just finished the time travellers wife, very odd but very good, and also a bit sad

if you can cope with stories that go back wards and forwards its worth the effort.

basically, chaps genes are not quite right as in his actual body clock and in moments of stress he can jump forward or back in time.

I have this book, I thought it was one of the best books I had read in ages!!!

You do get a bit confused with his ages, but well worth reading. A very clever book!

Overall I thought it was a very emotional and interesting read. Some parts dragged though when the wedding bit was on. Maybe more of a ladieeeee's book?

yes I can see why you think that as the love story does over shadow the time traveling a bit at times, I also thought it ended a bit abrubtly

Yeah I would say its a ladies read. Although I lent it to my male supervisor for his wife and he enjoyed it.

Don't know what that says about him!

Missed this un. Been working lunches so not getting to the Library. Also spending on home defences so no money for books.Waaaaaaaaaaauuuughhhh Currently re-reading Many Coloured Land (bless em)

Ogre

Ah yes, Julian May. Good ideas but a bloody hard read. I preffered the trilogy with Diamond Mask etc

Theres a book called the Doorkeepers, I can't remember who wrote it. Excellent read. All about purgatory and hoodies, also a clever book.

Graham Masterton!!! That was the author.

Graham Masterton ? Bit Flaky with some of his stuff, but I love his Native American Legend Stuff. There's nothing better than running a games scenario where you know someone's read Charnel House. Then you tell the party,

" as you fall quiet, you realise you can hear the sound of strained, harsh breathing. It gradually dawns on you that the sound is coming from the walls, the house is breathing."

Then sit back as that person goes white and gets their character the hell out of there.

Ah, happy times.

Ogre

If you happen upon this book, give it a read. I have been to the library 4 times to re-read it.

Its all about these ancient doors that take you to different Londons. Theres one door where we are at war with Usa and Germany are our allies. It is one of those books when you wish they'd make a film of it. Or bring out a part two of it.
I've read a lot of Graham Masterton, this one is definitely the best.

I used to read a lot of Graham Masterton. Some books are great then others are poo. Didn't he used to edit Penthouse magazine?

You find that with some prolific authors (American mostly). I mean, you can always tell when Dean Koonts (s) rent is due.

Dean Koontz must be worth a fortune. He's written hundreds of books. I think he's paying monkeys to come up with the plots. Lightening is a fab read. If he stopped writing then Book Clubs would disappear. I think he also writes under another name. He started wearing a wig as well. He's conning nobody as there are loads of pics on the back of his books from when he was 'bare'.

I tried reading one of his books years ago, didn't rate them.

His earlier books are the best

i dont bother with him now, his books all seem to be the same now.

Was always a big fan of Stephen King, till he lost the plot (literally) so switched to Dean Koontz and actually found him more readable. Yes he does write under several pseudonyms just cant quite remember what they are !!!

Stephen Kings early books are brilliant, The Stand is one of my favourite books ever. I think he went downhill around the time of Tommy Knockers. He became a parody of himself. There were rumours that his wife Tabitha wrote some of his books. She is a published author too.

Thought he lost the plot with "IT" very good story till the end. What was that all about ?

i don't think that you can really "get" Stephen King unless you read practically everything he's done. because all of his books are linked a lot of stuff doesnt really make sense unless you read it all, fantasy and horror. the man is actually a genius although he has got "a bit up himself" because of it, then again, who wouldnt?

I'd heard that he was feeling 'run down' and 'tired' the last few years.

OOO, thats mean

Oh, come on, in fairness to the guy 'Needfull Things' is one of the funniest books I've ever read.and I must admit I've read a lot.

Sadly, because he's King, what he does write will be turned into a Feature Film/Mini Series/Straight To Video/Street Thatre. And in fairness they (mostly) suck. The observations he brings to his characters internaly can't be replicated 'in the flesh' so we only see the physical half of the story... Thus when yet another King adaptation bites the dust, it kicks the rest of the decent books waiting for translation straight in the nuts.

I for one would give a right arm (I'm not saying who's) to see Holdstocks Dan Brady Nighthunter books on screen. Just one of many that are a hundred, hell a thousand time better than the homoginised pap that's getting produced these days.....(and as for re-making Jap horrors )

Anyway, starting to rant, so I'm going to pop out and break something now.

Ogre

i agree ogre, in fact the only King adaptation that was anything like the story was "Shawshank Redemption".

Brilliant film Bogbabe, Havn't read the book so can't compare the two. I actually think its a big mistake to read a book and then expect the film to be exactly the same. Look what happened to that masterpiece of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds'" The film and the book only share a title !!!

i agree Biker, in fact the only other film i've seen that almost matched the book was "interview with the vampire" and that was because Anne Rice wrote the screen play. i'm a big fan of Anne Rice

I prefer egg fried

I got into the Interview series. Then half way through the 2nd or 3rd book I found myself shouting at Lestat to stop bloody whining and get on with it... I'm afraid that kind of tempered my enthusiasm.

Ogre

Yeah, but the film was brilliant ! What more can a girl ask for, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater .......corrrr phwa can bite me anyday!

did you finish the series Ogre? personally i couldnt stand Lestat but after he stops whining (post Memnoch the devil) he becomes a very funny character. of all of the vampires, Louis is whiniest, definitely, why the others didnt do away with him only the author knows. the last couple of vampire novels are kind of linked to Anne Rice's "Mayfair witches" books which i thoroughly enjoyed as well

In my opinion, the only good thing about Interview, the movie was Kirsten Dunst's acting. I thought it missed the whole atmosphere of the book. The last novel I read of Lestats was The Bodythief. I liked that.

Like I said, it's a mistake to compare the book to the film. Treat each as an individual experience.

well its taken a few years but i see its now a film!

look forward to seeing it