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Post by warhorse on Apr 12, 2006 23:03:25 GMT -5
I have yet to read the Silmarillion though, and the Elves in Tolkein's books fascinated me the most. Had to love Lady Galadriel and Legolas. Have you read the Silmarillion Rose 1966?
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Post by rose on Apr 13, 2006 14:26:31 GMT -5
I have not read it, though my 13 year old son is reading it now. It is very deep and time consuming so he reads it awhile and then takes a break and reads something else but he always ends up coming back to the Silmarillion. I want to read it some day but just can't take the time to read such a time consuming, deep book right now. I love the Elves, too (though the hobbits have first place in my heart). They are wonderful, graceful, mysterious...
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Post by BailaConmigo on Apr 13, 2006 18:09:59 GMT -5
I recently picked up The Da Vinci code (after a lot of people recommended it and because I wanted to read it before the movie comes out), and it's a pretty good read. I can't seem to put it down because it draws you so into the story. If you want to, I suggest reading this if you haven't already.
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 13, 2006 21:20:11 GMT -5
haha i read it and loved it, i also tried to convince my grandparents that those were quiet common and possible ideas about jesus she tried taking me to a church to cleanse my impure thoughts it was histaricle
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Post by lilpiptook on Apr 13, 2006 21:41:57 GMT -5
I recently picked up The Da Vinci code (after a lot of people recommended it and because I wanted to read it before the movie comes out), and it's a pretty good read. I can't seem to put it down because it draws you so into the story. If you want to, I suggest reading this if you haven't already. good book, but i seriously dont know what the hype's about.... maybe it's because i'm not that religious. i just picked up dan brown's other book 'angels and demons.' it's another book about robert langdon before da vinci code. ($5.50 at costco!!... what a deal...) it's pretty good so far, but it's kinda annoying that it's so smilar to da divinci code... hopefully it's not going to be too similar... |
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 13, 2006 22:09:34 GMT -5
i herd the divinci code is better but i duno. the hype about the book is that its basicaly saying that the past 2 thousand years of history is Wrong and that the vadican is full of bad men, thats the hype
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Post by BailaConmigo on Apr 13, 2006 22:41:34 GMT -5
I'm not that religious either, but it's interesting on how history plays out. I'm not saying that the book is 100% accurate (because we never know obvously)... but it definitely makes you think about a lot of things in general.
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Post by Bella on Apr 13, 2006 23:54:09 GMT -5
I've been meaning to read that book. I'll have to give it a try.
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 13, 2006 23:59:10 GMT -5
its one of those books that you have to read when you noe uv got nothing else going on cause you can never put it down, its impossible
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Post by lilpiptook on Apr 14, 2006 0:40:47 GMT -5
good book. over hyped.
i dont know if i really want to see the movie. do you know who they cast as silas (the monk)? Paul Bettany. the same guy that played the skinny chaucer in knights tale, that guy in wimbledon!! i couldnt stop laughing for a good 10 mins. he's so tiny, i think i could break him in half! but then again, i heard he bulked up for the part... but how big can he get?
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Post by fabulousandthick on Apr 14, 2006 6:10:45 GMT -5
I'm a 30 year old writer who deeply enjoys writing books and fanfic. I love C.S, Lewis' books, especially "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe". I love old Destiny's Child, P!ink (her earliest work, not the obscene stuff), and Jaci Velasquez. I'm hopelessly addicted to my MP3 player, Star Wars and the 1960's Star Trek.
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Post by rose on Apr 14, 2006 9:01:34 GMT -5
Welcome, FabulousandThick. I have seen you post around the forum but I don't think I have officially welcomed you. Thanks so much for telling us a bit about your non-Apolo passions. And, as one who has dabbled a bit in writing, I am delighted to meet a writer.  |
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Post by BailaConmigo on Apr 14, 2006 10:46:26 GMT -5
good book. over hyped. i dont know if i really want to see the movie. do you know who they cast as silas (the monk)? Paul Bettany. the same guy that played the skinny chaucer in knights tale, that guy in wimbledon!! i couldnt stop laughing for a good 10 mins. he's so tiny, i think i could break him in half! but then again, i heard he bulked up for the part... but how big can he get? LOL that should be interesting... |
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 14, 2006 17:00:08 GMT -5
i think they casted Tom hanks wrong (hes from my home town though) i wana see the movie but i think its going to be realy bad and its going to ruin the whole book but who noes
as far as paul bettany i may laugh when hes on screen ill probably get popcorn thrown at me
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Post by lilpiptook on Apr 14, 2006 18:35:34 GMT -5
hahah... paul bettany is quite white and fits the albino part of silas... but i always imagined silas as a giant albino hamster in a brown robe.. kinda monster like. i found this on another forum. looks pretty good huh? kinda return-of-the-sith thing going on:  P.S. ::Waves:: Hi fabNthick! |
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