My fave all time author has to be Charles Dickens! What a story teller!!!

well Stardust...that movie about the deserted Island and "Wilson" left alot to be desired....but other than that..I agree with you.
I used to be an Ian Fleming nut and had read most all his James Bond novels before I was in high school.They are definetly better than the movies.

Any movie with Tom Hanks is sure to be a hit...wish I'd read that one first though

How about The Green Mile?

Generally I prefer a book over a film anytime.

I still like Graham Masterton though.

that was a good movie...haven't read the book yet. Working on his latest now...From a Buick 8

I liked the movie MISERY over his book

When I was reading Tommyknockers I almost gave up on it a couple of times. About 100 pages devoted to (damn forget the character's name but Jimmy Smits played him in the movie lol)
I was determined to see that book through to the end and I'm glad I did! It was infinitely better than the movie :-)

Is that the only King book you've read?
If so check out Nighmares and Dreamscapes...I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Have you read John Saul or Dean Koontz? They are both awesome!

worst book I ever read...forced myself to keep reading it thinking,hey its Stephen King...its got to get better...then when I finished it,I was so upset that I threw the book across the room!! talk about a waste of time! No more Stephen King for me!

Yes I did Butch and it was one of those rare incidents where I found the movie to be better lol
Maybe that's because I saw the movie before I read the book lol

FYI My favourite story by King is Dolan's Cadillac...it's published in his book Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Has anyone read it who would like to comment?

Ever read "The Stand"?

I just finished reading Stephen King's latest compilation of short stories,Everything's Eventual.
Some of the stories were typical King and held potential. Unfortunately,it couldn't measure up to Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
But who am I to talk...that guy can write better in his sleep than I ever could lol

A.P.Cekhov in America - click here

ah thanks! thats one which i didnt think of .. i could think of amazon.com, bol.com and bruna.nl :)

thanks!

Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon is widely available in English but I don't know of any Dutch outlets.

All I can suggest is you keep watching the Dutch Ebay auction site:
Ebay.nl

this year i bought part 2 and 3 of a series by E. Haydon (and another Haydon as well of which i forgot the first name)

its a trilogy .. but i cant find the first part anymore in the stores or online

i am talking about the Rapsodie trilogy

part one i think is called : Rapsodie

(btw i am talking about the dutch translation as i have part 2 and 3 in dutch as well)

does anyone have any clue or tips where i could find and buy part 1 ?

Sad news :( She will be missed...

A true loudy is leaving a lot of silent space ...
You might wish to review her biography or, here you'll find
the Wikipedia Entry ... and credits by LiteraryMoose.Info ... ~*~

TomFolio Books - Wild Knight Collection - perhaps worth a look ... ~*~

Every so often I re-read Stigma by Erving Goffman.

Global Warming - Clima Changes
here an Extensive Collection of references and projects online ... ~*~

Something EVERY human being on the Planet Earth should read...


                ~ SF

P.G.Wodehouse

must be somewhat of an adventure story as well? Sounds interesting!

In The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger tells a touching love story with a new twist. Henry DeTamble is a librarian who suffers from a genetic disorder that causes him to shift backward and forward through time. Without a moment's notice, he disappears, leaving behind his clothes and everything else, and arrives naked at another time in his life. Sometimes he even meets a different version of himself. He discovers that he has met Clare Abshire since she was a young girl, making several visits with her throughout her life. Clare falls in love with a man who can't control when he comes and goes. Far from being a science fiction novel, Audrey Niffenegger uses the time travel device as a way of drawing out her characters who want to overcome all obstacles in their love. Receiving glowing reviews, the Denver Post says, "Niffenegger's beautiful prose and sure-handed way with character development lifts The Time Traveler's Wife beyond the realm of romance potboilers and into the mainstream of literature that will last." This is one of our favorite books, a highly recommended read.

anyone read The Time Travelers Wife?

Thanx Dano..I'm a Scifi FREAK LOL

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
link above leads to a complete bibliography including cover arts (german index here)
and the The Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine (link leads to science fiction museum) ... ~*~

Project Gutenberg Public Library and its FTP Archive
The iBiblio Digital Archive ... University of Virginia's eBook Library
The eBook Directory ... Free eBooks Net ... Free Digital Library, Australia
~*~

Thanks

An annotated bibliography for educators
YALSA young adults library service association
Popular Canadian Fiction for 12-13 Year-Olds
- a few, more general, readmaps yet ;)
The Children's Literature Webguide - University of Calgary
Marilee Schuhrke Webpage
ReadingRockets.org

Most recent one I've read yet is "Billions and Billions", which, unfortunately, was his last.

Anytime LoL

but thanks I have the unavailable german anyway ... :D ... ~*~

Available here ;)

There is some stuff in the book that is not in the show and vice versa - One needs both for this reason.

it was not the music ! - it was the book accompanied with the series here ...
well as auntie margarete used to say "you may miss as long you notice" ... 0:) ... ~*~

you're welcome, only trying to help :)

thanks ... at a time I searched they said it wasn't ... :) ~*~

The Cosmos series was actually 13 episodes. The Vangelis Cosmos theme music can be easily found on his Heaven & Hell album.

'Contact' perhaps as it was the first one ... I liked 'Comet' too ...
btw Sagan helped to prepare five NASA missions, one of the Mariners
and lately Galileo too ... his fiction is often solid science ... ;)
In Germany a series was broadcasted on TV 'Our Cosmos' (12 parts?) ... theme
was composed by Vangelis ... not available anymore unless on Cosmos-DVD ~*~

"Demon Haunted World" -- Yours?

sure ... :)
if hokuriku should return even a complete reader I guess ... ;)
what is your favorite one ? ~*~

Too busy writing to read lately and in the middle of 3 great books.

Any readers of Dr. Carl Sagan?

don't try to borrow the librarian's cheque book in a public library ... :) ~*~

Sorry Dano, It was her dscussion.if she would have gotten membership she would have kept Books

I mainly re-read some fairy tale collections and some asian myths lately ... ~*~

She is a librarian and devours books.

Curious George goes to the movies was good. ;)

refering to the voice from the shadow ... :) ... ~*~

I got a lot of catching up to do ;)