Books.

[layne67]

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. Started reading it on 17th Oct 2010. Can't remember when I bought it. Just finished it today. Five months to finish reading what could have easily taken me 3 days, tops. Not bad, a bit dragging in parts but it was okay. I can hardly remember the movie, can't even recall who played Eragorn or how he looked like. I only remember John Malkovich, and Rachel Weiz as the voice of Saphira. I remember thinking that Rachel Weiz wasn't the right voice for Saphira but three books on, I think she's just perfect.

Starting on The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon. Bought that four years ago lol. Slowly chipping away at my much neglected books. Getting there, getting there.

Comments

[dev-earl.livejournal.com]

The Curious Incident is an EXCELLENT book. Haddon completely nailed the voice of the main character. :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Quarter of the way through already, and you're right, it's totally excellent! The chaptering is so cute too, I was wondering how come I got through the chapters so fast when I realized he used prime numbers!

[weird-fin.livejournal.com]

Yes, slow and too much in parts, Paolini should have just tried to shove the fourth book into the third like he planned the trilogy originally. (Or whittled both down to vital parts)

I haven't read 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time' but I've heard its good.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

His publishers probably want to get as much money as possible from the story. Did you read the author's notes? Apparently the original manuscript was even longer! But that aside, I really salute that young man for such an ambitious endevour, even if the story itself was littered with stuff that reminded me a lot of other books, Lord Of The Ring for one.

[shirebound]

I'm reading through my "neglected books" pile as well. It's wonderful. :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It feels so good to hold a book in your hands!

[shadowc44.livejournal.com]

I read The Curious Incident a few years ago, an it's great. Very different than the usual type of mystery I read, but fascinating. Well worth your time, and I daresay it won't take you five months to read!

I'm just starting to get through some of my neglected books, too. I've been putting them aside in favor of fanfic, but I think it's time to start catching up. I loved The Hunger Games trilogy and am now on the third book of the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. Slow pacing in the beginning, I thought, but worth it! I wanted to watch Game of Thrones but didn't have HBO, so I started with the book, then my brother decided to pay for HBO (at our Mom's house, where he sometimes stays) so now I'm able to catch up.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Quite a number on my flist had mentioned The Hunger Games. And I want to watch ( and read! ) Game Of Thrones as well. I've heard so many good things about it!

Curious Incident is very lovely so far. I'm quarter of the way already!!

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

I love The Curious. :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I remember you talking about that book a while back. That was one of the reasons that I bought the book :)