Harp said:Ever read Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran?
More hopeful than haunting, a good tale of how literature can pierce the veil between Occident and Orient.
Mario said:I'm among those who read - and enjoy - some books repeatedly. At the moment I'm reading Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22' again. I really love the twisted sense of humor in this great novel. I also think - contrary to many others, obviously - that the 1970 film adaption is quite congenial (and what a cast: Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, Orson Welles, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight and Anthony Perkins).
VitaminG said:how does it compare to the Mitchum remake of '75?
RetroPat said:"Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed" by Patricia Cornwell
VitaminG said:how does it compare to the Mitchum remake of '75?
Widebrim said:It is so far my favorite Chandler novel. (Love the movie adapt, Murder My Sweet, too.)
Still reading the Bela Lugosi biography (it is packed with facts), and recently started Walden Robert (Bobby Darin) Cassotto's bio.
Honey Bee said:Just finished, "Hotel", by Arthur Haley and am starting, "The Glorious Century" by Reader's Digest. It's rather encyclopedic but it has all the important bits of history beginning at the 1900's through 1999. Rather like a 'crash course' on the 20th Century!
really? I've been looking at both versions on ebay, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. Unfortunately neither are available at my local video library, otherwise I'd just hire them.Baron Kurtz said:That Mitchum film is one of the worst movies i've ever struggle dto sit through. Truly dreadful.