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I read The Alchemist last night in a couple of hours and today I'm reading Animal Farm. That's the only way I can read books, none of this farting about with bookmarks and leaving it a week before you go back to it. That's why I can't read Lord of the rings - I have to be able to finish it a few hours after I start reading it, or I lose interest. Anway, I read the Alchemist and today I'm reading Animal Farm. What shortish books would you recommend for a quick book blast?
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I read The Alchemist last night in a couple of hours and today I'm reading Animal Farm. That's the only way I can read books, none of this farting about with bookmarks and leaving it a week before you go back to it. That's why I can't read Lord of the rings - I have to be able to finish it a few hours after I start reading it, or I lose interest. Anway, I read the Alchemist and today I'm reading Animal Farm. What shortish books would you recommend for a quick book blast?
The Outsider by Albert Camus.
Don't ask why. Just read it.
Don't ask why. Just read it.
i was told to read the alchemist by my sis. she said it was really good.
some short books are brilliant, but others are pure trash.
some short books are brilliant, but others are pure trash.
I am Legend by Richard Matheson (I think). You can read that in a couple of sessions.
The Alchemist was in that top 100 books as voted for by the public (not the BBC bookstore's leftovers then?), which is the only reason there was a copy lying about. Same goes for Animal Farm and 1984 - the latter I gave up on because it was so boring and dated. Might give it another go though once I've read a few more books.
The sagacious one wrote:
> I am Legend by Richard Matheson (I think). You can read that in a
> couple of sessions.
Is that the one that got made into the film about the undead people? Charlton Heston?
> I am Legend by Richard Matheson (I think). You can read that in a
> couple of sessions.
Is that the one that got made into the film about the undead people? Charlton Heston?
monkey_man wrote:
> The sagacious one wrote:
> I am Legend by Richard Matheson (I think). You can read that in a
> couple of sessions.
>
> Is that the one that got made into the film about the undead people?
> Charlton Heston?
Yup it's about a world full of vampires and one man's struggle to perserve both his humanity and his sanity, as he is the only human left...
It is also sci-fi, as although it is set in the 70's it was written in the 40's. I didn't realise this at the time and when I finished the book I thought to myself "great book but how can they call it sci-fi", then I read the preface.
> The sagacious one wrote:
> I am Legend by Richard Matheson (I think). You can read that in a
> couple of sessions.
>
> Is that the one that got made into the film about the undead people?
> Charlton Heston?
Yup it's about a world full of vampires and one man's struggle to perserve both his humanity and his sanity, as he is the only human left...
It is also sci-fi, as although it is set in the 70's it was written in the 40's. I didn't realise this at the time and when I finished the book I thought to myself "great book but how can they call it sci-fi", then I read the preface.
Cool, might look into that. Has it got flying cars with 4 sets of bi-plane wings and talking robot servants dressed a maids?
I read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", because I like Blade Runner so much, and found it to be a totally different book to the film. Minority Report is a much better translation of PK (It won't let me say it!)'s humour.
I read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", because I like Blade Runner so much, and found it to be a totally different book to the film. Minority Report is a much better translation of PK (It won't let me say it!)'s humour.
monkey_man wrote:
> Cool, might look into that. Has it got flying cars with 4 sets of
> bi-plane wings and talking robot servants dressed a maids?
No it's just amazingly accurate (people drive station wagons and stuff). It would have been cool though if he had envisaged a world with Robot vampires though.
> Cool, might look into that. Has it got flying cars with 4 sets of
> bi-plane wings and talking robot servants dressed a maids?
No it's just amazingly accurate (people drive station wagons and stuff). It would have been cool though if he had envisaged a world with Robot vampires though.
Animal Farm rules
Catcher in the Rye is pretty short.
Catcher in the Rye is pretty short.
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