Eric Maynard: booksThoughts and commentary on books I have read, am currently reading, or would like to read.Talk Miramax picks up Tarantino's debut novel- April 25, 2002 Talk Miramax picks up Tarantino's debut novel "''Kill Bill' is a novel, a cinematic novel,' Tarantino said. 'I'm moving away from screenplay format, keeping what I do like of the form and throwing away what I don't. I write tons of prose. It's all about the page; it's the writer in me. 'Kill Bill' is not a novelization. It functions as a script, and it functions as a novel, but it's not a script and it's not a novelization. It's something in the middle that gets across my writing style as.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100364/categories/books/2002/04/24.html#a238 Ubiquity's End- April 20, 2002 "Buchannan's Ubiquity is ultimately disappointing, moving on to other books." Doug and I seem to share many of the same interest in reading material. And discussing a good (or bad ) book is always such a enjoyable time with someone like Doug.http://www.deosil.com/doug/entry.php3?id=041820022250 ENIGMA - The Film...a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and betrayal.- April 16, 2002 ...a romantic thriller steeped in the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain, this suspenseful drama centers on the mysteries of WWII cryptography while telling a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and betrayal. Ok, so does that mean we're looking at another (as my wife says) chick flick or will this movie give us some historical perspective as well Emergence has spark my interest in Alan Turing and I'm intersted in learning much more about his accomplishments during and after the...http://www.enigmathefilm.com/doc/index.htm onfocus.com : Weblog BookWatch- April 16, 2002 "Weblog BookWatch Top 10 The Weblog Bookwatch searches weblogs that pass through the Recently Changed list at weblogs.com looking for links to books at Amazon.com. The books below were the most frequently mentioned. " Onfocus is a blog worthy in and of it's own, but the Bookwatch feature of this site is really a cool and original idea. Similar to Daypop, but limited to book titles referenced in Weblogs.com blogs. Uses ISBN numbers from Amazon track the top books being...http://www.onfocus.com/bookwatch/ (Untitled)- April 11, 2002 Finished reading Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson. Very interesting book. Easy reading...interesting subject matter...allowing the book gel in my brain and then I'll post some reflective thoughts.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100364/categories/books/2002/04/10.html#a202 |