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kateleopald

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  1. I think actors rarely do justice to book characters in films, but over the years I have conditioned myself to watch film adaptations with an element of objectivity and separate the two as different entities (unless the adaptation really is sooooooooooo bad). As far as characters go, there's no contest. Imagination wins every time.
  2. Of recent times - Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. Very disappointing for me
  3. Interested to know if there's a correlation between last-page-itis and sneak-peek-achoo when it comes to wrapped Christmas presents?
  4. I'll start!.. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Movie starring Demi Moore and Gary Oldman
  5. The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tale. Jaws - Peter Benchley (saw it in a second hand book shop and couldn't resist!!)
  6. My interpretation of counter cultural would be with the small 'c's (as opposed to the well documented "Counter Culture" of the 50's and 60's). If that's the case then a couple of modern day 'alt' culture books around at the moment are Sebastian Horsley's memoir -Dandy in the Underworld, and the excellent novel, The Sewerside Chronicles by Tim Lay. PS - I agree with Vineland Andy!
  7. Yes kell, it's that one! I really enjoyed it.
  8. sadly I usually end up turning the corners of the page.
  9. Having just returned from two years living in Spain I went down that route myself! The Dogs of God (can't remember the author) is a terrific piece of non-fiction dealing with the defeat of the Moors, the inquisition and Columbus. I was also introduced to the character of Captain Alatriste (Arturo Perez- Reverte) - whose books have ben transalted into English and Juan Elslava Galan's The Mule.
  10. I thought my pile was bad - at a tower spanning 13 high... that was until I read this thread! Although hasten to add these are ones that I have in the house..
  11. The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer, about a German soldier's experiences in WW2. Has been a lot of controversy about its authenticity but is a gripping read.
  12. Same Michelle! All I can say is that if its going to be the reader's i-pod perhaps they need to be working on some marketing! Have never been keen on reading things on screen, but if the technology's as good as they claim, would be interesting to see.
  13. I remember reading a year or so agao about a gizmo Sony was releasing that they were claiming would do for books what the i-pod did for music... Basically an electronic book. Anyone ever seen/used one of these?
  14. I think this is a really good point. The only reason this book grabbed attention is because of the person linked to it and Katie Price did not write this. I think it's a (marketing inspired) tragedy. If JK Rowling stuck two balloons up her jumper and got voted into the FHM 2008 sexiest babe/bimbo list, I think lads mag readers would think the same way...
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