The Book Discussion Thread / Whats your favourite book? - Page 9 - Eternal Allegiance

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 08-18-2005, 12:35 PM

Lord of the Flies is amazing. I love that.

Matuk · 08-20-2005, 05:27 PM

I just ordered from amazon The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.....hope its good!!

Matuk · 08-20-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by justsotypically
What do you think of The Da Vinci Code? I just listened to it on audiobook during my daily walks, and I just didn't like it. For me, it just had too many parallel constructions to the movie "National Treasure," which I despised. It just didn't come off as a good book to me, but I suppose there are quite a few people that would disagree with my opinion on it!

I loved it....

It really has some similaraties with the movie, but the boolk its about a much more trasendental theme, Jesus, and the hole base of christian faith.

I also like the way Dan Brown writes and guides the story and the way he forms characters and the profund research that the book has.

Maybe you can give the author a second chance and read Angels and Demons, its prior to Da Vinci Code but personally, I like it better.

..BTW...the movie its good also jajajajaajajajaj.

DobeX · 08-21-2005, 06:07 PM

justsotypically I havent watched national treasures because I couldnt so far and im waiting for my DVD at the moment, anyways.. I think that The Da Vinci Code is a beautiful book and Im not Christian but I like how the story goes.

Matuk I totally agree with you

justsotypically · 08-22-2005, 04:29 AM

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Originally posted by Matuk
I loved it....

It really has some similaraties with the movie, but the boolk its about a much more trasendental theme, Jesus, and the hole base of christian faith.

I also like the way Dan Brown writes and guides the story and the way he forms characters and the profund research that the book has.

Maybe you can give the author a second chance and read Angels and Demons, its prior to Da Vinci Code but personally, I like it better.

..BTW...the movie its good also jajajajaajajajaj.

I will say that I did enjoy Dan Brown's method of writing, but the plot just didn't work for me - and I also did enjoy the theme. I just didn't like how he seemed to be trying to throw in twists at every possible angle. Instead of doing that, I wish he would have included more of his research and the like rather than making the story action-like. I guess that's partly due to my tastes for classic literature though.

I do have Angels & Demons and was going to read it this summer (I guess I ran out of time!), so I just might pick that up as my next book. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Originally posted by Bedo
justsotypically I havent watched national treasures because I couldnt so far and im waiting for my DVD at the moment, anyways.. I think that The Da Vinci Code is a beautiful book and Im not Christian but I like how the story goes.

I guess it's just my tastes in books - I far and away prefer the dramatic character development and intricate plots rather than this more action-like plot of the police chases and the gun fights. Just not my style, and I think that really turned me away from the story.

Pinkie · 08-22-2005, 05:53 AM

We just started reading Paul Auster - City Of Glass .. Anyone read that?

Its like a really mysterious book and wierd too . I like!

DobeX · 08-22-2005, 10:34 AM

Yeah JustsoTypically I understand

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Matuk · 08-22-2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by justsotypically
I will say that I did enjoy Dan Brown's method of writing, but the plot just didn't work for me - and I also did enjoy the theme. I just didn't like how he seemed to be trying to throw in twists at every possible angle. Instead of doing that, I wish he would have included more of his research and the like rather than making the story action-like. I guess that's partly due to my tastes for classic literature though.

I do have Angels & Demons and was going to read it this summer (I guess I ran out of time!), so I just might pick that up as my next book. Thanks for the suggestion!

I guess it's just my tastes in books - I far and away prefer the dramatic character development and intricate plots rather than this more action-like plot of the police chases and the gun fights. Just not my style, and I think that really turned me away from the story.

Well, I understand yo also, my aunt said that the story was suddenly interrupted and that the ending was weak.....
Anyways...Angels and Demons is the same method of writing but the story is better and much more guided and finished, so I guess that's why I liked it more..... Also, the way he uses faith to create the tension in the book is awesome, because faith plays a much more important role in this book. So characters show their "faithful" side as well as their scientific side. It's simply awesome hehe!!!

Matuk · 09-02-2005, 01:47 PM

I finally got my copy of Kavalier and Clay, it got it at Amazon, and i just ended chapter one....

It looks like looong nights of intense reading lay ahead in my future jajajaja

Matuk · 12-13-2005, 01:41 PM

I just ordered in from Amazon Nicole Richie's The Truth About Diamonds, I hope its good, I've heard its "readable" and some others tell me its actually rather good. We'll have to read it and see.

I also bought The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy, I saw the movie and well, as with every case, the book should be far better than the film, so I'll tell you later if it was any better.