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RE: Books - Dazz - 06-27-2012 07:47 AM
Recently started to read High Fidelity from Nick Hornby.
So far it's turning out to be a really great read! I'm not surprised of course, since he's a great writer and it's a great film, but this book is really turning out to be much better than the film!
RE: Books - Beardy - 06-27-2012 07:51 AM
(06-27-2012 07:44 AM)Ga2sert Wrote:(06-27-2012 07:38 AM)Beardy Wrote: Anyone fancy posting me a copy for free? Ahem.
Like this: http://www.autistici.org/2000-maniax/texts/philip%20k%20dick%20-%20the%20man%20in%20the%20high%20castle.pdf ?
Aha! Excellent stuff, ta muchly. I'll pop it on my Kindle.
Also, I've read some Nick Hornby, but only a couple, High Fidelity being one of them. What are his other books like, are they up to that standard?
RE: Books - Dazz - 06-27-2012 07:54 AM
About a Boy was "not bad", but really not that great if you're not so into your proper novels. It's quite similar in a sense to how High Fidelity is adapted to film, as this is to its film of the same title too.
He reuses a lot of themes and character types throughout his various books, but he hasn't written much. It's a bit of a shame.
RE: Books - Beardy - 06-27-2012 07:58 AM
Then there's only one thing to do. We track down Nick Hornby and force him to write some more.
RE: Books - Tonus - 06-27-2012 08:10 AM
read "The Beach" again recently, brilliant. don't know how they got the movie so wrong.
RE: Books - Melirune - 06-27-2012 02:59 PM
Anything by Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony, Terry Pratchet and Brian Jacques.
Also, H.P. Lovecraft and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
RE: Books - Irratonalys - 06-28-2012 07:39 AM
Terry Pratchet is really incredibly awesome.
also Dan Abnetts Gaunts Ghosts novels. just keep getting better with each new book , i dont know how he does it.