What are you reading right now?

CoolBec · 09-02-2013, 01:51 PM

^ Haven't seen the movie, but I can't imagine it making a good one. I sometimes think maybe I just enjoy reading about people who are as screwed up as I am...lol.

djchameleon · 09-03-2013, 08:14 AM

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sorry for the double post

another movie to stay away from....the book was incredible but the movie lost everything in translation

also i highly suggest checking out his book Invisible Monsters

Awww but I liked the movie. So when I go to read the book I'm going to be confused?

I feel like when I go to read the book it will just be two different takes on a similar premise. I don't see what's so wrong about that.

I'm more lenient when it comes to book to movie transitions. I understand that they are two separate mediums and they don't have to follow each other to a T.

The Batlord · 09-03-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

sorry for the double post

another movie to stay away from....the book was incredible but the movie lost everything in translation

also i highly suggest checking out his book Invisible Monsters

I've loved everyone of his books that I've read. I think Choke was the second one I read, and yeah, brilliant. I've got Invisible Monsters in my stack of unread books, and I'm sure one day I'll get around to it and I'm sure it will be amazing. Is Haunted worth reading BTW? I'd love to see if he can do horror.

**Janszoon** · 09-03-2013, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

also i highly suggest checking out his book Invisible Monsters

Seconded. That's my favorite book by him.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 09-04-2013, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Seconded. That's my favorite book by him.

Thirded, although wtf Andrei the Choke movie was terrrribad.

I'm reading this rn:

djchameleon · 09-04-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sansa Stark

Thirded, although wtf Andrei the Choke movie was terrrribad.

It's only terribad to you because you've read the book before seeing the movie.

I don't have a point of reference besides the movie and I liked it.

bob. · 09-06-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Awww but I liked the movie. So when I go to read the book I'm going to be confused?

I feel like when I go to read the book it will just be two different takes on a similar premise. I don't see what's so wrong about that.

I'm more lenient when it comes to book to movie transitions. I understand that they are two separate mediums and they don't have to follow each other to a T.

when Choke came out in the theater a friend and i went to go see it....he had not read the book and i had....he loved it

it's not so much that it was a bad movie....just in my opinion they really got every character wrong and in all honesty i just felt that that book would be hard to translate into a film

in my post before that one i was talking about John Dies At The End....and how i decided to read the book then watch the film and i really regret that.....the film was fun and good but they had to leave sooooo much out that it became a disappointment to me

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I've loved everyone of his books that I've read. I think Choke was the second one I read, and yeah, brilliant. I've got Invisible Monsters in my stack of unread books, and I'm sure one day I'll get around to it and I'm sure it will be amazing. Is Haunted worth reading BTW? I'd love to see if he can do horror.

i have not read all of Haunted...really it's more like a collection of short stories that...if i remember right....center around a group at a writers camp in a haunted house....the shorts i read were disgustingly hilarious though....i seem to rember a story about a kid who prolapses his colon while masturbating in a swimming pool

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Originally Posted by Sansa Stark

Thirded, although wtf Andrei the Choke movie was terrrribad.

I'm reading this rn:

literally two days ago "all things considered" did an interview with the author of this book...sounded very interesting

Paedantic Basterd · 09-06-2013, 11:04 AM

Choke was a terrible film. And I'm not just saying that, because I think Fight Club was a better film than book, even.

I am currently reading...

Personality and Personal Growth, if the image doesn't show. Yaaaay. Back to the slog.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-06-2013, 04:22 PM

Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out Of The Rain?: Amazon.co.uk: Larry Lane, Phillip J. Milano: Books

Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 09-08-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

literally two days ago "all things considered" did an interview with the author of this book...sounded very interesting

It was alright, only had a few things that Helter Skelter didn't, along with the background stuff about Charlie, but otherwise, meh

reading this right now, almost done. It's about Hiroshima during/immediately after the atomic bomb was dropped.

Then probably this next:

09-02-2013, 01:51 PM	#4831 (permalink)
CoolBec Psycho Hosebeast Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 122	^ Haven't seen the movie, but I can't imagine it making a good one. I sometimes think maybe I just enjoy reading about people who are as screwed up as I am...lol. __________________ *Bec's Poetry Corner* http://www.musicbanter.com/song-writ...ry-corner.html

09-06-2013, 11:04 AM	#4838 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Choke was a terrible film. And I'm not just saying that, because I think Fight Club was a better film than book, even. I am currently reading... Personality and Personal Growth, if the image doesn't show. Yaaaay. Back to the slog.

09-06-2013, 04:22 PM	#4839 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out Of The Rain?: Amazon.co.uk: Larry Lane, Phillip J. Milano: Books Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.