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[MdaG]

I'm currently reading "The vampire Lestat" which is the second book in the Vampire Chronicles.

[Danny252]

I think someone in my Tutor group likes his books. I'll ask him...

[Blood-Pigggy]

I read Interview With A Vampire, excellent book.
Movie was dissapointing though.

Although it doesn't apply to all flicks, there's a kinda rule, if you like the book, don't watch the movie.

Of course, The Shining, Lord Of The Rings, they all break that.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

And Harry Potter of course.

[Timpsi]

I just discovered this page. The journalist took the list of 100 best novels of Time Magazine, and then went on Amazon to see what people had said about the books. Some of the reader reviews are truly hilarious (and worrying):

Lord of the Flies (1955)

Author: William Golding

“I am obsessed with Survivor, so I thought it would be fun. WRONG!!! It is incredibly boring and disgusting. I was very much disturbed when I found young children killing each other. I think that anyone with a conscience would agree with me.”

1984 (1948)

Author: George Orwell

“Don’t listen to anyone who tries to distinguish between “serious” works of literature like this one and allegedly “lesser” novels. The distinction is entirely illusory, because no novels are “better” than any others, and the concept of a “great novel” is an intellectual hoax. This book isn’t as good as Harry Potter in MY opinion, and no one can refute me. Tastes are relative!”

[Havell]

LOL

The Lord of the Rings (1954)

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

“The book is not readable because of the overuse of adverbs.”

Tropic of Cancer (1934)

Author: Henry Miller

“This book is one of the worst books I have ever read. I got to about page 3-4.”

[A. J. Raffles]

LOL That's a hilarious article. But I think my favourites would have to be:

While the themes and some of the events were good (i.e., racism, abuse, religion), the way it was written made the book unenjoyable for me.

Dang! There was I hoping to have a jolly good time reading about racism, abuse and religion, and this silly author has to go ahead and spoil it...
and

How much money is this Mr. Lewis getting from the Cadbury’s chocolate company anyway? This man must be laughing to the bank.

I'm seriously thinking of sigging that one even though it's presumably not a quote by Beef - although, come to think of it, who knows?:P

I'm about to start on a bunch of Middle English romances with such fascinating titles as Havelok the Dane, King Horn and - my favourite - Sir Launfal. Fun, fun, fun.

[TheGiantMidgit]

Came across a weird book, The Planiverse. Very interesting concept, depicts a 2d universe, describes the physics and science behind it, and follows the life of an inhabitant of this place.

[Evad]

Gravity’s Rainbow (1973)

Author: Thomas Pynchon

“When one contrasts Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five with this book, it’s like comparing an Olympic sprinter with an obese man running for the bus with a hot dog in one hand and a soda in the other.” great simile )

[A. J. Raffles]

You know, Evad, at first I thought you were actually posting in this thread to recommend Pynchon as a ripping good read.LOL