What books are you currently reading? Favorite Books? Discuss

[Underdog]

Too bad Hollywood is looking to ruin Odd Thomas - Stephen Sommers (G.I. Joe, Van Helsing, The Mummy) is directing.

[Murphy3]

I'll still watch it. I've read alot of Koontz, but it's really the only book that I can remember at all.

[ribosoma]

Dean Koontz can really bring the weird. I enjoyed Odd Thomas and Lightning very much back in my 20's. I can tell that he does his homework with mythological and scientific research, but at times it just seems like he doesn't know how to end a story. I can't remember the last Koontz novel I tried to read, but it felt like he was filling out a madlibs at a writer's workshop. The templates were cascading, and it pissed me off, which would lalter make me lol at THIS LOVELY TIDBIT.

[Murphy3]

He had no problem ending the first Odd Thomas..

[ribosoma]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

He had no problem ending the first Odd Thomas..

I didn't like the sappy romance and I thought that he fell back into his template by over-describing every little detail towards an end that I could see coming halfway through the book. He and Stephen King seem to have this in common, which is why I enjoy King's short stories more than his novels, for the most part. I liked the quirkiness of most of the characters, though.

[Murphy3]

.... no problem with the ending of Odd Thomas from my standpoint.. was pretty damn awesome.

[ribosoma]

Just started this:



Thus far, it is eye-opening, to say the least.

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by ribosoma

Just started this:



Thus far, it is eye-opening, to say the least.

No offense but....meh

[ribosoma]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

No offense but....meh

Have you read it?

[chumdawg]

What is the premise?

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

What is the premise?

It's been awhile..but, something like Jesus was a fictional character created by Romans.. a non-threatening Messiah that was actually based upon popular literary works and political leaders of the time.

[ribosoma]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

What is the premise?

Here is an interview about the book with Joseph Atwill, the author. It does contain spoilers if anyone intends to read the book. Plans are in order for a documentary, which should be coming down the pipe soon, from what I understand.

Caesar's Messiah

[Murphy3]

Read it..just alot of assumptions in my opinion. A lot of leaps of faith. I suppose the faith part could be applied to Christianity as well.

[Murphy3]

I'm reading "I Know Everything and Nobody Else Knows Anything Ever" by Shaggydirk. The same author wrote "What I Do When Mommy Forgets to Turn Off the Computer."

[fluid.forty.one]

Anyone read the new Dan Brown? I figured it would be kinda mehh but it was actually quite good, I thought.

[mary]

I've just read the first books of the "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow" series. Both were good, but I got much more enjoyment out of "Ender's Shadow". I'm not sure how well this translated to a movie, but my guess is not very well. The books are less about saving the world and more about psychology and manipulation. I probably don't agree with the author's politics, but what the hell...good writing is good writing.

[sike]

"Radical" by David Platt

About how screwed up the American Christian Church is...and how to restore her to the real mission of Jesus.

An easy read. But a challenging one.

[Murphy3]

Re-Reading the first Thomas Covenant trilogy by Stephen R. Donaldson

[spreedom]

I just got FreeDarko's Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac... looking forward to starting it tonight.