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Yeah definitely. And prohibition too. I also didn't read it as quick as expected but I enjoyed it the whole time. It still really reminds me more of Lord Dunsany, if you've rad him, and of classic fairt tales.
Well this was a really fun read! The writing was beautiful and the story was really fairy tale like.The ending was pretty strange and abrupt but that's also consistant with fairy tales.
My niece is six and she saw it. Don't take those ratings seriously.She also just saw The Wizard of Oz in the theater for it's 85th anniversary. My mom was worried she'd be scared of that but she wasn't at all.
It's been a long time since I read Palmer Eldritch but I think I agree. Ubik was better.
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope MirrleesThe prosaic and law-abiding inhabitants of Lud-in-the-Mist, a city located at the confluence of the rivers Dapple and Dawl, in the fictional state of Dorimare, must contend with the influx of fairy fruit and the effect of the fantastic inhabitants of the bordering land of Faerie, whose presence and very existence they had sought to banish from their rational lives. When the denial proves futile, their mayor, the respectable Nathaniel Chanticleer, finds himself involved reluctantly with the conflict and obliged to change his conventional personal life and disregard the traditions of Lud-in-the-Mist to find a reconciliation.
Pam wrote: "Hey Book Nerd! I just now saw your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed the movie, too. My 7 year old grandson just watched the first 2 movies back to back and then asked me if we could see the new one! ..."It's still playing by me.
I read the bible a long time ago. I really don't know anything about the various translations and don't even know which one I read.I was most interested in different versions. I read a catholic bible because it has a lot more books than a protestant bible. An orthodox bible has less but a couple that a catholic bible doesn't. I think I looked those up and read them online. Yeah, I'm kind of a completeist. :)
Welcome Sarah.
I finished.Was she supposed to be more hateable than him? He's crazy but reading part 2 she's so obnoxious!
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Pat the Book Goblin wrote: "Interesting things to think about while reading... "
1. There are similarities but the beast was redeemable.
2. I doubt it. It's more about how he objectifies women and thinks of them as something he can collect rather than sex objects.
3. He doesn't have the strength to dominate. But it's interesting how it shows what power the captive can have.
I need to get to it soon...
Michael wrote: "Ok, not much of a SciFi fan here. Ubik was interesting enough to read. (Truth be told I’ve abandoned other SciFi including PKD books in the past.) But I’m trying to get involved in community. And..."
Glad you liked it.
Both are great.
What does everybody think of the last chapter? Until then it was starting to make sense.
Chad wrote: "I suppose that an adaptation is something that a lot of people would like to do but are afraid of doing it poorly. I’m nearly done with the book and have really enjoyed it. Great pick Book Nerd."Glad you like it.
It's hard to sell classic sci-fi to a general audience so studios almost never take a risk on it.
I'm about halfway through and enjoying it.As a movie stylistically I'm picturing something like The Fifth Element for some reason.
Well, off to finish it...
Chad wrote: "I will start this one tonight. I’ve read at least two novels by PKD that I can think of. I really liked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? so I picked up [book:The Man in the High Castle and didn’t like it all that much. So let’s see."Yeah, The Man in the High Castle is odd.
I've started this.It's interesting that her dialogue is in quotes but his isn't. I think it's supposed to make you identify with him more.
Also it's kind of crazy how unafraid she seems.
