What are you reading?

[wonderings]

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My son likes Pennywise because he likes the creepy clown look. So now he wants to read IT.

I won’t let him as I started reading it and wow….good but racist, homophobic, and graphic all in the first chapters…

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Not sure how old your kid is, but I would certainly recommend staying away from it till he is old enough. Some very heavy scenes in that book and they don't stop till pretty much the very end.

In my book club we just finished True Grit. Fantastic story, immediate classic despite it being written in the 60's I believe. Great Western story suitable for all audiences. Moving on from that to Paradise Lost Read this about 20 years ago but barely remember a thing outside of the main storyline. Very much enjoying it again in my older age and think it will get added to my small but growing lists of favorites along side Dante's Divine Comedy.

 

[mimico_polak]

Not sure how old your kid is, but I would certainly recommend staying away from it till he is old enough. Some very heavy scenes in that book and they don't stop till pretty much the very end.

In my book club we just finished True Grit. Fantastic story, immediate classic despite it being written in the 60's I believe. Great Western story suitable for all audiences. Moving on from that to Paradise Lost Read this about 20 years ago but barely remember a thing outside of the main storyline. Very much enjoying it again in my older age and think it will get added to my small but growing lists of favorites along side Dante's Divine Comedy.

Yup, agreed. I'm mid-40s and I think it's too heavy of a read for me but slowly going through it.

He's not getting his hands on IT until at least 12-14 years old.

Since I'm back to RTO much more often, time to take the dust off the old audiobooks and start borrowing from the library system again for the drive.

 

[WestBrantKid]

I like all kinds of fiction, including fantasy. I'll give True Grit a read next. I'm currently reading The Martian, and listening to The End of Everything (a Scottish apocalyptic series following two teen sisters) and the Grey Man intermittently.

For years LOTR was my favourite books because they got me interested in reading, but the Reacher series has been my favourite since listening to the audiobooks. Dick Hill had the perfect voice, tone, and mannerisms for that series.

I'd also like to give a shout out to Christopher Moore. All his books are fantastic, make me smile, and sometime laugh out loud. The Bible According to Biff is my favourite of his.

 

[wonderings]

I like all kinds of fiction, including fantasy. I'll give True Grit a read next. I'm currently reading The Martian, and listening to The End of Everything (a Scottish apocalyptic series following two teen sisters) and the Grey Man intermittently.

For years LOTR was my favourite books because they got me interested in reading, but the Reacher series has been my favourite since listening to the audiobooks. Dick Hill had the perfect voice, tone, and mannerisms for that series.

I'd also like to give a shout out to Christopher Moore. All his books are fantastic, make me smile, and sometime laugh out loud. The Bible According to Biff is my favourite of his.

I have not read The Martian but have Project Hail Mary, same author and has the movie out right now. I am assuming The Martian will be just as enjoyable as Project Hail Mary. Author paces really well and makes things believable.

LOTR is in the top of tops for me. Grew up with the stories and thankful I read the books before watching the movies to not be influenced by them.

 

[mimico_polak]

I like all kinds of fiction, including fantasy. I'll give True Grit a read next. I'm currently reading The Martian, and listening to The End of Everything (a Scottish apocalyptic series following two teen sisters) and the Grey Man intermittently.

For years LOTR was my favourite books because they got me interested in reading, but the Reacher series has been my favourite since listening to the audiobooks. Dick Hill had the perfect voice, tone, and mannerisms for that series.

I'd also like to give a shout out to Christopher Moore. All his books are fantastic, make me smile, and sometime laugh out loud. The Bible According to Biff is my favourite of his.

Listening yo True Grit right now. Good story. Not sure how I feel about the narrator, but the story is good so far. 2hrs into a 6hr marathon so far.

 

[WestBrantKid]

LOTR is in the top of tops for me. Grew up with the stories and thankful I read the books before watching the movies to not be influenced by them.

When I realized working at a factory was rotting my brain, and thought read would help (which I hated when I was in school), my cousin told me they were making movies for LOTR, so that's when I decided to buy the books and read them before the movies were released. Turns out it would take 3 or 4 years before the first came out, so I decided to re-read each before going to watch the movies. That was a mistake.
As you said, I'm glad I read the books first, but it also ruined the movies. So much is cut out of the movies that I felt like I was watching a slideshow in the theater. One of my favourite parts of the book was the part with Tom Bombadil, and it was cut out completely. Those charters could have made a movie on its own.
It's a curse, in a way. We all know the book is always (or at least 99% of the time) better the movie, so in a way you should watch the movie for enjoyment, then read the book for an even better experience. The problem with that is that you then have the image of those actors in your head while reading the book rather then using your imagination. Imagine reading the Reacher series with Tom's face stuck in your head.

 

[WestBrantKid]

Listening yo True Grit right now. Good story. Not sure how I feel about the narrator, but the story is good so far. 2hrs into a 6hr marathon so far.

I'm glad you said that. I have the audiobook ready for my next listen, but I might borrow the hardcover from the library instead, after I finish The Martian.

 

[klr_guy]

When I realized working at a factory was rotting my brain, and thought read would help (which I hated when I was in school), my cousin told me they were making movies for LOTR, so that's when I decided to buy the books and read them before the movies were released. Turns out it would take 3 or 4 years before the first came out, so I decided to re-read each before going to watch the movies. That was a mistake.
As you said, I'm glad I read the books first, but it also ruined the movies. So much is cut out of the movies that I felt like I was watching a slideshow in the theater. One of my favourite parts of the book was the part with Tom Bombadil, and it was cut out completely. Those charters could have made a movie on its own.
It's a curse, in a way. We all know the book is always (or at least 99% of the time) better the movie, so in a way you should watch the movie for enjoyment, then read the book for an even better experience. The problem with that is that you then have the image of those actors in your head while reading the book rather then using your imagination. Imagine reading the Reacher series with Tom's face stuck in your head.

Good news then: "Stephen Colbert is co-writing and developing a Lord of the Rings film adaptation focusing on the "lost" chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring. The movie brings fan-favorite Tom Bombadil to the screen, adapting chapters 3 through 8 of the book that Peter Jackson famously omitted from his original film trilogy."

 

[mimico_polak]

I'm glad you said that. I have the audiobook ready for my next listen, but I might borrow the hardcover from the library instead, after I finish The Martian.

I’m used to it by now (40%) or so, and it’s bothering me less and less.

I started watching the movie also and … meh. The latest version, not the original John Wayne version.

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