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Trillian:
I second that. I adore Firefly and am very upset that they cut the show before they could finish the entire series. At least we got Serenity! Unfortunately it just skipped half of the story. :P I heartily recommend it though.
UnidentifiedFlyingCupcake:
This thread is overstimulating. So... many... things... to read... My brain can't decide whether to marvel at the amazingness of a world with so many good books and movies, or to be depressed by the fact that I will never get through them all.
I am right now reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, and it is phenomenal. I had read some of his short stories and so decided to start on the novels, beginning with this one, which I am reading for my senior research/analysis paper. It is seriously mind-boggling. Magic realism... it makes me say "what the hell? What the hell! What the hell?! ... ... ... OOOOHHHHH... Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh... oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness." In a very positive way, to be sure.
Then, too, there is this beautiful little book called Finding Lilly, the true story of a woman who accompanies a friend to China to adopt a baby girl and ends up adopting the girl herself when the friend bails. It sounds sentimental, and in some ways it is, but it is also gorgeous, dreamy writing and a fascinating story.
Lastly, The Portable Dorothy Parker should be required reading for everyone at least in the Western world. I don't know how well it would work to translate everything into other languages, but hey, it's worth it for the absolute brilliance.
peonyandocean:
I'm going to recommend "Journey by Moonlight" by Szerb Antal.
It's about Mihaly, who while on his honeymoon in Venice, starts remembering things from his adolescence and tries to go and solve the mysteries in order to fully let go of his past. I make it sound horrible, but really, it's not. It's great; beautiful imagery and the like.
Also, "I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere" by Anna Gavalda.
Short bittersweet stories about everyday happenings in life and the impact they have. One of my favorite reads, ever.
Lien.:
--- Quote from: UnidentifiedFlyingCupcake on 18 Jan 2008, 12:48 ---I am right now reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, and it is phenomenal. I had read some of his short stories and so decided to start on the novels, beginning with this one, which I am reading for my senior research/analysis paper. It is seriously mind-boggling. Magic realism... it makes me say "what the hell? What the hell! What the hell?! ... ... ... OOOOHHHHH... Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh... oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness." In a very positive way, to be sure.
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Ahh, I love G.G. Marquez...! One Hundred Years of Solitude is so awesome, and I loved Chronicle of a Death Foretold and La Hojarasca (I don't know what the English title is, I read it in Dutch) as well! I should read some more of his work...
I'm currently reading:
All Men are Mortal by Simone de Beauvoir. She is more known for her writings in feminist theory (The Second Sex etc), but her novels are such a treat... This one is about an Italian gentleman, Fosca, who drinks an immortality potion to have enough time to achieve all his goals. When we meet him we're in the 20th century and he has been alive since the 13th. He tells his story, which is truly sad and bitter, since he always loses everyone he grows to love, but it's also a journey through history, because well... he has seen it all. It's wonderfully written and it makes you realise it is actually not a burden to have your life come to an end... because life is pointless if you can live forever.
Very much recommended!
cmalberg:
--- Quote from: Duchess Tapioca on 21 Oct 2005, 00:54 ---Movies for Halloween:
Man Bites Dog - It will educate you because it is Belgum and so you get to read the subtitles, and it is very funny.
Man With the Screaming Brain - It is also very silly, and by Bruce Cambell, great for Halloween! Dazzling make up and special effects! Drama! Robots!
Any short films that were in the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - They do Cthulhu right. Plus there are awesome scary films that will make you shiver and giggle at the same time. Also if you are in portland next year in early october, go t the hollywood theater.
Chumscrubber - It was trying to be like Donnie Darko, but it didn't quite make it. If you like dolphins, this movie is for you!
The Uninvited - It's got ghosts!
Old Dark House - Boris Karloff is in there, plus romance (not with boris karloff) and potatos (not related to the romance)
Do not forget the old traditions of Great Pumpikn, Charlie Brown and Hocus Pocus, because they're traditional.
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So a little late for this, but add "Mae" to this list. One of the most interesting and easy to watch gore films while still making your skin crawl. One of the most creepy endings of all time.
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