I really like Crowe (if you're talking about Russell?) I thought he was really believable in both Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind. Which films have been masterpiece experiences for you?

I just looked up Emily Watson and find she is English! I am embarrassed. Oh, she was in Angela's Ashes! I know here from that. That was a great film, I watched it with my cousins in Ireland, in Tipperary, so quite close to Limerick. Audrey Tautou is perfect in Amelie, and an excellent Coco Chanel, too.

It's sounding more interesting by the moment.

I have a bit of an issue with getting rid of books. I become rather sentimentally attached to them, even when I know I'll most likely never pick them up again. For this reason, I have hundreds of books I bought as a child hanging around, even though out of my whole collection I could probably get rid of 70-80% of the titles. Ah, well; as long as I have the shelf space, I might as well keep them.

Although War of the Worlds did have a bit of a slow exposition, I really enjoyed it, so I figured I'd try some of Wells's other work. Bradbury's one of my favorite authors; I think his writing is beautiful. I've never gotten around to Holmes, but I'm really looking forward to it. As for Gaiman - I've found him very engaging and very interesting, from the limited amount I've read. You ought to get around to him sometime.

Unfortunately, I did have to make the difficult decision to leave a few behind (I believe a Heinlein and a Pratchett), as I do have other things to spend my limited funds on (I'm very close to buying a cheap lens for my camera, in fact).

Thanks, Owen. I'm on my way to the dentist right now

I ended up with Neil Gaiman (American Gods and Neverwhere, Ray Bradbury short stories, a book containing The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, and (for a change), Sherlock Holmes.

Glug, glug, Thanks Owen, I needed that one. You saved me!

I finally acted upon my desire.

Just remember, if you post it here....you will never live it down!

(5) a can't-stop-laughing cheerbear!
I didn't think you'd actually *try* that, so I must give you all the kudos!

What I wouldn't give for a video, but sometimes imagination is that much better!

Thank you! *hugs* Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

I'd take that sort of sad any day.

It's also an issue of not allowing oneself to spend all day wandering back and forth between the aisles.

Unleashing me on a bookstore is not generally a good idea.

I read the first one, never got around to the rest.

You know, the longer this conversation goes on the more I feel a compulsion to go to the bookstore.

Ah, yes, I believe I got stuck about a third of the way through The Return of the King the first time I tried, which was when I was 12 or 13. A few years later, I attempted the series again from the beginning, but I hit another road block and never finished.

The Lord of the Rings is a member of the relatively long list of "books I should have read by now".

Perhaps at some point I'll find the strength to force my way through the exposition.

Another one I had trouble with was Lord of the Rings. It's a bit strange, because I've been reading fantasy even longer than I've been reading science fiction. I've just never found it to be particularly engaging.

I felt sort of like I was being bashed over the head with proper names and made up words. It was a bit overwhelming.

hehe thanks for the comment, I think you're just a fan of any haiku relating to mountains!!

Hm, my next stop is most likely Stranger in a Strange Land, which I started months ago, lost, and bought again. And then I might try Dune again. Never could get through it.

Nice! I've been reading a lot of classic science fiction lately, and (for the most part) enjoying it immensely.

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