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Post by Orangutan on Dec 1, 2009 19:04:05 GMT -5
Some friends and I are gonna do a play about it at the talent show, since everyone just read the book for an assignment. It's gonna be a spy thriller, but at the heart it'll be a story of loss of innocence.
Anyway, it's going to be a deeply layered play. It focuses on Coyotito, who loses his innocence when his head gets blown off. Then he sets off on a campaign of violence and deceit to get back at the people who killed him.
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Post by Hachi on Dec 1, 2009 19:21:31 GMT -5
I've read Pearls Before Swine. I haven't heard of that book you're reading; I might just try to find a copy to read.
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Post by Orangutan on Dec 1, 2009 19:24:28 GMT -5
It's by John Steinbeck. I've slightly altered the events of the story for the play though.
The Pearl isn't his best work. You should read The Moon Is Down. You'd probably like it, and it's a quick read.
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Post by tinfoilman on Dec 1, 2009 20:39:46 GMT -5
It focuses on Coyotito, who loses his innocence when his head gets blown off. Yeah; you know the world sucks when you no longer have a head. Never read the book, though, but I'll check out Amazon for it. My parents always get me books for the holidays so I may as well ask for books I'm interested in.
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Post by Orangutan on Dec 1, 2009 21:06:26 GMT -5
Many thoughts flash through Coyotitos head as his head gets blown off. Like why they blew his head off, who blew his head off, when they blew his head off, and where his head went after it got blown of. This all leads him to the conclusion that life isn't really that awesome.
You should probably check it out at the library though, since you could probably finish it in 1-3 days. Although it really is not too good. Just go for the Moon Is Down, although that can also be finished in 1-3 days.
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Post by Bread & Butter on Dec 1, 2009 21:46:53 GMT -5
If you're going after Steinbeck, don't read Of Mice and Men. Although I have not read it, many others in my grade had to and found it not an enjoyable book. However The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden are also other classics of his that are generally liked if you really felt to urge to divulge into one author.
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Post by Hachi on Dec 1, 2009 21:50:17 GMT -5
I never could understand the point Of Mice and Men, but most people who I talked with liked the book.
Hopefully this isn't too off topic, but I liked some of Ayn Rand's books, like Atlas Shrugged and Anthem.
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Post by Orangutan on Dec 1, 2009 22:09:33 GMT -5
I don't think there was a "point". I just think it was about human kindness and stuff in general. or pursuing a dream. I'm not even sure, but I like it anyway.
I've never read Atlas Shrugged, but I was watching this movie, I think it was called Forrester or something, about the guy who wrote it.
Now that this is turning into a topic about awesome books, Catch 22 is my favorite book of all time. Really funny. But also awesome. Read it now.
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Post by Hachi on Dec 1, 2009 22:15:29 GMT -5
Catch 22 was one of the books I've been meaning to read for years, but never got to. Thanks for reminding me about that one.
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Post by Bread & Butter on Dec 1, 2009 22:23:19 GMT -5
I never could understand the point Of Mice and Men, but most people who I talked with liked the book. Hopefully this isn't too off topic, but I liked some of Ayn Rand's books, like Atlas Shrugged and Anthem. Ayn Rand is an amazing author. Anthem is one of my favorate books. I am currently reading Atlas Shrugged and am about half of the way through. @orangutan Ayn Rand is a women, so I'm not sure who you're talking about... Currently there are people in hollywood who are trying to produce an Atlas Shrugged movie starring Charlize Theron as Dangy. If the producers get their way, instead of a movie there will be an Atlas Shrugged mini-series, which would be pretty interesting.
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Post by Hachi on Dec 1, 2009 22:35:01 GMT -5
What I like best about Ayn Rand is how she takes the view that greed is virtue and that things like charity is a vice. I don't agree with all she says, but it's thought provoking.
@ Bread and Butter: Hopefully this mini-series you're talking about will live up to the book. If you hear anything else about it, I'll like to know.
I have heard that she's referenced in Bioshock, something about how a city was built under water by an Andrew Ryan to escape the human parasites in society.
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Post by Bread & Butter on Dec 1, 2009 22:42:39 GMT -5
Yeah, If you've never played Bioshock I wouldn't want to ruin too much but it opens stating basically that communism, capitalism, and religion is wrong, but rather objectivism (which is the economic outlook that Ayn Rand invented) is the way to go. Andrew Ryan is supposed to sound awfully familiar to her name and there is a character named Atlas. Additionally around the main characters wrists are these tatoos of chains, supposed to represtent the Rearden Metal bracelet that Dangy wears. Basically it is supposed to be an homage to her but not so far as to be a parody.
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Post by Makajawan on Dec 2, 2009 22:16:31 GMT -5
If you're going after Steinbeck, don't read Of Mice and Men. Although I have not read it, many others in my grade had to and found it not an enjoyable book. However The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden are also other classics of his that are generally liked if you really felt to urge to divulge into one author. My girlfriend is a big Steinbeck fan despite the fact that she disagrees with most of him. She loved both The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. She made me read the latter. She read it in four days, so I made it a point of honor to beat her and read it in 3. It was good, but really long.
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Post by Bread & Butter on Dec 2, 2009 23:30:37 GMT -5
Three days! Quite a feat!
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Post by Waffle-SS on Dec 2, 2009 23:56:19 GMT -5
What I like best about Ayn Rand is how she takes the view that greed is virtue and that things like charity is a vice. I don't agree with all she says, but it's thought provoking. @ Bread and Butter: Hopefully this mini-series you're talking about will live up to the book. If you hear anything else about it, I'll like to know. I have heard that she's referenced in Bioshock, something about how a city was built under water by an Andrew Ryan to escape the human parasites in society. She's also referenced in Left 4 Dead. To quote Francis: "I hate Ayn Rand."
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