Originally Posted by Mojo Jojo:
I just picked up "Make Love* *The Bruce Campbell Way" by Bruce Campbell. For those who don't know Bruce; he was in all "Evil Dead" movies as well as "Bubba Ho-Tep" and is currently on "Burn Notice". He is a very funny writer.
I'll have to check that out. I've got "If chins could kill : Confessions of a B movie actor" [Reply]
Originally Posted by Braincase:
"The Downhill Lie" by Carl Hiassen. Funniest book I've read in a long time. A writer returns to the game of golf after giving it up for 32 years.
Hiassen is one of my favorite popular authors. So funny and capable of creating some truly bizarre characters.
Been reading:
The Famished Road by Ben Okri (didn't like)
Blink by Gladwell (loved)
Falling Man by Don DeLillo (it's not White Noise, but it's very good). [Reply]
Yeah, those are the ones. Really cool, unique working of the dragons into the storyline. I actually quit at Black Powder War, but I'll probably finish the next one sometime later. Just got a little burnt out. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Claythan:
Holy shitballs. When is Hollywood going to read this?
Cool picture. The coolest part about the series is that dragons have basically become warships in their own rights. They have captains, flight crews, ground crews and such.. at least in Europe. In Asia, they're completely different. It's a really unique, cool workup of draconian culture that the author creates. [Reply]
Just looked at the wikipedia page for the Temeraire series. Evidently Peter Jackson has the rights to the film and is planning on making the movies. [Reply]
Just looked at the wikipedia page for the Temeraire series. Evidently Peter Jackson has the rights to the film and is planning on making the movies.
Yeah, he's had the rights for a couple of years IIRC. That's actually what got me to read it in the first place (well, when I say "read" I mean "listen on audiobook").
It's a really well-done series, she brings you totally into that world. [Reply]
