Oil Can Boyd Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Reading this (again) after finally seeing the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 A perfect blend of biography and collected works of (arguably) the most influential artist in the comic book genre. Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Reading this (again) after finally seeing the movie. Let me know if the ending is the same as the movie's. Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Really good. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Let me know if the ending is the same as the movie's.The movie is awfully faithful to the book. It helps that McCarthy's writing style is often more like a screenplay than a novel. Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Reading this (again) after finally seeing the movie. I am about 50 pages into the road by cormac, I recomend so far!!! Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Love ya, Charlotte. Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 The first time I read this book I was so mad at the end I threw it across the room. Good thing I know how it ends now. Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Holy coincidence! I was just about to put this up too. Re-reading it again, possibly my favourite book of all time. Now being made into a movie with Leo DiCap and Kate Winslet....I am so very afraid! I liked this a lot. I'll have to give Easter Parade a try too. Reading this again: Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I've just finished this beautiful, poignant little book: It's an interesting premise: the "March" referred to by the title is the absent father of "Little Women". As that book described a year in the lives of the four March sisters and their mother, living their lives against the backdrop of the Civil War, and how that changed them, "March" tells their father's harrowing story of that year, as author Geraldine Brooks images it. It's a really interesting device, and Brooks is a terrific writer. The story moves quickly and often unexpectedly, and the horrors and strangenesses of the war are detailed vividly. We get flashes of his wife and daughters back home through his letters to them, in a way that seems to flesh out their characters. There's none of the treacly-sweet goody-goodiness of "Little Women" (but oh how I loved that book as a girl!) since this is a book aimed at an adult readership, and dealing with the gritty underbelly of the war and slave ownership. I hadn't known that Little Women was based on the real-life Alcott family. (Louisa is Jo, her sisters are the other March girls.) Notables of the era who were actual friends of Mr. Alcott (Louisa May's father) float through the book, playing their parts in the saga....Emerson, Thoreau. Recommended! I was so absorbed in it that I read it in about 2 evenings. Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 A perfect blend of biography and collected works of (arguably) the most influential artist in the comic book genre.this look pretty neat! I've always wanted to learn more about Jack Kirby. I just finished reading the New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke whose character design was heavily influenced by Kirby. Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The movie is awfully faithful to the book. It helps that McCarthy's writing style is often more like a screenplay than a novel.Hmm ok. Well I was thinking of reading the book even though I've already seen the movie but now I don't know. Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Just purchased and about to start: Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Just purchased and about to start: I once inquired about a job in a recording studio and the owner didn't have a job for me but suggested I read "All You Need is Ears." I did and it was an enjoyable read. I really want to read the Geoff Emerick book on the Beatles recordings. I hear it's the nuts and bolts of the Abbey Road sessions. Good music nerd stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I once inquired about a job in a recording studio and the owner didn't have a job for me but suggested I read "All You Need is Ears." I did and it was an enjoyable read. I really want to read the Geoff Emerick book on the Beatles recordings. I hear it's the nuts and bolts of the Abbey Road sessions. Good music nerd stuff. This one? It's mostly him complaining about stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Hmm ok. Well I was thinking of reading the book even though I've already seen the movie but now I don't know.I think it is worth reading. There is much more insight into Sheriff Bell. Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 This one? It's mostly him complaining about stuff. That's the one. I heard it was pretty good but it will probably be a library check out rather than a purchase. Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I once inquired about a job in a recording studio and the owner didn't have a job for me but suggested I read "All You Need is Ears." I did and it was an enjoyable read. I really want to read the Geoff Emerick book on the Beatles recordings. I hear it's the nuts and bolts of the Abbey Road sessions. Good music nerd stuff. The Mark Lewisohn book is the one that you want. (Although I have yet to read the Geoff Emerick one, actually). But that Lewisohn book is amazing. This one: Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The Mark Lewisohn book is the one that you want. (Although I have yet to read the Geoff Emerick one, actually). But that Lewisohn book is amazing. This one: As you may recall from the Rock Books Thread - it is not like that anymore - now, it is this: The Complete Beatles Chronicle I was looking at the one you mentioned above the other day - and realized another difference - there are many photos in the original edition that are not in the new version. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Muncle Douchey Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 just finished i enjoyed it, but it's nothing too special. Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The Mark Lewisohn book is the one that you want. (Although I have yet to read the Geoff Emerick one, actually). But that Lewisohn book is amazing. This one: I have the hardcover version of that book from years ago: One of my favorites. Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I've just finished this beautiful, poignant little book: It's an interesting premise: the "March" referred to by the title is the absent father of "Little Women". As that book described a year in the lives of the four March sisters and their mother, living their lives against the backdrop of the Civil War, and how that changed them, "March" tells their father's harrowing story of that year, as author Geraldine Brooks images it. It's a really interesting device, and Brooks is a terrific writer. The story moves quickly and often unexpectedly, and the horrors and strangenesses of the war are detailed vividly. We get flashes of his wife and daughters back home through his letters to them, in a way that seems to flesh out their characters. There's none of the treacly-sweet goody-goodiness of "Little Women" (but oh how I loved that book as a girl!) since this is a book aimed at an adult readership, and dealing with the gritty underbelly of the war and slave ownership. I hadn't known that Little Women was based on the real-life Alcott family. (Louisa is Jo, her sisters are the other March girls.) Notables of the era who were actual friends of Mr. Alcott (Louisa May's father) float through the book, playing their parts in the saga....Emerson, Thoreau. Recommended! I was so absorbed in it that I read it in about 2 evenings. This review actually motivates me to want to get a copy of this book to read So thanks!! I'm reading this . I'm actually about 2/3 of the way through it and on my trip this weekend to Chicago I was unable to keep from reading it every time we got in the car to go to the next location. It's great and it's definately the best yet by Jodi! Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 This review actually motivates me to want to get a copy of this book to read So thanks!! I'm reading this . I'm actually about 2/3 of the way through it and on my trip this weekend to Chicago I was unable to keep from reading it every time we got in the car to go to the next location. It's great and it's definately the best yet by Jodi! If you do read it, let me know how you like it. It's settled comfortably into my brain now, and I like the memories it brings. A really haunting kind of story. I almost bought that Jodi Picoult the other day. May have to, from your description. All I've read of hers is "Nineteen Minutes", which I really enjoyed. Unrelated, but once I get a free moment, I intend to pick your brain about tv's, now that I know you work at Best Buy. You've been forewarned. Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 If you do read it, let me know how you like it. It's settled comfortably into my brain now, and I like the memories it brings. A really haunting kind of story. I almost bought that Jodi Picoult the other day. May have to, from your description. All I've read of hers is "Nineteen Minutes", which I really enjoyed. Unrelated, but once I get a free moment, I intend to pick your brain about tv's, now that I know you work at Best Buy. You've been forewarned. I'd pretty much be willing to send you the books by Jodi I have, if you return them after you read them..because I enjoy her books that much that I encourage others to open their minds to reading them and thinking of things in a new way. They rock. lol...as long as you don't ask me if I have any Wii's in stock I'll try to answer all your questions. And NOOOOO we don't have Wii's in stock, no I don't know when I will have them in...lol Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Just finished: And: Almost done with: And almost done with:(a life saver if you have kids like mine) Link to post Share on other sites
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