What an amazing, well thought out reponse. Of course now I have to watch Dune. Admittedly. I found the book tortuous, and I am not an avid fan of the science fiction genre. (Okay. One exception: I love Douglas Adams, and I'm still miffed that he died so young.) However, I am amazed at the ability of...

New input: Dune is the worst adaptation? I've never seen the movie, although I have read Dune (the book).

I was a hold-out on the Kindle. I finally broke down and bought one when--horror of all horrors--I ran out of books to read and (probably because it was 2:00 am) no book stores were open. Now I can download books 24-7. The only problem I've experienced is that some books I want to read are not on Ki...

Well, I just showed my age. Can we say I just saw a re-run of To Kill a Mockingbird on the Turner channel? Yeah. That's it; a re-run.

A friend of mine, a burgeoning screenwriter (she's been burgeoning for 23 years now--I personally think you ony get to burgeon for five years, max.), and I had a spirited debate about best movie adaptation of a book. I voted for To Kill a Mockingbird for best, and Catch 22 for worst, but then my exp...

You're right about the possibility of profiling based upon books we list on our bookshelves in this site. Suddenly I feel so...exposed. On a different note, each day I do indeed grow increasingly dependent on my Kindle. I still can't bring myself to dispose of my old hard copies, though. Even worse,...

Whenever I look for a book in my book cases I am forced to review my past. Each book reflects a diferent phase or mental outlook during my life. I don't need a diary; I just look at my book selections. (e.g. "Oh yeah, I remember that. That was the time I was reading everything I could put my ha...

Some of my favorites are Mark Twain, Salinger, and Sedaris. I have more, but I need to take a look at my, "will not give away under any circumstances," collection of books.

I am th author of several mystery books titled How to Ruin a Vacaion, How to Lose a Job, and How to Lose a Client. (Book number four, How to Succeed Without Dying is with the publishers). So far, so good. But book number five has ground to a halt while I figure out how to put one word after another....