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A very good source for non-fiction that I often follow is The Notable Books list published by the American Library Association. I participate in a men's Bible study, so am always reading a commentary or guide. Not really fodder for the Forum here ... I like outdoor adventure-type books, the...

For nonfiction, Helter Skelter is a very scarey book. And agreed, The Shining is quite scarey. His novella The Mist and 'Salem's Lot made me jump, but the Stephen King novel that really crossed the line and creeped me out was Pet Sematary. Peter Straub's Ghost Story is even scarier!

:eek: :eek: :eek: suppose you can never have too much of a good thing ...

Just noticed there's another new Mallory novel out, Winter House.Anyone else a big fan? O'Connell has literary flair with a wonderful cast of characters led by Kathleen Mallory, a truly original and intriguing character, a mystery who continues to unfold as she solves mysteries. Combines social...

Just started on Thrones altho I must confess the second book is longer and the prospect of more books, at least a third one, right? is very intimidating. I am really enjoying it though and it's a great book to read while commuting.

An excellent and challenging read. Take a look at the book, and you'll find pages divided into columns where two stories are going on at once! Delaney had a great imagination and huge talent with language and imagery.

Just finished the first book. He really has just picked up where he left off and again the Land is very different yet the same. I was on our library's waiting list (still haven't been contact, either!) when I saw a signed edtion for 15% off at Waldenbooks. I have always bought his books in...

Sorry, Stephen R. Donaldson is missing from the list. That cannot be. Ditto, William Gibson? No room for Dracula or Frankenstein? Jules Verne is also missing contributions. Stranger in a Strange Land (not on list) vs Green Hills of Earth? And "A & B Strugatski" lands three titles in...

Forever War must be read in conjunction with Heinlein's Starship Troopers (and please, never mind the movie) to get the full import of Haldeman's satirical bent. FW even follows the same three-main-battles structure of ST, so this is not mere coincidence! Think of Haldeman, ex-Viet vet reacting...

You're referring, I believe, to "Oliver!" the musical adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist. Both are very well worth your time and have their own rewards. Carol Reed's movie version of the musical is wonderful on many levels, while there is nothing quite like plowing through Charles Dickens...

Posted this on a similar thread: "M*A*S*H" succeeded both as a movie and series better than the book. I liked "Carrie" better than the book and it was certainly a good adaptation of a Stephen King novel. There's another side of this adaptation business that many have touched on. Do we like...

Richard Preston's The Codex is holding me till the library calls and lets me know that Stephen R. Donaldson's Last Rune of the Earth: The Final Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is available. I'll ask for the hardcover for Christmas, but must read ASAP!

This is much more the director's fault than the actor's. Whether from a lack of confidence in the actors or lack of talent, Columbus really loads up the first two movies with "reaction" shots, your list describes them perfectly. (In the second movie, the sequence of reactions during the flying...

No one with any expertise in playing chess would choose to be King, the weakest piece on the board. Ron went for mobility and the masked move, the permutations of how that L move is performed is just the kind of piece a chessmaster would opt for. Otherwise, you have a very interesting theory...

Props to David Brin, particularly to his running series about the Uplift. I love the idea of dolphins and chimps brought to sentience and the aliens he devised for the Brightness Reef trilogy. Brin has such talent to run complex plots and characters through excellent scientific extrapolations...

M*A*S*H was also based on a book. I think both movie and series surpassed it. O

Glad to see someone reference Bill Bryson, a very funny "travel" writer. I find myself chuckling often whenever reading a Spenser novel by Robert Parker. Bad Business, his latest, is particularly funny in its plot (not the usual case as far as the humor goes), where he is hired to follow an...

Another fascinating aspect of Snape and let's remember that he's a member of the OoP and trusted by Dumbledore, is that perhaps his role is to steer Slytherins, as much as possible with Malfoy spies in their midst, to a more moderated empathy for the Dark Arts, the hallmark of Slytherin...

Great summary, Jazzman! I've spent the summer catching up on Arthurian legend and that still helped me understand the whole thing! I would add Mary Stewart's quadrology, The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment and The Wicked Day along with Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of...

Actually, "Carrie" is definitely stronger than the book, because the book was a hodge-podge of news clippings and articles rather than a straightforward narrative. Maybe the only case where the film surpasses the book? O