Fenixbird's comments
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Fenixbird's comments from the Women Who Love Books Too Much group.
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The Summer Before the Dark by Doris Lessing (Found this one at local used book store. One of the best I have ever read!)
What are my earliest memories of reading from my childhood? I remember my older brother ordering books from his school book club (He was in Kindergarten so I of course could not yet read.) But my Mother at my insistence still ordered me my 2 dearest books which I still can recall....Clifford the Big Red Dog...and The Brown Bear. I believe my brother read to me (or tried to!)....Also my mother had a wonderful storytelling gift and if we asked very hard she would invent her own bedtime stories!!
Also, our family had daily (nightly) devotionals with reading of bible scriptures. As soon as I could read I had to participate (This was not a happy memory actually...but I believe I learned Middle English aka Old English from those King James Version bibles)
Soon I came across my favorites....Pippie Longstocking....To Kill a Mockingbird....Girl of the Limberlost....Pollyanna....Call of the Wild and anything treks or adventure (or by author Richard Kjelgaard), quite a long list actually but no real classics as I recall. Also The Boxcar Children and Nancy Drew (I remember my mother asking me and buying me Nancy Drew mysteries)...then The Red Badge of Courage, When the Legends Die (required reading), etc etc.
Also loved looking at the encyclopedia (before I could read). I have a strong memory of this!
Cathy, my fiance is originally from Egypt with his mother from France. The book "The Kingdom.." certainly includes most surrounding countries from THAT time period.
Re: The Shipping News. Well I personally adore Kevin Spacey. Could he have been miscast? uh...I suppose a slight more "passionate" individual might have been selected but the morbid tone set by Judi Dench (whom I adore) totally conveyed the eeriness of the tale!! Isn't story line that Spacey has returned following the loss of his estranged wife with his daughter(s) to live with his Aunt (Judi Dench)??
The young actress (child) was excellent; admittedly I have not read the book....amazing paranormal tale....never anticipated it!
Hmm Lisa there is a sequel to Starship Troopers which does not compare to the original movie in my humble opinion. Enjoyed both Out of Sight and Jackie Brown.
Cathy, I just love your topic! It is one of my book categories....as I love to review movies (a hobby of mine). Perhaps this list will help others to post to this topic????? I apologize though & must admit I am one of those who has NOT read evey book turned into a movie! (Posted by Teresa aka Fenixbird SandS)
BOOKS-INTO-MOVIES I have watched & adored!!
Angela's Ashes* McCourt, Frank
Breakfast at Tiffany's* by Capote, Truman
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum**
Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile***[This was a phenomenal movie...totally unexpected!]
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback) Burgess, Anthony
Dune by Frank Herbert***
The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea;
The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore
by LeGuin, Ursula K.
***Fight Club: A Novel by Palahniuk, Chuck
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials: Book 1
by Pullman, Philip*
The Hobbitt by J.R.R. Tolkein***
Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) by J.R.R. Tolkein***
Memoirs of a Geisha by Golden, Arthur***
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville***
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
A Sound of Thunder*** (short story) by Ray Bradbury
Snow Falling on Cedars*** (my personal favorite!) by David Guterson
Starship Troopers*** by Heinlein, Robert A.
Spirited Away Picture Book by Miyazaki, Hayao***
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee, Harper***
When The Legends Die by Hal Borland***
Wizards***
Books I HAVE read (or am currently reading):
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Capote, Truman
The Bourne Identity*** by Robert Ludlum*
Dune by Frank Herbert**(campy movie!! LOL)
The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea;
The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore
by LeGuin, Ursula K.***
The Hobbitt by J.R.R. Tolkein*** His writings are magical! I was NOT dissapointed by the Cartoon version of this!
Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) by J.R.R. Tolkein***I was NOT dissapointed by the movies & I loved the books! Read them at about age 14 from cover to cover. Had the notebook that was published with the map, etc.!
Moby Dick by Norman Melville ***(just had to see the movie--starred Patrick Stewart--he played quite the brute in this film!)
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephan Crane (LOVED the book...cannot remember the movie well...saw it a loooonnng time ago. Of course war themed told from a individual soldier's perspective..)Going to RE-read this book...found it for $1 in my college bookstore tonight!
Starship Troopers*** by Heinlein, Robert A. [what an original sci fi story centered around the hominess of high school buds!]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee***
When The Legends Die by Hal Borland*** [actually loved this film...but again it was not that like the book (required reading in middle school)....Thought Brad Pitt was well cast...]
Wizards*** [MUST SEE!! I bought a Blockbuster DVD copy of this animated film--with wonderful additional commentary by among other s THE originaly animator! famous!]
* currently reading or on the quest for it!
** perhaps the best mystery writer
*** ADORED this movie!!
For more on my movie reviews see: http://www.flixster.com/user/terris85017
I ended the year 2007 reading The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa'ad (by Robert Lacey)...This book is about the founding of Saudi Arabia from centuries ago (but focusing primarily since colonialization by Europeans)...up to the late 1980's & peace negotiations with Jimmy Carter. This book has given me much insight into my dear fiance's area of the world--but from a historical perspective! Robert Lacey is tremendously original & spared no detail in his research for writing this book! I give it 4 stars out of 5 for its depth & rich history!
Snow Falling On Cedars by Dave Guterson. Amazing story of true love...with serious cultural emphasis..right off the top of my head! LOL
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