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surefunk:
i finally finished reading "on beauty" by zadie smith. i absolutely recommend it. she is the best i've ever read at just removing the author from the equation, like just so good that you forget someone is telling you this story- you are just in it. amazing dialogue, in that there are dozens of characters and each has their own voice and there is never a line where you think "that doesn't sound like howard," or "jerome would never use that word."
a great story, but really an amazing piece of fiction writing where the craft is even more impressive than the work.
Excecior:
Movies-
Boondock Saints- 2 irish men think they have been called to kill mobsters,professional killers, pimps, ETC.
Snatch- awesome movie, starts with a heist where they steal a diamond and the movie is about the resulting interactions between russian mobsters, illegal bookies, pawn shop owners, cab drivers,illegal boxers,
Pulp Fiction- just go and watch it!! NOW!!!
Patrick:
Starship Troopers by Heinlein. Just because it's awesome. Even the most hardassed critic cannot deny that soldiers in robot suits with mininukes are AWESOME.
NitroNic:
One book series I recommend to many people is Steven Erikson's "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series, starting with 'Gardens of the Moon'. (Fantasy Series)
Steven Erikson, an anthropologist and archeologist, writes very believable and dynamic characters. I love his character development, and it's VERY easy to get attached emotionally to a person. Also with the way he writes, you might hate a character one book, but then realize later that the hated character is SUPER COOL! There are few two dimensional characters in this series, and the "Good vs Evil" is very subjective (just as, if not more subjective than George R.R. Martin's books). The archeology degree helps him build a vast and beautiful universe. The cultures vary and are as different and as unusual as the ones that live on our very planet! The world and factors are large as the imagination, and he puts in many very orginal ideas. An absolutely fantastic read, I love it all.
And for the cons. If I were to say this book was perfect for everyone, I'd be lying. When you first start the book, you hit the ground running, so to say. There's nothing to explain the world, or how it works, you just have to pick it up as you go. (I love it, makes you feel like you're a part of the world and learning about it as you go). But it's tough for some people to pick up on how it works. Reading the first book twice, just to get a feel for how the world works, is recommended. That and there alot of info to know. Just who is what (I find it easy to remember such colourful characters though), and what is where and who did what and the sort. So, with a Big imagination and a Big memory, this book is the best thing you can get.
The plot lines, some massive, some small, are all intracately woven, all effecting the world. Sometimes the smallest characters, who are not special at all, become the center of the web of plot and twists the whole thing into a fantastic story. It is just so freaking HUGE that I'm sure Steven Erikson has to have post-it notes EVERYWHERE to keep track of all the plots he has going on. Try to not let it intimidate you, I believe they are fantastic books.
To sum it up:
Steven Erikson's "Malazan Book of the Fallen"
-Good character depth
-Good world depth
-Fantastic plot
-Very large
-No introduction to the scheme of things ("hit the ground running")
I give five stars!
Duchess Tapioca:
Belle et la Bête
-It's by Jean Cocteau. Is that enough?
-Oh well.
- Really awesome special effects for the time it was made, it wouldn't be better with modern technology. (I.e. Disembodied arms a la Queen Cat, talking doors, roller-skate floating, moving statues, magic glove of transportation, smoke, romantic flying!)
-The beast is dressed up to look like David Bowie from Labryinth.
-Hilarious acting, terribly cheesy lines, I bruised my knee on a coffee table making fun of it.
-Avenant and his sidekick look just like Gaston and Lefou.
-You can be all intectual and analize the themes.
-Really good use of light and moods.
-Pretty horsey!
-Go see this film!
Have you seen Dark City? I bet you have. See it again. If you haven't you can see it the first time and not know what happens in the end.
There are lots of men with hats, and one really short person with a hat, and they control the world with their foreheads and dramatic orchestra music.
It is also for distopia if you like that sort of thing.
Forehead: WOOOOooooOOO.
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