I'm about halfway through the doorstop trilogy right now, and while it's an enjoyable enough read, Anathem is the only recent Stephenson I've loved as much as his earlier (short, funny) books.
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 9:23:33 am PDT #11624 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Volans - Jun 28, 2010 10:34:35 am PDT #11625 of 28343
move out and draw fire
I just read The Windup Girl , and for you cyberpunk fans who are looking for updated cyberpunk, here it is.
beth b - Jun 28, 2010 2:32:19 pm PDT #11626 of 28343
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
JZ - Jun 28, 2010 3:03:25 pm PDT #11627 of 28343
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Eeeeek! Eeeeee! I'm sitting at my desk flailing in delight. I just finished re-reading Deathly Hallows and why is it not November yet already?
The two things that it's going to break my heart to bits if they aren't included in the movies are Luna's beautiful mural with the word "Friends" in a golden chain connecting them all, and McGonagall saying crisply, "He has, to use the common phrase, done a bunk." Really, I want everything, but I really need those two bits. What about other Buffistas? What small moment is going to seriously hurt if they leave it out?
DavidS - Jun 28, 2010 3:07:35 pm PDT #11628 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, it looks like they're going to include every major scene, and some scenes that are only alluded to in the book.
For example, the train being stopped by a Deatheater is probably the scene where Luna gets kidnapped.
But yes, I'm very keen to see Luna's room.
Mala - Jun 28, 2010 3:11:09 pm PDT #11629 of 28343
Worth delurking: Neville sitting at the end, with the sword, just casually hanging, fully comfortable with himself as the Ginormous Hero that I always knew he was. I mean, it won't be the same because it's not a very theatrical moment, but a good shot that stops and observes it needs to be in there.
Connie Neil - Jun 28, 2010 3:11:31 pm PDT #11630 of 28343
brillig
I was always thrilled with how Neville ended up.
edit: And all the things in the books that ended up being important that the movie people shrugged off and now have to account for or just flail about dealing with.
Steph L. - Jun 28, 2010 5:24:07 pm PDT #11631 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You know, I think I'm one movie behind. I don't think I ever saw HBP. How did I manage to miss that?
Aims - Jun 29, 2010 4:45:24 am PDT #11632 of 28343
Shit's all sorts of different now.
And all the things in the books that ended up being important that the movie people shrugged off and now have to account for or just flail about dealing with.
Which is where I think WB and the franchise in general went wrong by starting the movies BEFORE the freaking series was finished. How could Steve Kloves have known that S.P.E.W. was going to end up being the crux for Ron and Hermione? Hell, Jo worked really closely on the screenplays and didn't (AFAIK) push to have things like that in. I know that by waiting, we would maybe not have had the actors we do, but I think it might have done the franchise a solid to have waited.
That all being said, WHY NOT NOVEMBER PLZKTHX!
My little moment will be Harry's birthday kiss and Newborn Teddy.
I need to rewatch HBP again.
Jessica - Jun 29, 2010 4:50:55 am PDT #11633 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just read The Windup Girl, and for you cyberpunk fans who are looking for updated cyberpunk, here it is.
I really really enjoyed this book. The worldbuilding was just fantastic - you could tell he'd really done his research.
I don't know that I want a sequel, exactly, but I'd love to read other books set in that universe. (Say, set in Japan or India instead of Thailand.)