toscano
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toscano said:
They're all the same book........I thought Point was the weakest of the 4
Oh, and as a fellow Italian it pains me to say Eco is a major league snooze-fest
toscano said:
They're all the same book........I thought Point was the weakest of the 4
toscano said:
They're all the same book........
randhail said:
good point - "insert plausible conspiracy theme" and write 400 pages of decent stuff with 50 pages of "just end the damn book already" in the conclusion = bestseller
LPU2 said:
Poorly written? It's a thriller! You expected Faulkner?
My degree's in literature. I've read everything from Chaucer to Kesey, but I'm a sucker for a good thriller, and I have to say that I thought it was some pretty captivating storytelling. And the ingredients! Murder, art, history, religion, secrets, conspiracies, codes. Irresistable. A perfect fit for the History Channel crowd.
To answer the original question, the reason there's so much hype about the upcoming movie is simply because so damn many people read the book. 'Course, never hurts that the Catholic Church is telling people to stay away.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:The only thing I know about it is that Tom Hank's new hairdo looks like Bono's now old hairdo.
I'll probably see the movie just because I like Tom Hanks. Maybe I'll read the book if I have time before then.
melon said:A boycott, eh? I guess I'll have to see it now.
Melon
susanp6 said:Well all i can say so far after only reading 10 pages so far is WOW!
To me, so far it is VERY well written&i can usually tell if a book will be any good from the start! Every page i read is totally hugely gripping&i just feel as if it will only continue It doesn't hurt either that i found the Louvre an amazing place&so it will be fascinating to read for that reason and for the historical aspect too, of course!
Will definitely be there to see on day of release
kimby said:A Catholic group in India is urging Christians there to **starve themselves to death** in protest at the film release in India.
No, really--I just read it in Yahoo's entertainment section!!!
BrownEyedBoy said:I thought "Angels and Demons" was the better book. I don't see why there was more hype around "Code".
Bono's shades said:The previews for the movie look incredibly cheesy.
U2Girl1978 said:
I thought so too! It was one of the first books I ever read by him and got me hooked on him. Now I am waiting for his newest novel to come out.
Does anyone have any other books they could recommend?
Teta040 said:
It's fascinating how this has shown up in even children's literature. Who here has read Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" series? (or "the Lyra books" as I call them.) The heroes are witches who care for the earth, and the villians are not only Catholics but actual ANGELS who aid those who desecrate it. You find it very hard not to take the side of the "environmentalists" in Pullman's debate. Read the series: it's a heady, intoxicating, even dangerous brew. If you think DVC is controversial, this might put that to shame--or at least give it a run for its money. /B]
Earnie Shavers said:
That's what casting Tom Hanks will get you.
LJT said:I read the second Pullman book in His Dark Materials series, The Subtle Knife when I was 12......my dad got me at as a Christmas present...I think I was 12 hmm anyway....I can honestly say at that time the book freaked me out, 'The enemy is God??!!?' bit really ruffled my feathers, twas a brilliant read, and I did love it at the time, but it really sat uneasily with me.....I don't think my dad knew what it was about properly, he just read the back likely...otherwise I don't think he would have got it for me...or maybe he did, as i'm pretty sure he knows who Pullman is and what he is about
Anyway at the time I was a bit too wary of reading the first and third books, but I should get round to them as I really did love the Subtle Knife.