Father is through Jesus. The Muslims believe that Jesus was nothing more than a profit. In other words, the Koran doesn't teach that Jesus was here from the beginning and to the everlasting. It's not part fo their teaching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 And not to hijack this thread.........maybe you should PM me. I don't think this conversation is suitable for this sub forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Going thru the Qur'an again. Halfway there.Interesting that it's essentially an addendum to the Bible, with many Biblical figures/stories featuring prominently.Also interesting to read it while I'm in a Muslim country (Indonesia).And I find its telescopic structure quite fascinating. Main reason I'm re-reading it is that I'm writing something involving a Muslim character, and just want to make sure that I understand as much as possible, and to cover my ass if offense is taken (the character, while a good person, swears a lot and is conflicted about wearing a hijab, and based on someone I met a few years ago).The Oxford Classics version has a great introduction and decent footnotes, and is not translated as a poem (which the original Arabic text is). It's translated by MAS Abdel Haleem, if anyone is interested. The main difference with Christianity is that Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet (or "Messenger") and not the physical son of god.The main difference with Judaism is that Muslims are against usury. That's pretty much it. The Qur'an made simple!By simpleton vt.Not even close. The difference is much deeper and more complex. I assume you’re referring to the last couple of sentences? Notice the “Qur’an made simple” joke?Of course the differences are deeper and more complex but these appear to be the main sticking points. They believe in the 10 commandments, they believe in Jesus. They certainly believe in Noah and Moses because half the book is endless repetitions of their stories! I’m happy to hear your take on the Qur’an, if you care to enlighten. Not an easy book to read. Like the Bible, or pretty much every religious text, some of it’s a slog but there are some good bits. The telescopic structure is very cool.They don't believe in Jesus as the only way to salvation. The Koran also teaches that you can get to heaven by good works. The Koran does not teach that the way to the Father is through Jesus. The Muslims believe that Jesus was nothing more than a profit. In other words, the Koran doesn't teach that Jesus was here from the beginning and to the everlasting. It's not part fo their teaching. I guess you missed the part where I said that they believe in Jesus as a prophet but don’t believe he was the physical son of god. ;)The Qur’an does not teach Christianity, because it is not Christianity. There are many similarities, but the Jesus/son of god thing, as proved by your post, seems to be the big sticking point. I was speaking generally as I didn’t think that many here would know about the Qur’an. And why get into those kinds of details in a book thread on a Rush forum?I’m not Muslim, I’m not Christian, I’m just interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 And not to hijack this thread.........maybe you should PM me. I don't think this conversation is suitable for this sub forum. Thanks but no thanks. I came here to post about a book I’d read, and am not interested in debating or having a spirited discussion about religion/religious opinion on or relating to a music forum. I appreciate the offer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Halfway thru Off the Road by Caroline Cassady (The wife of Neil Cassady, Jack Kerouac's traveling partner and essentially the Dean Moriarty figure in On The Road). What a bunch of jerks. :P Never read “Off...”, just “On...” of course. What makes them jerks in “Off...”? Deadbeat dad? Cheating at one thing or another? Swinging? Other? All? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 So far, pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Waking Up- Sam Harris The Magic Of Reality- Richard Dawkins The Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders book 2)- Robin Hobb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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