What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (4 Viewers)

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I've long been fascinated by Russia and after reading so many factual books on it thought I should try its literature. When googling Russian authors a portrait of Lermontov popped up and I thought he looked rather dashing so decided to start there. I'll try Chekhov next and work up to Dostoyevsky.

As an aside, after years of reading nothing but current affairs/history its quite nice to return to fiction.

 

[nooleen]

i finished The Goldfinch yesterday, which i thought was brilliant until it veered off into the fairly unlikely amsterdam sequence before petering out in a way-too-long dose of pseudo-philosophical rambling

i hate when a great book has a crappish ending

 

[Jim Daniels]

i finished The Goldfinch yesterday, which i thought was brilliant until it veered off into the fairly unlikely amsterdam sequence before petering out in a way-too-long dose of pseudo-philosophical rambling

i hate when a great book has a crappish ending

Yeah, I liked the first 3/4 best too. It really needed a good editing. Still lingering with me though and I finished it several weeks ago.

I'm re-reading The Secret History at the moment. Even though I knew I'd loved it previously, I had forgotten most of the detail. Its great 2nd time round. Maybe even better. Unusual that it never made it to the big screen. Seems like it would have been pretty straightforward to pull off. A young Philip Seymour Hoffman as Bunny.

 

[dunderhead]

Seems like it would have been pretty straightforward to pull off. A young Philip Seymour Hoffman as Bunny.

yeah, that would have been perfect

after picking up and putting down the 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed....for the past two or three months i finally finished it earlier today. didn't like it at all. could have something to do with the fact im juggling too many books at once, which i never usually do. have dropped everything and am now going to focus on Doctor Sleep for next while. only just started, good opening chapter anyway

 

[Jill Hives]

A young Philip Seymour Hoffman as Bunny.

That would have been incredible.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Yeah, having trouble coming up with the rest of the cast though!

 

[dunderhead]

Yeah, having trouble coming up with the rest of the cast though!

been a good few years since i've read it, been meaning to reread again soon but i remember always visualising their tutor as Tom Wolfe. thats all i got..

 

[Jill Hives]

Yeah, having trouble coming up with the rest of the cast though!

Are we talking cast now or back then? I could see Cilliain Murphy being part of the mix back then and I pictured Azura Skye as Camilla while reading it.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Any era!

I totally see Azura Skye as Camilla alright. Cillian Murphy - maybe as Francis.
Good call on Tom Wolfe too!

Henry is a tough one

 

[Jill Hives]

Any era!

I totally see Azura Skye as Camilla alright. Cillian Murphy - maybe as Francis.
Good call on Tom Wolfe too!

Henry is a tough one

cough @Lili Marlene cough

 

[Jill Hives]

Actually, who is the actor that starred in the last King of Scotland as the doctor? He'd be good. I oddly pictured a mix of Willem Defoe, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt as the Jullian type.

 

[rettucs]

Actually, who is the actor that starred in the last King of Scotland as the doctor? He'd be good. I oddly pictured a mix of Willem Defoe, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt as the Jullian type.

James MacAvoy. Married to yer one from shameless

 

[Lili Marlene]

I'm terrible at this game. Books should stay books and films should stay films.

cough @Lili Marlene cough

whatnow?

 

[Jill Hives]

I'm terrible at this game. Books should stay books and films should stay films.



whatnow?

Just thought you could be one of the characters. Waistcoat and all.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Just thought you could be one of the characters. Waistcoat and all.

Ah I see

Wait, Henry is a mentaller.

 

[Jill Hives]

You mixed with younger Michael Pitt.

 

[Lili Marlene]

haha

jaysus

 

[Lili Marlene]

This has sparked some amusing rage on facebook

If JK Rowling Cares About Writing, She Should Stop Doing It | Lynn Shepherd

 

[David Kronenbourg]

This has sparked some amusing rage on facebook

If JK Rowling Cares About Writing, She Should Stop Doing It | Lynn Shepherd

what's the gist? i stopped reading after this sentence: "I didn't much mind Rowling when she was Pottering about."

 

[Lili Marlene]

what's the gist? i stopped reading after this sentence: "I didn't much mind Rowling when she was Pottering about."

the gist is, "J K Rowling should stop writing books for adults because she's not a good writer for adults but people keep buying her books AND IT'S NOT FAIR"