Music Banter - What are you reading right now?

re Lolita - if anybody hasn't please, please see the Stanley Kubrick film adaptation from the sixties. It retains all that stuff you think they'd have been required to leave out in those days. well most of it. plus it has James Mason in it (i.e. actor with the best speaking voice to ever grace the earth with it's weirdness)

I've been trying to psyche myself up to see it for a long time but I'm not very hopeful it'll be any good. Love the book.

OT: I've just started Salman Rushdie's The satanic verses...the first 10 pages is probably one of the most spectacular openings I've ever read.

I'm also on issue 13 of Y - The last man, comic book (or graphic novel, dunno much about these things). It's gripping. I might just start downloading more comics...

Wifey Boozer

09-29-2008 02:15 PM

Kubrick's version of the book is great. Love the off beat, dark humor.

The 1997 version is also good. More serious & nostalgic, very sad. But very sexy.

cardboard adolescent

09-29-2008 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 525501)

Has anybody read anything by either China Mieville or Neil Gaiman? I keep meaning to check them out.

I don't know if you're into comics but Sandman is great. I've heard lots of good things about American Gods, if you want a novel.

adidasss

09-29-2008 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoozeIsBack (Post 525510)

Kubrick's version of the book is great. Love the off beat, dark humor.

The 1997 version is also good. More serious & nostalgic, very sad. But very sexy.

Yeah, I've seen the '97 version (before I read the book) and from what I remember it was rather good, your description is spot on. I only remember bits and pieces but the last scene was visual poetry.

Wifey Boozer

09-29-2008 03:01 PM

Hell yes it was. Also the first scene, blatant foreshadowing, of him driving down the road all drunk. :(

Molecules

09-29-2008 03:21 PM

sixties Lolita>>>>>>>Jeremy Irons Lolita for at least one reason: Peter Sellers :D

British_pharaoh

09-29-2008 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track (Post 525020)

Stalingrad/Beevor?

but of course

I've finished 1984 the first half was a bit slow and laborious (gets 100% better when they get captured)

I'm now reading "Berlin"

and yes that is also Beevor's hand

anticipation

09-29-2008 03:42 PM

v for vendetta graphic novel by alan moore.

Molecules

09-29-2008 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by anticipation (Post 525563)

v for vendetta graphic novel by alan moore.

I think I read further up the thread that you had read 'Watchmen'? If so, good man :thumb:

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