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I wouldn't lose any sleep over how much writers like Rushdie, García Márquez, Ian McEwan or Margaret Atwood are making these days. I'm pretty sure their books sell enough copies all over the world to allow them to live pretty comfortable lives. As for the 10 writers on the highest paid authors...

The End, The Doors

What? There's 6 of them??? I only read four! Well, that was a long long time ago so maybe it was six after all... Such wicked fun! :D

I saw Depeche Mode last Saturday (Oct. 10). It was AMAZING!

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The season premiere was fantastic, episode 2... not so much. I've had it with Foreman and Thirteen, they've become even more annoying than Chase and Cameron (which I didn't think was possible). My favorite line from ep. 2:

"Reading novels is a deep and singular pleasure, a gripping and mysterious human activity that does not require any more moral or political justification than sex." Philip Roth

Atonement. I hated it so much I haven't been able to read anything else by Ian McEwan.

La solitude des nombres premiers, Paolo Giordano La piel fría, Albert Sánchez Piñol Le fait du prince, Amélie Nothomb El arte de la distorsión, Juan Gabriel Vásquez Just After Sunset, Stephen King La cinquième femme, Henning Mankell

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I saw it last Saturday. I have to say that after Da Vinci Code my expectations weren't too high (I fell asleep watching it), but from what I remembered about Angels and Demons it had a lot more potential as an action movie than DVC ever did. It was fun for the most part, but the speeches were...

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

These were some of my favorite books when I was about nine or eleven. Back then I was reading a lot of books that were not meant for my age but these are the ones that I think are age-appropriate: Pappa Pellerin's Daughter, by Maria Gripe (and also the Elvis Karlsson books) Tove Jansson's...

Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son

Planet Terror. It was hilarious! I love how you can almost feel how much fun Robert Rodríguez had making (and planning) it. :cool:

:D I figured it'd be less painful that way, like ripping the band-aid off quickly.

The Colorado Kid and The Kite Runner.

Check out "The Book of Sand", it's a collection of short stories. I also like "The Book of Imaginary Beings", which is a catalogue of... well, imaginary beings :D

Full of himself would be about right. I have never been able to enjoy his writing (except for maybe a couple of short stories) and believe me I have tried. Since Spanish is my native language I am pretty sure that nothing was lost in translation. He's sort of a literary god in Spanish speaking...

Lists are fun! As long as you don't let them ruin your life... I've read 119 from this list and have another 17 already in my bookshelves waiting to be read. There are many books and authors I had never heard of and quite a few I wish I never had... :D