Re: Literature Thread

by **DeadSockPuppet** Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:11 pm

I generally don't find that any movie/tv adaptation lives up to a book.

That being said, I'll look at the Hunger Games books as one entity and the movies as a stand alone or separate entity. Basically I won't compare them against each other but rather against similar products in their same format.

For example, I'll compare the quality, creativeness, etc against other book series and I'll compare the books in the series against each other. I'll do the same with the movies. I find that doing this will allow me to enjoy both on their own, rather than spend a bunch of time picking at the differences and be mad that the movies don't live up to the books.

by **DeadSockPuppet** Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:54 pm

Since I don't get any time to game or read, at least not recently, the wife and I started watching GoT on On-Demand and so far it seems like a fairly interesting story. We're just into the first episode but I think this will be one of the shows that we pick up, since House is in its final season.

by **S7 Panzer** Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:49 pm

Well I finished the Percy Jackson: The Olympians series and enjoyed it very much. I felt Rick Riodan had a good style of writing that captures the Greek god mythology while providing an engaging story line that spanned 5 books. I also started reading the first " Hero's of Olympus " and after the first chapter it already sucked me back into the life of a demigod at camp half-blood.

by **DerangeMaverick** Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:03 pm

Anyone else looking forward to the Avengers Vs. X-Men? first issues will be coming out soon.

by **PootyPoo22** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:38 pm

I read The Call of the Wild by Jack London not too long ago. It was one of the best books I've read in awhile. It was really cool to read a book from the perspective of a dog. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves dogs or just wants to read a great book.

by **S7 Panzer** Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:08 pm

Finished up Hero's of Olympus, its a great book continuing the Percy Jackson series with more detail towards the Roman Mythology of the Gods. This book provided a different feel and perspective for the reader giving each character a chance to narrate the story. Whenever a chapter began the Character narrating / hearing they're perspective would be the title. The next book in this in the series is "Son of Neptune" which goes back to Percy Jackson's perspective.

by **S7 Panzer** Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:26 am

Currently reading two books, one "Revan" book 3 in the Star Wars knights of the Old republic book series. It leaves off 2 years after the first KOTOR game elaborating on Revan traversing the farthest reaches of the galaxy for what remains of a small but strong Sith empire. I'm also close to finishing "Son of Neptune" Book 2 in the "Hero's of Olympus". To bad the next book will not be hitting shelves tell Fall 2012.

by **Atrum** Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:27 am

I think Game of Thrones is an impressive adaptation of the book. Read them years ago and still very much enjoy the tv series.

I'm a big fan of seeing a different take on a series. I've read the Harry Potter books since they started coming out and even though they sprinted through a few of the books to make them fit in to 1 movie I still love watching them.

I usually like to read the books first so I know more about the story as I watch the movie. It is nice to stumble upon a movie like Percy Jackson, then go and find out the books are far better.

by **S7 K1ll3rKlown** Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:51 am

S7 Panzer wrote:Well I finished the Percy Jackson: The Olympians series and enjoyed it very much. I felt Rick Riodan had a good style of writing that captures the Greek god mythology while providing an engaging story line that spanned 5 books. I also started reading the first " Hero's of Olympus " and after the first chapter it already sucked me back into the life of a demigod at camp half-blood.

Proof that reading is fundamental. Just a few years ago Panzer wasn't able to string together a coherent sentence.
Now he's giving in-depth comprehensive literary reviews. I love it!! cheers

by **S7 Panzer** Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:50 pm

Goes to College for Computer Engineering, learns how to read.

by **S7 Epic** Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:10 pm

S7 K1ll3rKlown wrote:
S7 Panzer wrote:Well I finished the Percy Jackson: The Olympians series and enjoyed it very much. I felt Rick Riodan had a good style of writing that captures the Greek god mythology while providing an engaging story line that spanned 5 books. I also started reading the first " Hero's of Olympus " and after the first chapter it already sucked me back into the life of a demigod at camp half-blood.
Proof that reading is fundamental. Just a few years ago Panzer wasn't able to string together a coherent sentence.
Now he's giving in-depth comprehensive literary reviews. I love it!!

Nah, having Siri is fundamental. You don't seriously believe HE wrote that, do you?

by **S7 Panzer** Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:13 pm

I hate Apple products. The only think I use apple for is to download music legally whenever that urge occurs.

by **DerangeMaverick** Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:37 pm

S7 Panzer wrote:I hate Apple products. The only think I use apple for is to download music legally whenever that urge occurs.

Yet somehow epics comment is proven.

by **Atrum** Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:48 pm

S7 Panzer wrote:I hate Apple products. The only think I use apple for is to download music legally whenever that urge occurs.

I like to walk in to an apple store with a giant bag full of $1 bills. Then ask them a questions and start throwing handfuls of money at them so there is a constant shower of cash. If it's a difficult question I step up my game to $5 bills and a few hours of showering them in money they advise me to buy a new lame upgraded version of the same product.

That being said 90% of my forum posts are from an iphone. Suspect

by **DeadSockPuppet** Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:22 am

I would say that probably about a quarter of mine are from my iPhone.

by **S7 Panzer** Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:19 am

O you guys think I have an IPhone? I have a Samsung Galaxy 2, love the sh1t out of that Android OS.

by **DerangeMaverick** Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:16 am

S7 Panzer wrote:O you guys think I have an IPhone? I have a Samsung Galaxy 2, love the sh1t out of that Android OS.

LG Nitro HD want to get the Galaxy Note though, but then again i hear a nexus tablet will be released around june for about 199 so im waiting.

by **Atrum** Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:24 pm

S7 Panzer wrote:O you guys think I have an IPhone? I have a Samsung Galaxy 2, love the sh1t out of that Android OS.

I was just saying I have an iphone. Which is funny considering how much I dislike Apple.

by **PootyPoo22** Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:52 pm

Suddenly: A cell phone thread

by **DerangeMaverick** Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:26 pm

PootyPoo22 wrote:Suddenly: A cell phone thread

Any thread that Epic gets involved always ends up off topic.

by **S7 Panzer** Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:15 am

Back on topic, I finished both "Son of Neptune" and "Revan". "Revan" had what some people would consider a cliffhanger / unknown ending for our hero Revan. It concluded all the questions you might have had for where Revan had gone after KOTOR1 and during KOTOR2. Now "Son of Neptune" was another great read adding onto the lush story that is the Percy Jackson series. With 3 more books still in the works for the 5 book series " Hero's of Olympus" I can only hope the series will keep up its awesome ability to tie Greek and Roman Mythology into its story.

by **Atrum** Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:49 am

Very nice panzer, so the Heroes of Olympus series is not all released? I'll wait until they all come out to start on them.

by S7 Coolhand Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:34 pm

Currently reading 11/22/63by Stephen King - not bad and I haven't ever read anything with a similar plot. Basically a dude goes back in time to try and change a very significant event in American history. So far so good.

Finished Just After Sunset. Most of the short stories in that were really good, a couple were too predictable though, and one was pretty much unreadable for me.

by **DeadSockPuppet** Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:59 pm

S7 Coolhand wrote:Currently reading 11/22/63by Stephen King - not bad and I haven't ever read anything with a similar plot. Basically a dude goes back in time to try and change a very significant event in American history. So far so good.

Finished Just After Sunset. Most of the short stories in that were really good, a couple were too predictable though, and one was pretty much unreadable for me.

That's the one about the Kennedy assassination, right? I hear that's pretty good.

by **S7 Epic** Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:02 pm

DerangeMaverick wrote:
PootyPoo22 wrote:Suddenly: A cell phone thread

Any thread that Epic gets involved always ends up off topic.

...and on to a better topic.

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