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re: Weird book
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:02 pm to Freauxzen
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:02 pm to Freauxzen
quote:Done correctly, it could absolutely work as a movie. You could hint at the non-Navidson stuff in the film as a nod to fans of the book, but I think with cinema verite being so popular, people would watch the Navidosn "home movie".
Yeah,I have wanted to do this with a film buddy of mine
I'm trying to be vague for people who have not read the book. I'd hate to spoil anything. House of Leaves is one of the few books to literally keep me up at night. It profoundly disturbed me.
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Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:02 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Make sure you add this as well:
The Manuscript Found at Saragossa
will do
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:02 pm to Baloo
quote:My favorite Palahniuk book. I liked it better than Fight Club but they may be because I didn't know the story already.
Survivor
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:04 pm to Baloo
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Done correctly, it could absolutely work as a movie. You could hint at the non-Navidson stuff in the film as a nod to fans of the book, but I think with cinema verite being so popular, people would watch the Navidosn "home movie".
Agreed. I did a small treatment for it, and have chatted briefly with him about it. He's skilled with camera, would be a fun project.
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I'm trying to be vague for people who have not read the book. I'd hate to spoil anything. House of Leaves is one of the few books to literally keep me up at night. It profoundly disturbed me.
Same here. I love the book, although it doesn't top my list (it's close), it was easily the most interesting experience I ever had reading a book.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:07 pm to Freauxzen
quote:Have you read Bad Monkeys? I'm in the middle of it right now and haven't seen anyone ever mention this book.
Freauxzen
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:07 pm to Rohan2Reed
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Event Horizon
Abook with a similar feel to this would be The Forbidden Zone by Whitley Streiber
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:08 pm to tuck
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Have you read Bad Monkeys? I'm in the middle of it right now and haven't seen anyone ever mention this book.
Nope. Should I?
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:09 pm to Freauxzen
I'll let you know when I get through. So far it's been entertaining. Matt Ruff wrote it. Are you familiar with him?
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:15 pm to tuck
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I'll let you know when I get through. So far it's been entertaining.
Yeah, keep me posted. I'm always on the lookout for a good read because....
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Matt Ruff wrote it. Are you familiar with him?
Nope. Modern fiction has bored me to death, hence my unfamiliarity with it. Nothing new out there, nobody taking real narrative chances. Some people are cruising by on stale stuff. Biographies and other non-fiction has been quite good, but fiction has suffered immensely over the past 10-15 years.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:38 pm to Freauxzen
There's been a few decent fictions of recent years. I still reccomend Gilead to anyone, as it is the first well-written "Christian" book in about 50 years.
But I think there are narrative chances being taken out there (HIJACK ALERT!). The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a great example of recent award-winning book that is desrving of the praise. The Curious Instance of the Dog in the Night Time tells the story from the point of view of an autistic child, to devastating effect. Euginedes' two books, the Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, are masterful narratives that play with storytelling concepts. As much as I hate to admit it, Dave Eggers' novels are quite good, particularly You Shall Know Our Velocity! which takes the unreliable narrarotir to its perverse extreme.
I think there's some good fiction out there.
But I think there are narrative chances being taken out there (HIJACK ALERT!). The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a great example of recent award-winning book that is desrving of the praise. The Curious Instance of the Dog in the Night Time tells the story from the point of view of an autistic child, to devastating effect. Euginedes' two books, the Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, are masterful narratives that play with storytelling concepts. As much as I hate to admit it, Dave Eggers' novels are quite good, particularly You Shall Know Our Velocity! which takes the unreliable narrarotir to its perverse extreme.
I think there's some good fiction out there.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:40 pm to tuck
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Have you read Bad Monkeys?
I despise the book. Well-written, but the ending is retarded.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:49 pm to Baloo
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Gilead
I'll check it out.
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Euginedes' two books, the Virgin Suicides and Middlesex
Honestly, enjoyed VS, but couldn't stand Middlesex
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As much as I hate to admit it, Dave Eggers' novels are quite good, particularly You Shall Know Our Velocity! which takes the unreliable narrarotir to its perverse extreme.
Picked up his debut, didn't last long, maybe I'll try again.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:55 pm to Baloo
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But I think there are narrative chances being taken out there (HIJACK ALERT!).
i have no problem with that. i'm getting lots of good ideas in here for stuff to read.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 4:56 pm to Freauxzen
Eggers is a weird author. He's famed for running McSweeny's and his memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is probably a bit too clever for its own good. I enjoyed it, but I did think it was deserving of some of the backlash. Velocity! surprised me in that he could actually write a novel, so part of that was the excitement of feeling I was wrong about someone. What Is the What is probably the first earnestly ironic book I've ever read, though it is a non-fiction. Still good, if a little too cute, even if it depicts things which are pretty horrifying.
The one go-to author for me right now is Chabon. He's the one modern author, aside from Cormac McCarthy, I'd put up against anyone from ay era.
The one go-to author for me right now is Chabon. He's the one modern author, aside from Cormac McCarthy, I'd put up against anyone from ay era.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 5:24 pm to Baloo
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The one go-to author for me right now is Chabon. He's the one modern author, aside from Cormac McCarthy, I'd put up against anyone from ay era.
Agreed 100%, these are the two best novelists working today
Posted on 3/29/10 at 5:28 pm to Baloo
I'd like to add Philip Roth into the mix. every book i've read by him is very unique, fricked up, profound and brilliant at the same time. American Pastoral and Sabbath's Theater are two of the best novels I've ever read.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 6:04 pm to Rohan2Reed
marked
Posted on 3/29/10 at 6:17 pm to Freauxzen
Cormac McCarthy could hack it with anyone from any time period. The Road made me weep like a baby, and I've never even really been choked up in a movie.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 7:14 pm to Stewie Griffin
check out anything by phillip k. dick great stuff.
Posted on 3/29/10 at 7:23 pm to nortwestcajun
House Of Leaves
When the very first page is only five words, "This is not for you.", you know youre about to get into some crazy shite.
When the very first page is only five words, "This is not for you.", you know youre about to get into some crazy shite.
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