Comments on: Sunday Salon: Mixed Bookish Things Feat. Two Children Books and Fight Club

By: mee

mee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:31:47 +0000

Yes I have! Book Depo is amazing! I have to admit though that Edith Wharton has lacked priority for me now. Perhaps it would go up again some time in the future. How about you?

By: Gnoe

Gnoe — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:35:17 +0000

Have you seen there are many free e-books available on bookdepository.com, among which many books by Edith Wharton?
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By: mee

mee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:18 +0000

Looks like the book is very popular in US. I just heard about it when I heard about the movie and I started seeing it everywhere at book stores. I agree that the illustrations are magnificent!

By: mee

mee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:14 +0000

Yes, very annoying. Thanks for the comment Lu!

By: mee

mee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:29:39 +0000

It wasn’t as close together as the post seemed make it to be lol. I love the beginning of Fight Club, but it went downhill when it started to get a bit crazy.

By: mee

mee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:27:53 +0000

Brad Pitt seems to have played this guy who’s cuckoo on the head, at least several times. And he played them the same! Like I said, I always see Brad Pitt, acting. For me he’s better off playing serious role, like in Babel for example, or Seven Years in Tibet.

I’ve heard of My Name is Read and his coming book. But I do read mixed reviews about it, like you just confirmed!

House of Myrth sounds interesting too. Well, I guess I just have to tackle Wharton another time! :) I haven’t watched any of the movie adaptations though.

By: Suko

Suko — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:21 +0000

Mee, I loved loved loved the book Where the Wild Things Are as a child (and still do). The illustrations are magnificent! I wanted my own room to transform into a forest at night. I will probably see the movie at some point in time.
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By: Lu

Lu — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:37 +0000

Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well!
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By: Trisha

Trisha — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:24:02 +0000

Fight Club is such a wonderful look at the problems of contemporary males. Sorry you had such lukewarm feelings about it. On a side note, I love the idea of watching Fight Club so close to reading children’s books; that has to make an interesting reading/watching experience.
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By: Gnoe

Gnoe — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:54 +0000

LOL how on earth could you confuse Palahniuk with Pamuk! I loved the movie Fight Club. It was the first time I understood Brad Pitt could actually act ;) And this is also the film by which I discovered the talented Edward Norton.

About Pamuk: I have had many recommendations about My Name is Red but when I read it I was not too impressed. Still, I might try his latest, The Museum of Innocence…

Now, the classics tour: I’m tempted to join in for Wharton! The movie House of Myrth is great and ever since I saw it a few years ago I’ve been wanting to read something by Edith Wharton. Maybe the ’something’ being The House of Myrth ;) But I wasn’t going to get myself in more reading trouble… :\