tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post8217939925181426499..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: The NPR Top 100 SF/F BooksDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-78785665787824258802011-08-31T17:27:25.108-05:002011-08-31T17:27:25.108-05:00Paul -
I will put Flowers for Algernon on my list...Paul -<br /><br />I will put <i>Flowers for Algernon</i> on my list, then.<br /><br />But not <i>A Clockwork Orange</i>. <br /><br />The movie permanently ruined me for that one for two reasons. First, I didn't like the movie all that much (which isn't unusual and normally wouldn't be a problem). Second and more importantly, the context in which I saw that movie makes me extremely reluctant to revisit that work. It was at a gathering where the host - a supposed friend of mine whom I never spoke to again afterward - was unwarrantably nasty to someone I loved because she did not wish to see the film. <br /><br />I cannot imagine any context in which I would be able to do the book any justice, and so I will avoid it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-92004657752599638662011-08-31T16:47:54.353-05:002011-08-31T16:47:54.353-05:00Dave - Just a few suggestions (acknowledging that ...Dave - Just a few suggestions (acknowledging that you have read a lot more books on this list than I have):<br />1. "Flowers for Algernon" is the most moving work of fiction that I have ever read, bar none. Forget the crap movie "Charley" that was based on it. it's just a short story, but you will never forget the last line.<br /><br />2. "A Clockwork Orange" is a hundred times a better novel than a movie. I know people offer that opinion all the time, but Burgess' experiment with the English language frames a central moral dilemma ("Is a man who chooses the bad perhaps in some way better than a man who has the good imposed upon him?)that I think would resonate with you.PDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963091436036948195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-146260178321660542011-08-17T16:42:42.902-05:002011-08-17T16:42:42.902-05:00What I find interesting about the lists we've ...What I find interesting about the lists we've all posted is the comments people have made about the various books.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-84297121368530888022011-08-17T16:27:53.605-05:002011-08-17T16:27:53.605-05:00I hadn't known that Stardust was a book. I onl...I hadn't known that Stardust was a book. I only read the graphic novel.neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-71619820662352897262011-08-17T16:27:18.533-05:002011-08-17T16:27:18.533-05:00The UCF conspiracy strikes again. 7 of my 10 choic...The UCF conspiracy strikes again. 7 of my 10 choices made the top 100 list. I find it interesting how we've each read a significant percent of these books but only about 25 of them overlap. Not that that means anything, though.neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-76986924684113680202011-08-14T10:44:17.985-05:002011-08-14T10:44:17.985-05:00@Warner - I think that's one of the main funct...@Warner - I think that's one of the main functions of lists like these!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-36397747637494250982011-08-14T06:35:41.963-05:002011-08-14T06:35:41.963-05:00If you will simply run down the list you haven'...If you will simply run down the list you haven't read and read every other one, you have some fine reading ahead of you.<br /><br />The same is probably true for me, and perhaps I should use it to pick my next book. <br /><br />Found you through the UCF conspiracy, not certain which one thought.Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-64233668168174453412011-08-13T03:25:55.628-05:002011-08-13T03:25:55.628-05:00Thank you for reminding me of Ursula K LeGuin. Wha...Thank you for reminding me of Ursula K LeGuin. What a great writer. I think the frosh at BMC now read "The Left Hand of Darkness."Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-20969695369037087452011-08-12T16:51:11.821-05:002011-08-12T16:51:11.821-05:00It's never obscure when it comes to books you ...It's never obscure when it comes to books you love. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-90476436975160757302011-08-12T14:03:50.537-05:002011-08-12T14:03:50.537-05:00And yes, I am full of obscure esoterica in re book...And yes, I am full of obscure esoterica in re books I love. ;)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-15347035671926556092011-08-12T14:03:27.507-05:002011-08-12T14:03:27.507-05:00IIRC it was a "graphic novel" then a boo...IIRC it was a "graphic novel" then a book and then the movie.<br /><br />I remember reading Neil Gaiman's blog with apprehension as he talked about being on site for the filming of the movie--and being excited at how awesome he said everyone was. I remember seeing a still of Michele Pfeifer driving the goat cart.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-19385939059483311172011-08-12T13:44:57.072-05:002011-08-12T13:44:57.072-05:00Did the comic precede the novel then?
I loved the...Did the comic precede the novel then?<br /><br />I loved the movie - it was a sweet story, and the scene when the pirates react to Robert DeNiro's secret is just priceless. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-68878753569925004632011-08-12T10:49:14.533-05:002011-08-12T10:49:14.533-05:00Read the Stardust comic first! It's actually o...Read the Stardust comic first! It's actually okay for pre-teens, as long as you're okay with the word "fuck" in teeny tiny letters, and off screen boinking.<br /><br />IIRC, Charles Vess did the artwork.<br /><br />The movie was--with Gaiman's blessing--heavily adapted. But still very very good. (I think the swordfight at the end may be as good as the closing swordfight in The Princess Bride)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com