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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:49 am
by Great Plum
cj wrote:Hendrik wrote:The Dan Brown books. Much in the same way as with Michael Moore, people jumped on the "Oh-my-God-he's-amazing" bandwagon when he first started publishing, and then three years later jumped on the "go-f*ck-yourself-no-one-ever-liked-you-in-the-first-place-bandwagon". I've read them and think they are brilliant. Though if you are Catholic you will no doubt burn in the eternal fires of Hell for reading The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
On a side note, whoever chose Tom Hanks to star in the film MUST be shot. He's a good actor but anyone who's read The Da Vinci Code would know that Harrison Ford would have been a better choice for this type of role.
We read
The Da Vinci Code 2 summers ago. It was the perfect holiday read - brilliant story-line, rollercoaster pace, plenty of action and a bit trashy. And (speaking as a paid up member of the C of E), I thoroughly approve of anything that makes the church get its knickers in a twist!! We're going to see the film, but like Hendrik, not at all sure about Tom Hanks being Robert Langdon. Bums on seats, I suspect, as HF is pushing on a bit now.
I think the story is brilliant - I have no idea why the Catholics and Opus Dei are making so much fuss - maybe they do have something to hide!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:08 pm
by Mid A 15
Great Plum wrote:
I think the story is brilliant - I have no idea why the Catholics and Opus Dei are making so much fuss - maybe they do have something to hide!
I think the fuss is as much about the double standards that exist regarding satirising or criticising different religions as much as the actual content of the book and film.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:52 pm
by J.R.
DavebytheSea wrote:I hate that cockney mispronounciation of my name!
Oh very witty !
I had to re-read my post twice to get your drift.
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:01 am
by Rory
Currently reading a really strange but good book called
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
by a Japanese bloke called Haruki Murakami
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:09 pm
by cj
Great Plum wrote:cj wrote:Hendrik wrote:The Dan Brown books. Much in the same way as with Michael Moore, people jumped on the "Oh-my-God-he's-amazing" bandwagon when he first started publishing, and then three years later jumped on the "go-f*ck-yourself-no-one-ever-liked-you-in-the-first-place-bandwagon". I've read them and think they are brilliant. Though if you are Catholic you will no doubt burn in the eternal fires of Hell for reading The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
On a side note, whoever chose Tom Hanks to star in the film MUST be shot. He's a good actor but anyone who's read The Da Vinci Code would know that Harrison Ford would have been a better choice for this type of role.
We read
The Da Vinci Code 2 summers ago. It was the perfect holiday read - brilliant story-line, rollercoaster pace, plenty of action and a bit trashy. And (speaking as a paid up member of the C of E), I thoroughly approve of anything that makes the church get its knickers in a twist!! We're going to see the film, but like Hendrik, not at all sure about Tom Hanks being Robert Langdon. Bums on seats, I suspect, as HF is pushing on a bit now.
I think the story is brilliant - I have no idea why the Catholics and Opus Dei are making so much fuss - maybe they do have something to hide!
We are now the proud owners of a set of
Da Vinci Code Top Trumps cards!!! How cool is that. Hubby and I played after tea last night, with bemused children looking on. Incidentally, I won, ha ha!!
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:47 pm
by Katharine
cj wrote:We read The Da Vinci Code 2 summers ago. It was the perfect holiday read - brilliant story-line, rollercoaster pace, plenty of action and a bit trashy.
Quite agree with that assessment - we bought it at Heathrow before a flight to Borneo- it seemed a lot of words for the pennies. The hype in UK started while we were away we had not even heard of it when bought.
Currently I am finishing
The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse bought in a similar vein for trip to NZ, but didn't finish while I was away.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 9:17 am
by Rory
The cat is still missing
Now his wife's left him
Creta says she's now only a prostitute of the mind
and he's sitting in the bottom of a dry well in central Tokyo thinking about life.......
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:09 pm
by Tim_MaA_MidB
Anyone read Tom Rankin?
I'm reading some Iain M. Banks books atm after they were recommended.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:31 pm
by AKAP
AKAP wrote:"A short history of tractors in Ukranian" by Marina Lewycka.
Ignore the title, if you have elderly relatives it will make you laugh and it will make you cry.
Brilliant read.
My wife has just started reading this as her bed time book. Trouble is she can't help laughing out loud and stoping me dropping off.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 8:08 pm
by Katharine
AKAP wrote:AKAP wrote:"A short history of tractors in Ukranian" by Marina Lewycka.
Ignore the title, if you have elderly relatives it will make you laugh and it will make you cry.
Brilliant read.
My wife has just started reading this as her bed time book. Trouble is she can't help laughing out loud and stoping me dropping off.
I enjoyed it as 'Book at Bedtime' on Radio 4 earlier this year; haven't actually read it though.
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:17 am
by englishangel
Tim_MaA_MidB wrote:Anyone read Tom Rankin?
I'm reading some Iain M. Banks books atm after they were recommended.
Me, me , me.
Fantastic stuff.
Not so keen on Ian Rankin though.
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:48 am
by Mrs C.
What about Robert Rankin? (" Snuff Fiction", "Raiders of the lost Car Park" etc...)
How many Rankins are there????
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:30 am
by englishangel
6 on page 1 of google
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:01 pm
by jhopgood
One after the other in order of importanc?
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 3:04 pm
by Tim_MaA_MidB
When I mentioned Tom Rankin I meant Tom Holt and Robert Rankin.
... too much medicinal red wine I think.