Yes, definitely. But I just can't stop thinking.

Usual Suspects: When agent Kujan drops his teacup American Beauty: Lester's monologue at the end; paper bag; "choking the bishop" The Abyss: The alien scenes and the ending; the part where Ed Harris' ex-wife dies and is reanimated afterwards Arizona Dream: The North by Northwest scene; the...

I guess I was spoilt by films like "The Usual Subjects", "Fight Club", "The Others"...I don't trust what I see anymore. And with books it's just the same.

So let's run through the themes I experienced the first time: First and foremost perserverence. Perserverence meant a lot to me as a teenager and still does. Even if it's obvious you're going to lose, if you're fighting for the right thing keep fighting. Ah, yes, that's the word. :) I don't even kn...

Oh, but don't you want to see six-year-old Berek win the big Rhanyhyn race?

In a nutshell: Self-hatred isn't the way to redemption or the answer to guilt. And: There is also love in the world. When I first read them: Never give up. There's always a way to go on, even if it's hard. I guess that's my personal 'message', but not necessarily everyone's. But in terms of message ...

Maybe they could change Covenant's motivation for raping Lena a bit or at least try to explain it better? I don't know if people can relate to his perspective of "not believing the Land is real" when they see the Land with their own eyes on the big screen. That was a problem for me when I ...

Oh, great. I like Jane Austen. I'm not that much into history per se, but if I can relate to what's going on that's fine, too, I guess.

I just looked up what geas means but it was in none of my dictionaries and I don't have an OED. Wikipedia says: A geas' (also ges], geis, gease geissi, plural geasa) has two interpretations in Irish mythology and folklore. First, it is a vow or obligation placed upon a person (usually a hero, such a...

I got a book at a sale...never heard of it.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Liv Tyler comes very close, I think. Good idea.

I have found the perfect casting choice for Saltheart Foamfollower aka Briny the Pirate.

www.fictiondbc.com/Covers/0380770466.jpg

I see potential for a whole new Briny franchise there.

How about Linda Fiorentino as Linden? Too old by now, I guess, but she would have been good.

I have A Wild Sheep Chase , but it's been such a long time since I read it I can barely remember it. Didn't even know it was part of a series. :lol: Remember enjoying it though...very unusual...didn't think of it as fantasy though. --A No, not really fantasy, but where do you draw the line? It's su...

Okay, great. Hurry up then, Murrin.

Murakami is quite popular in Germany at the moment, too, but I discovered him by accident (I always wanted to read something from contemporary Japan and I'm glad I found him).


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami

www.murakami.ch/main_4.html

Can it be true - there's no Murakami thread yet? Okay, then I'll make a start. Haruki Murakami has been my favourite author for the last couple of years. He writes something that could best be described as phantastic realism I think. His plots are strange, twisted, surreal. His language is very mini...

I was disappointed by Neverwhere, kind of liked American Gods. I thought that especially Neverwhere didn't have a lot of depth. Some stuff was imaginative, the villains were horrible (they seemed to be borrowed from some Dickens novel) and I'd rather read Pratchett or Adams for the humour. American ...

Rachel Weisz doesn't sound bad. I've never seen her in a movie but I think I've seen here on a talk show and I kind of like her look. I've just started reading Runes and Linden has that constant frown on her face. I think Jodie Foster would have been perfect. Gillian Anderson in the X Files also rem...

I dare not (grammar?) enter the Runes section yet. Severe case of spoilophobia.

I guess I like the idea of a short story collection best. Should SRD ever write a sequel, I hope it won't just be a re-arrangement of figures, but a smashing of the hopboard. *g* Just like the Second Chronicles didn't just have another Illearth Stone and another army of dark creatures but the Sunban...