Barbara's comments
(member since Jun 19, 2009)
Barbara's comments from the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club group.
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Bronwy, I read The Forsyte Saga last year, and liked it very much. Have you seen the TV series by the BBC? It's really good.
I second The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
On the movie the young nephew, Feyd-Ruatha Harkonnen, was Sting!
And I totally agree about Kyle MacLachlan, he was sooo cute! Did you see him in Twin Peaks?
I don't know about the miniseries, but on the movie, both the roles of Irulan and Chani are played by Sean Young. Irulan is the narrator of the story.
And I believe he wrote it in response to all the post-Tolkien copycat dreck that came out. I always think of it as Tolkien with more heart."
Heathen!
;-)
Becky wrote: "My favorite character wasn't alive. My favorite character was the Wasabi. That car was hilarious. I feel like re-reading this just for those parts!"
That's very typical of Prattchet, the personification of an inanimated object, like The Lugage in the Discworld series. They have such strong personalities!
Michelle M. wrote: "David, I think Brit-wit relies very often on word-play. The authors not only depend on you reading the text, but also imagining it aloud."
I totally agree with this. I didn't read this book, but listened to the audio version instead, and it was an hilarious experience. I played it on the car, on my way to and from the job, and I laughed so hard the other drivers must have thought I was a lunatic.
I only watched David Lynch's movie, and although it has been critizised a lot, I liked it. Baron Harkonnen was absolutely gross, and you have Sting on it!
Hi everybody, my name is Barbara, I'm from Spain and I was born in 1973.
I am a software engineer working in Madrid, and a compulsive reading since the age of 8, when my dad gave me a copy of The Lord of the Rings.
I read novels of any kind, except for romance or spies novels (unless written by Graham Greene).
I'm looking forward to the discussions in the group.
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