Sir Nose
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Sounds promising.
Name the last three books you have read...
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Sounds promising.
Cannondale
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You're right. Books can get so detailed! People who don't like to read are missing out!
I'm not famaliar with that book/movie. What's it about?
Cannondale
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The Stand was the 1st book I read by Stephen King. I've read at least 20 of his books since then. Most of the books turned into movies were terrible except for a few (IMO
Salem's Lot
Christine
The Shining
Pet Semetary
The rest of the movies were garbage...lol
I haven't read the LOTR books, but those movies were EXCELLENT! I can only imagine how good the books were! *
Bookworm616
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The Stand was the 1st book I read by Stephen King. I've read at least 20 of his books since then. Most of the books turned into movies were terrible except for a few (IMO
Salem's Lot
Christine
The Shining
Pet Semetary
The rest of the movies were garbage...lol
I haven't read the LOTR books, but those movies were EXCELLENT! I can only imagine how good the books were! *
Oh yeah, The Shining was a GREAT movie, too. I saw Christine, but I wasn't really a fan of that book. I need to read his older books again. It's been so long and I loved so many of them: Cujo, The Shining, It, Pet Semetary, The Stand (is one of my all-time favorite books), the Dark Tower series, man I loved his older books.
The LOTR books are amazing. Though they're so bogged down with characters and details, I actually had to put the 3rd one down for about 6 months because I couldn't take it anymore. LOL. I highly recommend those books and the movies were an amazing tribute to the books. I am in awe of Peter Jackson for making such great films out of those books.
I read The Hobbit in like 3 days (which is a record for me). You should start with that one, if you're going to read the LOTR trilogy. :smt023
Cannondale
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I'm not the scary type, but IT had me checkin over my shoulder! Pennywise was something else! Lol
The last 50 pages of Pet Semetary were intense! I was on the edge of my seat!* *
I forgot about The Hobbit. I read that back in grammer school. That was a good book too.
I'm gonna have to check out LOTR!
Bookworm616
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I read all of those books when I was like 10-12 years old. I'd stay up late reading them, and then after I turned off the light, I'd hear the house settling and it sounded like someone was slowing creeping up our stairs. It's scared the bejesus out of me, but I wouldn't trade those memories for anything! LOL.
Those books were scary as hell!
FG
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I have similar memories of reading Pet Semetary.. I remeber the ending as a blood pressure challenger.... I think it was my first scary book I read and I was sold.
Yes Cannon - the LOTR's are fatastic! I think they did a spectacular job, lots of things from the books arent in the movies but thats ok, you cant get everything in and it is really fantastic!
Yes Cannon - the LOTR's are fatastic! I think they did a spectacular job, lots of things from the books arent in the movies but thats ok, you cant get everything in and it is really fantastic!
Blacktiger2005
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whikle
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The Power Of One is an epic novel by Bryce Courtenay about a young boy growing up in South Africa. Its sequel Tandia is just as epic! They're both must-reads. Highly recommended!
Blacktiger2005
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Cannondale
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You read those at what age????
Those books scared me when I was in my TWENTIES! Lol *
Cannondale
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Cool. I think I'll check them out! I just picked up Gerald's Game by Stephen King. I'll start on LOTR when I'm done!
Bookworm616
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Yep, I read all of those books at that age. I don't know what I was thinking. LOL.
I have a friend whose parents wouldn't let her read those books or see movies like "Dirty Dancing" when she was a teenager. I'm glad my parents weren't like that. I felt a little more prepared for the realities of life as I grew up. LOL.
I read Gerald's Game. I didn't particularly like it. Let me know what you think!!
Cannondale
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The Power Of One is an epic novel by Bryce Courtenay about a young boy growing up in South Africa. Its sequel Tandia is just as epic! They're both must-reads. Highly recommended!
Oh ok! That reminds me. I read the book Kaffir Boy years ago. It was about another boy growing up in South Africa and it was really good.
So you suggest I check these out too?
Sir Nose
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Forward by Al Gore?
pettyofficerj
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The Power of One was a movie too...
havent seen it in ages
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105159/
english lad grows up in Africa before the second big war.
He gets hassled earlier on for being English, but I bet after the British victories in N. Africa he got some respect then.
Gerald's Game = disturbing! Had to read it intermittently but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
That's a great book. Did you by any chance read Mathabanes' Love in Black and White as well?
whikle
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Yeah! Bryce Courtenay certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoy his style and his characters. These books will always be special to me.
Don't bother with the movie. I have faith they will re-make it one day and it will be EPIC!