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Interesting film adaptation of Mother Night, with Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Kirsten Dunst,...
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Just last night I was talking about what a great film it would make, thanks for the heads up, I'll see if I can find it somewhere.
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The Dark Tower, Volume 1: The Gunslinger Born

My first proper comic, while it was cool seeing the story depicted in graphic form, it lacks so much substance compared to the books. It's first installment is exactly the same as the third Dark Tower book, so was rather boring. Though the few extra snippets at the end of the comic were really interesting in providing a back story.
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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

1Q84 is a book that has Murakami's surreal signature seeped into every page. I thoroughly enjoyed all his characters with their bizarre yet mundane lives. I can only wonder where Tengo and Aomame end up in the possibly new altered 1984.
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Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas, #6) by Dean Koontz

Another great Odd Thomas adventure. Fast paced, he had to rush against time with the help of an enigmatic friendly old woman to save the lives of 17 children from the hands of an evil man dressed as a rhinestone cowboy. Once again, the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock made it.
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

I can see why this book is a classic. I wish I had the chance to read it at school, as I'm sure there would have been great insights and discussion about the deeper meaning behind each character, and what their behavior represented in the larger picture.
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The Yes Minister Miscellany by Antony Jay

Had a few great and funny quotes, but definitely only for someone who knows the show well and loves it. As well as British politics.
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The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The story was amazing, but his writing style was a bit too flamboyant for my liking.
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Indifferent43, you constantly amaze me by how many books you read!!
Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.
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What can I say, I love to read! :D I get to read on the bus to and from work everyday, those 20 minute rides really make a difference!


Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

I really enjoyed this Murakami book; each chapter alternates between two men's perspectives - one man is in the real world of Japan, the other in a surreal town called The End of the World, which is surrounded by an impenetrable wall that encloses people without minds. Also each person has been separated from their shadow, which represents a part of their old self and withholds some of their memories that are slowly disappearing. And there are also unicorns.
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

An amazingly funny albeit depressing book.

The author committed suicide, so the book was found and published by his mother postmortem.
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Joyland, the new Stephen King novel. Was a good, fast paced read. Not one of his best by far, but still really enjoyable.
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Pines by Blake Crouch

A very gripping read that is Twin Peaks meets the Twilight Zone.
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