The Books thread.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:08 pm

Bitch, I wrote the book on flaccidity, especially as it pertains to Kashluks.

The Gaijin · Post by **The Gaijin** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:08 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:What about the Green Mile

Ah, another one of King's favorite plot devices: THE MAGIC NEGRO. Apparently Stephen King thinks being black and educated makes you UNTRUE TO YOURSELF, because just about every black person in his bullshit stories is:

Southern
Uneducated
MAYBE retarded
MAGIC.

From the old guy in The Shining to the old woman in The Stand; apparently I should be shooting lightning bolts out of my eyes while wagging my finger and saying HONEY CHILE YOU OUGHT BEST GET TO DOIN WHAT YOU GOAN DO MMMMMMMHM

Cimmerian Nights wrote:Great premises in the hands of a good filmaker - Carpenter, Cronenberg, Kubrik, Romero has made for some damn fine cinema though.

Another sign he is a HORRIBLE WRITER is the fact that most of his books are better when they are movies. Once his bullshit is forced to condense itself the peripheral nonsense gets cast aside and the story itself gets to shine through.

And the premise thing I give him credit for solely because the first Dark Tower book had such great promise. Until the retard fucked that up, too.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:17 pm

Haha, magic negros... Now I know what I want for Christmas

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:46 pm

Dreamcatcher was an horrible movie as well as an horrible book.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:54 pm

Only Stephen King could have the concept of anal aliens succeed. Or at least be published. Truly, that man* has power.

*Or his name does, at the very least. Perhaps they are separate entities ? Perhaps Mr. King is an unusually advanced blood parasite ? I just don't know !

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:37 pm

Cimmerian Nights · Post by **Cimmerian Nights** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:28 pm

The Gaijin wrote:just about every black person in his bullshit stories is:

Southern
Uneducated
MAYBE retarded
MAGIC.

Cut him a break, he's lived in Maine his whole life, the closest thing to a black guy he's ever seen is a Portuguese fisherman.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:49 pm

Blargh wrote:Only Stephen King could have the concept of anal aliens succeed. Or at least be published. Truly, that man* has power.

*Or his name does, at the very least. Perhaps they are separate entities ? Perhaps Mr. King is an unusually advanced blood parasite ? I just don't know !

Yes to published, but to suceed. It sucked.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:47 pm

I'm reading Fear and Loathing in America, a book of Hunter S. letters.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:19 pm

D5it-m38 wrote:Yes to published, but to suceed. It sucked.

That it was published is, in my mind, far more absurd than the thought of it being a commercial success, and subject to much acclaim. Success, in this instance, does rely upon the whims of many, many cretins whose idea of entertainment includes bollocks like the latest Affleck film or Big Brother, after all. That is to say, not particularly discerning. Whereas, publishing houses are notorious for often being comprised of stubborn, contrary, narrow minded, self-masturbatory, hateful twats. Less to win over, yet greater effort, nonetheless. Either way, absurd.

D5it-m38 wrote:It sucked.

No argument.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:49 pm

Blargh wrote:
D5it-m38 wrote:It sucked.
No argument.

Hey, first time I think!

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:58 am

atoga wrote:I'm reading Fear and Loathing in America, a book of Hunter S. letters.

How is it? I assume it's brilliant, hilarious, and insightful like everything else he's written.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:17 pm

"Loneliness-12", adventure detective story. The story is ridiculous, but funny and very-well written. Enjoying it.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:02 pm

Franz Schubert wrote:
atoga wrote:I'm reading Fear and Loathing in America, a book of Hunter S. letters.
How is it? I assume it's brilliant, hilarious, and insightful like everything else he's written.

More or less, yes. The letters are from the '66 to '72 period (Hunter S's hippie days to just after he wrote Fear & Loathing). Some of them are kind of odd and personal, and they lack the get-the-pig-fucker intensity of most of his novels, but they're still interesting and always very insightful in typical Gonzo fashion.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:44 pm

I'm totally reading If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B movie actor at the moment. :chin:

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:12 am

Bruce Camp Bell

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:08 am

I bought the bible looking version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. After reading ~100 pages I went to see the movie. Now the book is sitting on a shelf collecting dust.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:23 am

You mean the omnibus version? That's a good one. Anyway it's your loss if you give up on the books because of that stupid movie.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:02 pm

I'm reading James Clavell's Noble House, and I just finished Tai-Pan. Awesome books.

Cimmerian Nights · Post by **Cimmerian Nights** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:29 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:I'm reading James Clavell's Noble House, and I just finished Tai-Pan. Awesome books.

Is there supposed to be some common thread that ties them all together from Shogun on?