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Books or films?
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cookie_monster
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i'm pretty sure one word answers don't constitute a discussion lol..
i know everyone is going to put "books" just so they look learned, but really it depends on context innit.. if i was stuck on a desert island, i'd sooner have books.. if i want to be entertained for 90 minutes, i'd choose films..
however, if the fate of the world lay 'pon me choosing twixt the two, i'd have to plump for films
i know everyone is going to put "books" just so they look learned, but really it depends on context innit.. if i was stuck on a desert island, i'd sooner have books.. if i want to be entertained for 90 minutes, i'd choose films..
however, if the fate of the world lay 'pon me choosing twixt the two, i'd have to plump for films
cookie_monster
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hmmmm, id still go for books.dirtybobby said:i'm pretty sure one word answers don't constitute a discussion lol..
i know everyone is going to put "books" just so they look learned, but really it depends on context innit.. if i was stuck on a desert island, i'd sooner have books.. if i want to be entertained for 90 minutes, i'd choose films..
however, if the fate of the world lay 'pon me choosing twixt the two, i'd have to plump for films
theres nothing better on a cold and rainy day, snuggling back into bed knowing that theres nothing you have to do and curling up with a good book and some chocolate.
the only problem is when you fall alseep with said chocolate in bed and then wake up to the dramatisation of the spud scenario in trainspotting.....for some reason that was less graphic in my head when i read the book than it was in the film!
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My problem with films is that there's a limit as to how much you can expand upon the experience, unless you're mental or on mind-bending drugs. In particular, the appearance of everything is pre-defined by some bloke with a loudhailer and his bunch of geeks. What I like about a book is that you can fill in all the gaps yourself. When I read a book I almost run through in my head how I would make the corresponding scenes look if I were adapting it for the big screen, or at least for the telly.
Augustus Gloop
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Books AND Films. Ta.
Augustus Gloop
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farking options. 
Books or films?
"Books".
My favourites are 'Rebecca' by Daphne Du Maurier and 'The end of the affair' by Graham Greene.
I would highly recommend in the 'one book you should read or die' category as 'The damage done' by Warren Fellows. True story of a young Aussie guy who spent 12 years in Bangkok's prisons, convicted for heroin trafficking. Truly disturbing.
(Rich upsetter can i have my copy back)?
"Books".
My favourites are 'Rebecca' by Daphne Du Maurier and 'The end of the affair' by Graham Greene.
I would highly recommend in the 'one book you should read or die' category as 'The damage done' by Warren Fellows. True story of a young Aussie guy who spent 12 years in Bangkok's prisons, convicted for heroin trafficking. Truly disturbing.
(Rich upsetter can i have my copy back)?
Books, obviously. How many times have you seen the film of a book, and said it wasn't as good as the book. How many films have plundered from books? 'The Shawshank Redemption' is often ranked as one of the top few movies of all time (not sure I agree) , but the book was better. I saw 'Children of Men' the other day, and thought it was excellent, and will probably read the book, and fully expect it to be better. Therefore, books is bestest.
How often have you read a book written from a film? I remember reading the 'Ghostbusters' novel when I was a nipper and being underwhelmed. It DID have like 4 pages in the centre of the book of glossy stills from the movie. But the book was crap. Same go for the novel adaptations of Aliens and Nightmare on Elm Street, both crap. All shit.
How often have you read a book written from a film? I remember reading the 'Ghostbusters' novel when I was a nipper and being underwhelmed. It DID have like 4 pages in the centre of the book of glossy stills from the movie. But the book was crap. Same go for the novel adaptations of Aliens and Nightmare on Elm Street, both crap. All shit.
I've just realised I should have started this thread in the 'entertainment' hairier. Oh well.
Been enjoying the crime-with-a-comic-twist novels of Harlan Coben recently. On a similar, but darker, tip, 'The Havana Room' by Colin Harrison was most enjoyable.
Some all time favourites include 'The Long Walk' by Stephen King (originally written under his 'Richard Bachmann' pen name), Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' and 'The Diamond Age' by Neal Stephenson.
Currently reading the second in Stephenson's 'Baroque Cycle', 'The Confusion'. Bloody is confusing as well, especially at 800+ pages. Not as bad as the first in the trilogy, 'Quicksilver', though - 1000 (count 'em) pages of historical/scientific waffle. The hardest to get through book I've read by far.
In a non-fiction stylee, I'm also presently reading 'The Longest Crawl' by Ian Marchant - an account of a month long trawl from the most south-westerly pub in the British Isles to the most north-easterly. Very good; amusing, educational and just all-round nice and pubby. Highly recommended for all 'proper pub' fans.
Been enjoying the crime-with-a-comic-twist novels of Harlan Coben recently. On a similar, but darker, tip, 'The Havana Room' by Colin Harrison was most enjoyable.
Some all time favourites include 'The Long Walk' by Stephen King (originally written under his 'Richard Bachmann' pen name), Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' and 'The Diamond Age' by Neal Stephenson.
Currently reading the second in Stephenson's 'Baroque Cycle', 'The Confusion'. Bloody is confusing as well, especially at 800+ pages. Not as bad as the first in the trilogy, 'Quicksilver', though - 1000 (count 'em) pages of historical/scientific waffle. The hardest to get through book I've read by far.
In a non-fiction stylee, I'm also presently reading 'The Longest Crawl' by Ian Marchant - an account of a month long trawl from the most south-westerly pub in the British Isles to the most north-easterly. Very good; amusing, educational and just all-round nice and pubby. Highly recommended for all 'proper pub' fans.