Dweezil Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n3/n17222.jpg QUOTE David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. In 1960, at the age of seventeen, he became a fan of the classic television series, Route 66, about two young men in a Corvette traveling the United States in search of America and themselves. The scripts by Stirling Silliphant so impressed Morrell that he decided to become a writer. In 1966, the work of another writer (Hemingway scholar Philip Young) prompted Morrell to move to the United States, where he studied with Young at Penn State and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in American literature. There, he also met the distinguished fiction writer William Tenn (real name Philip Klass), who taught Morrell the basics of fiction writing. This book is similar to Ludlum's Bourne series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 (edited) Edited August 20, 2006 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Vachss often writes about child abuse; it's a pet cause of his, both in his early legal career and in his Burke mysteries. What am I reading? I finally started Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Still trying to get into Watership Down - I haven't given up. However, the library had a vertiable feast of new stuff, and I'm now launching into: The Husband by Dean Koontz. Brain candy? Maybe. But I love it. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark - the grand dame of honest to goodness mysteries, and a perennial favorite of mine. Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis, the author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho. This latest novel is part autobiography, part horror (or so the reviews tell me). The main character's name is Bret Easton Ellis. I'm intrigued, so I'll let you guys know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 22 2006, 01:41 PM) Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis, the author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho. This latest novel is part autobiography, part horror (or so the reviews tell me). The main character's name is Bret Easton Ellis. I'm intrigued, so I'll let you guys know how it goes. I used to be a big fan of the 80s "brat pack" novelists. My favorite was definitely Jay McInerney ("Bright Lights, Big City"), but I also read Ellis, Tama Janowitz, and Jill Eisenstadt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 QUOTE (Mrs. Huck Rogers @ Aug 20 2006, 10:41 PM) http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n3/n17222.jpg QUOTE David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. In 1960, at the age of seventeen, he became a fan of the classic television series, Route 66, about two young men in a Corvette traveling the United States in search of America and themselves. The scripts by Stirling Silliphant so impressed Morrell that he decided to become a writer. In 1966, the work of another writer (Hemingway scholar Philip Young) prompted Morrell to move to the United States, where he studied with Young at Penn State and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in American literature. There, he also met the distinguished fiction writer William Tenn (real name Philip Klass), who taught Morrell the basics of fiction writing. This book is similar to Ludlum's Bourne series. Ok. I didn't like the ending of the book. But, having said that, it was definitely a page turner and I would read more of this author's work for a quick entertaining read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Read this in 1992 and now re-reading it. I remember when the movie came out, I was disappointed that it was not as good as the book. But then they never are. http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/bimgdata/FC0345370775.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 QUOTE (Mrs. Huck Rogers @ Aug 23 2006, 09:50 AM) Read this in 1992 and now re-reading it. I remember when the movie came out, I was disappointed that it was not as good as the book. But then they never are. http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/bimgdata/FC0345370775.JPG EXCELLENT book, and yes, the movie wasn't nearly as good (although it wasn't bad). Have you read The Lost World by Crichton as well? It's also very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 23 2006, 03:53 PM) QUOTE (Mrs. Huck Rogers @ Aug 23 2006, 09:50 AM) Read this in 1992 and now re-reading it. I remember when the movie came out, I was disappointed that it was not as good as the book. But then they never are. http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/bimgdata/FC0345370775.JPG EXCELLENT book, and yes, the movie wasn't nearly as good (although it wasn't bad). Have you read The Lost World by Crichton as well? It's also very good. No. I found Jurassic Park at the charity shop the other day. Hardcover for 60p So if I find Lost World (paperback or Hardcover) I'll grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranny Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 QUOTE (happysmiles007 @ Aug 17 2006, 07:43 PM) finished murder suicide yesterday, now on to frank lloyd wright: force of nature http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1880908506.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg what a genius! Reading about Frank Lloyd Wright is probably my favorite nonfiction. His designs are so inspirational. Had fun helping my son with a FLW project for school last spring, now my boy wants to be an architect!!! Yay!!! Current fiction: just finished "A Fistful of Charms" the 4th Hollows book by Kim Harrison. If you like paranormal fiction, she's a must-read. Now on to "Broken" by Kelley Armstrong, another of my favorite paranormal authors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfuentes Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (sfuentes @ Aug 29 2006, 09:18 AM) The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. Way ahead of it's time and somewhat controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (sfuentes @ Aug 29 2006, 04:18 AM) The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. This was mandatory reading when I was a High School sophomore, but I enjoyed it so much that I read ahead and finished it before the rest of the class. I've re-read it twice since then, but find I have to be in a good mood before undertaking it... it's depressing, so if you're already depressed before starting it, you could end up suicidal by book's end. It definitely has a following among disaffected High School students. And it was a favorite of psychos like Mark David Chapman (John Lennon's killer) and John Hinckley (Reagan's attempted assassin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larks Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 The Icewind Dale Trilogy-r.a. salvatore The two swords-r.a salvatore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (Larks @ Aug 29 2006, 01:30 PM) The Icewind Dale Trilogy-r.a. salvatore The two swords-r.a salvatore Whhat's this Icewind Dale thing? DeathbySpartan has downloaded a game called Icewind Dale onto our pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (Huck @ Aug 29 2006, 10:56 AM) QUOTE (sfuentes @ Aug 29 2006, 09:18 AM) The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. Way ahead of it's time and somewhat controversial. I've never read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (Mrs. Huck Rogers @ Aug 29 2006, 01:51 PM) QUOTE (Huck @ Aug 29 2006, 10:56 AM) QUOTE (sfuentes @ Aug 29 2006, 09:18 AM) The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. Way ahead of it's time and somewhat controversial. I've never read it We have it babe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 QUOTE (Huck @ Aug 29 2006, 03:27 PM) QUOTE (Mrs. Huck Rogers @ Aug 29 2006, 01:51 PM) QUOTE (Huck @ Aug 29 2006, 10:56 AM) QUOTE (sfuentes @ Aug 29 2006, 09:18 AM) The Catcher In The Rye. It's an amazing book. Way ahead of it's time and somewhat controversial. I've never read it We have it babe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Just finished The Thief of Always by Clive Barker. Now I'm going back and picking up a book I started a year ago or so, and got about halfway through, called Voodoo In New Orleans. Very interesting, and definitely entertaining. Let's just say New Orleans' history is steeped in legends of witches and black magic. As soon as I'm done with that, I'm starting on Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylin Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) I'm reading, The Mistress by Susan Wiggs I love these types of books edited to say, I love historical romance Edited August 29, 2006 by Daylin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0752880705.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V65542416_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Aug 30 2006, 01:02 AM) http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0752880705.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V65542416_.jpg Huck just finished reading that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid_Gloves Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I just started reading 'Ghost Rider' today, and I'm already hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I'm almost finished with the Hendrix bio Room Full of Mirrors. On deck: two or three Led Zeppelin books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixey Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Alosha by Christopher Pike and The Wild Wood by Charles De Lint. Next up Elixir by RA Salvatore. Both prior books were good and both about Faeries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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