james

Thanks to all for the warm welcome. Dimitra - I'm a big film nut and pretty much all the books i read when I started reading more seriously were adapted into film. My reading list has evolved alot but I am still fascinated by novel to film adaptations. Red Dragon is one of my favourite books but I hate the film by the same name. Michael Mann's adaptation of the same book, a film called Manhunter, is a far better attempt even though it leaves out an awful lot. Rawr - Fight Club is one of those books I can read again and again, I'd even go as far as to say I enjoy it more than the film. BookJumper - The stars my destination is one of the best books I have ever read. It is exceptionally well written and even though it was published in the 50's it hasn't dated at all. It's kind of like a SF version of the mel gibson film Payback, though this doesn't really do it justice.

I am new to the forum and I thought it would be a good idea to outline some of my favourite books, books I've read this year and what books I am hoping to read next. Favourite books Red Dragon - Thomas Harris The Silence of The Lambs - Thomas Harris Stone Junction - Jim Dodge LA Confidential - James Ellroy Rum Punch - Elmore Leanord Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep - Philip K Dick American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk Rant - Chuck Palahniuk Harry Potter series - JK Rowling The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester The Forever War - Joe Haldeman Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien Read In 2009 Forever Free - Joe Haldeman Denial - Keith Ablow Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow I Am Legend - Richard Matheson Casino Royale - Ian Fleming Primal Fear - William Diehl The Fighter - Craig Davidson Cold Is The Grave - Peter Robinson Aftermath - Peter Robinson All the Colours of Darkness - Peter Robinson The Big Nowhere - James Ellroy White Jazz - James Ellroy The Shining - Stephen King If I Die in a Combat Zone - Tim O'brien Ubik - Philip K Dick To Be Read Red Riding series - David Peace To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Forever Peace - Joe Haldeman Battle Royale - Koushun Takami Nineteen Eighty-four - George Orwell The Man in the High Castle - Philip K Dick (and any other of his books I can get my hands on) The Truth Machine - James L Halperin Lord of the Flies - William Golding (read this book in school and always wanted to read it again)