tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post8915082802955140520..comments2023-11-05T04:29:24.148-06:00Comments on Walking The Long Road: 25 Booksjedimerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-56293298427347290782007-01-02T17:49:00.000-06:002007-01-02T17:49:00.000-06:00It was the son... his dad only wrote The Killer An...It was the son... his dad only wrote The Killer Angels and Jeff Shaara finished the trilogy, which was awesome. I just finished his new book on WWII called The Rising Tide(though if you've seen 'Patton' you feel like you've read it before) focusing on North Africa to Italy... and I read the books on the American Revolution as well, very good stuff :)jedimerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-52023771837582478872007-01-02T16:15:00.000-06:002007-01-02T16:15:00.000-06:00I have three in common with you that I've even rea...I have three in common with you that I've even read -- Timeline (and I agree with you on the book vs. the movie), The Great Gatsby and Killer Angels. I enjoyed the latter's trilogy. One of them (I forgot which one was the son vs. the father) and they did an American Revolution set that was good too.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286819116257727504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-17878541516995445432006-12-29T13:46:00.000-06:002006-12-29T13:46:00.000-06:00janet: Yeah, The Stand even went with what was tho...janet: Yeah, The Stand even went with what was thought not to be the typical end of the world baloney: a disease instead of nuclear armageddon. The movie was more consistent with the threat of the times, but The Stand remains a classic for others of the genre to follow.<br /><br />sayre: Too bad about Koontz in that regard... he's had some great stuff, but a lot of King's work didn't do well on film either, though his work has had more critical success due to the volume of the amount put on film...jedimerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-75109166716688956572006-12-29T08:36:00.000-06:002006-12-29T08:36:00.000-06:00I think I would want "The Stand" with me if I were...I think I would want "The Stand" with me if I were ever marooned on a desert island... I like Stephen King, but he definitely has his ups and downs. "The Stand" and "The Green Mile" are definitely his best.<br /><br />I also love Dean Koontz. He's another one of those that just doesn't translate to film. They made three attempts at getting "The Watchers" on celluloid before giving it up. Some things just work better in the imagination, I guess.<br /><br />Nice list!Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350593991157139017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-49715603663961546632006-12-29T07:50:00.000-06:002006-12-29T07:50:00.000-06:00I really loved The Stand too. That book (and movie...I really loved The Stand too. That book (and movie) came out at a time where the market was yet to be saturated with end of the world propaganda. Ahh, youth.:)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262988549970554970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-74618434490712313652006-12-28T19:23:00.000-06:002006-12-28T19:23:00.000-06:00I'll have to have a look at it then...I'll have to have a look at it then...jedimerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-80001198285753479922006-12-28T17:23:00.000-06:002006-12-28T17:23:00.000-06:00Sort of. The second one is a literary analysis of...Sort of. The second one is a literary analysis of The New Testament.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219976185183048440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-15147231889835124002006-12-28T16:21:00.000-06:002006-12-28T16:21:00.000-06:00madameboffin: I read Stranger in a Strange Land a ...madameboffin: I read Stranger in a Strange Land a long time ago. Hienlen has had some great stuff. <br /><br />A lot of Chrichton's books have suffered poorly on the big screen, alas... His last two books 'State of Fear' and 'Next' are great, but I doubt they will translate well to the screen (mostly because of the amount of technical information in them)<br /><br />kate: Can't go wrong with the Iliad and the Odyssey :)<br /><br />angela: thanks... really, I could have made it all sci fi or all non-fiction, but I tried to gather a broad spectrum of books, and these have been more influential than the rest.jedimerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-18189321977916631822006-12-28T10:58:00.000-06:002006-12-28T10:58:00.000-06:00Great list.. though I've only read a few of them.....Great list.. though I've only read a few of them..Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-4943980136998030352006-12-28T04:07:00.000-06:002006-12-28T04:07:00.000-06:00You're right, Timeline was a brilliant book. It's ...You're right, Timeline was a brilliant book. It's appalling how badly they mutilated it when it was brought to the screen though. <br /><br />You might enjoy a sci-fi book called Wheelers, about Jovian life. One of the best sci-fi books I've read. <br /><br />Have you read Stranger in a Strange Land? That was one of the most interesting sci-bi books I've read.MadameBoffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428392309989830945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-71681943802671668862006-12-27T22:55:00.000-06:002006-12-27T22:55:00.000-06:00I have read Jack Miles... his biography of God is ...I have read Jack Miles... his biography of God is excellent. I will have to check out the Bible book (I assume it is a different one)jedimerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081179932849147550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001997.post-82583252152058768172006-12-27T21:51:00.000-06:002006-12-27T21:51:00.000-06:00You might like Jack Miles' books on the Bible.You might like Jack Miles' books on the Bible.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219976185183048440noreply@blogger.com