13 June 2004- 19 June 2004

[poogie]

This will be a nice and easy one. I've already asked before about what books you'd take, what movies you like, etc but the question now is:

Are there any good books, movies, cds, tv shows, art collections (ofc we have our talented artists here)/artists that you would recommend? Specifically something that you're reading/just read, a movie you've just seen, that kind of stuff. Even if it's something off the wall like a great cookbook.

/P  

[Yberiel]

I have 2 books I can recommend. The first one I believe most of us have read, or at least seen the movie(s). Trilogy Lord of the Rings.

Although I love fantasy the second book is a nonfantasybook what so ever. When I started to read it I could not let it down. The book is written by Frank McCourt and the title is 'Angela's Ashes', in swedish it is titled 'Ängeln på sjunde trappsteget'. It has everything in it. You get sad, angry and happy when you read it. It took me 2 days to read it.. I just could not let it down..


Ybbie..

[Qwer]

Ah! So it's not that love-story about the druid and the sheep.  

[Yberiel]

*laughs merrily* I am afraid not..

[Yavathol]

Sorry, I can't say that there are any cookbooks that have had such a tremendous impact on my life.  As for recent movies, I can suggest "Shrek 2."  

There are a handful of authors and books that I would reccomend, so I'll give a short list of what I read in my spare time:

Douglas Adams - anything that can be found
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - I'm a sucker for Sherlock Holmes
Harlan Ellison - He should be required reading, at least in North America, although I am sure that our European peers would find his stories and insights quite invigorating
Tad Williams - He is probably the best modern storyteller that I have encountered.  I strongly reccomend both his epics (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn as well as Otherland) - he has also done another recent heroic fantasy/speculative ficition piece that was outstanding

Outside of fiction - The list of philophers that I would reccomend is too long to list here, and no, I don't mean the basics of Plato and Descartes.

Which leads me to wonder - just why does Boyd's songbook not include the Philospher's drinking song?
"Oh, Immanuel Kant was a real...."

[Yberiel]

And oooohh.. two movies: One that moved me and the other just made me.... grrrrrrr.... The first one is 'Leon'. I just love that one. Have seen it a few times now.

The other one just made me angry, since it is based upon real life, was 'Citizen X'.

And Poogs, You do not want to see that one if my memory is not failing me. Promise me. I believe we had a conversation about that kind of movies once..


Ybbie...

[Carrion]

Might as well copy Yavathol's post (Damn, us MUD geeks are so alike...)

Nah, but for FUN, read Douglas Adams, just make me laugh out LOUD!

Think I mentioned it earlier, but I also think that Stephen Donaldson's Covenant trilogies (two as I know of, heard rumours about a third to come, when Stephen feels ready) really is great. Tough to read at times though...

For the beach, the 75 best Remo novels.

Anyway, must dash now, might add some more later, or perhaps not

... piss ant.

[Morild]

Hmm.. Harry Potter
I bought the first book some weeks ago with the idea of reading it for the kids. 2 days later I had finished it by myself, and can’t wait until I finish “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien so I can get started on Potter for the kids. (even if The Hobbit is extremely good, It's just that I have read it xxx times before already)

Morild (who never grows to old to enjoy a good fairytale)

[Sharky]

Well, since I am, among others, a big SF fan, here's a list with a few of my favourite writers:
Isaac Asimov
Frank Herbert
Orson Scott Card (I only read a part of Ender's Saga, but I think it was awesome)
Jules Verne

As for movies, I'd like to mention those that'll probably always make me laugh:
Airplane 1&2, Hot Shots 1&2, Ice Age

[poogie]

Yesterday I was watching Running on Empty which is a really good movie from the late 80s. It has Judd Hirsch (from the tv show Taxi) and River Phoenix. He was so damn talented....it's such a loss.

I still can't stop watching Bend It Like Beckham, A Few Good Men, the new version of Freaky Friday although I do love the original as well and Disclosure.

Frequency with Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel (who just played Jesus in The Passion of Christ) is outstanding.

The Prey series by John Sandford is excellent reading although I recommend reading it chronologically instead of starting somewhere in the middle like I did. One of my friends lent me one of the books and I've been hooked ever since. Now my family is addicted. They're murder mystery books about a detective named Lucas Davenport and Sandford often references previous novels and situations that occured in them.

The Anne of Green Gables series is more for women but we do have a few of them here. A really delightful series about a young orphan girl named Anne and it follows her path to and through adulthood.

I'll stop for now but I'll be back with lots and lots more.

/P  

[romichete]

Read Stephen King. All. He RULEZ !!!!!!    (i liked Shining, Christine, Misery, It (books) and The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Pet Sematary and It (movies) the most. (and there are a lot more i haven't read or seen)

[Yavathol]

If you like King, you should also check out Robert McCammon.  This poor guys career has been plagued by his books coming out almost simultaneously with King's and typically on similar subjects.

I have read most of King's work myself, but I have found that many of his Novels seem to read a bit like formula.  I did love Green Mile though, and hope that is opening a new chapter in his career.

[Carrion]

If you like King, you should also check out Robert McCammon.  This poor guys career has been plagued by his books coming out almost simultaneously with King's and typically on similar subjects.

I have read most of King's work myself, but I have found that many of his Novels seem to read a bit like formula.  I did love Green Mile though, and hope that is opening a new chapter in his career.

When we're on the 'mystery-horror-whatever' track, I must mention Dean R Koontz who I think write really scary books. In my opinion at least one notch above King's writing. Reading in swedish though, so there might be things in the original language I miss...

[Yberiel]

I do have to agree with Carrion. Dean R Koontz is a bit better than Mr. Stephen King. I do not read as much as I used to do, but I had a period when all I did was reading Koontz.

Back to Fantasy though. There is this other movie I like. Ladyhawke. Featuring Michelle Pheiffer, Rutger Hauer and Matthew Broderick. You guys who watches Piper, Phoebe and no longer existing Prue, might recognize this movie. They did 'borrow' or 'steal' from this movie to do one episode. Does not matter though. The movie is good. And so are the Charmed Ones too..  

[Ahriah]

WOW I had forgotten Ladyhawke was a good movie.. old, but definitely good. AND HELLO Princess Bride... most excellent