tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post558808379410076554..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: BOOKS | The Painted Veildarkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-23786608841087332182007-07-26T01:35:00.000+08:002007-07-26T01:35:00.000+08:00yup - thats the one i watched. i thought it was a ...yup - thats the one i watched. i thought it was a very subtle film and i really liked how the characters were so deep and ambiguous.<BR/><BR/>its particularly cool for you - its quite rare to enjoy a film based on a book you like a lot!<BR/><BR/>from the film i got some sense of how insightful he is of people - yeah, i think i'll definitely be reading some of his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-40391115565326641292007-07-25T21:55:00.000+08:002007-07-25T21:55:00.000+08:00Bybee: Thanks. I have Of Human Bondage too - unrea...<B>Bybee</B>: Thanks. I have <I>Of Human Bondage</I> too - unread. The story of my life. *sigh* I really want to get to it *soon*. Maybe next year.<BR/><BR/><B>Mailyn</B>: Afterall a while, all these epics are all about the same thing, aren't they? Good vs Evil. Just like Stars Wars, Lord of the Rings, er - Harry Potter. <BR/><BR/><B>Jean Pierre</B>: Actually, re-reading what I wrote, I wasn't very happy with the quality of the writing. The book is better than what I could say about it.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I just wish I am a better writer and could articulate better the things I feel.<BR/><BR/>As for <I>The Quiet American</I> - did you watch the film version with Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser? I felt it was well done. Caine had that right amount of detached cynicism, and Brendan Fraser that fresh-faced earnestness that borders on fanaticism. <BR/><BR/>And the book was so powerful - Greene was a penetrating observer of human nature, and more than anything else, he was a searing commentator on our moral ambiguities. He never saw the world in black-and-white, only different shades of greys. In his books, we are all compromised in one way or another. And the film captured the essence of the book, I thought. <BR/><BR/>Can you just tell how much I loved <I>The Quiet American</I> - both film and book?darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-52474237093197147012007-07-25T15:37:00.000+08:002007-07-25T15:37:00.000+08:00very cool review. you get across just how much you...very cool review. you get across just how much you like this book!<BR/><BR/>it sounds like a deep and very beautiful story.<BR/><BR/>i'm personally quite curious about graham greene - i saw and really enjoyed "the quiet american", so definitely want to try and get around to reading some of his books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-75802064118444567532007-07-24T15:55:00.000+08:002007-07-24T15:55:00.000+08:00LMAO! I loved your "review" of the two books. :-PLMAO! I loved your "review" of the two books. :-PMailynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268088979512386316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-81017684199144427112007-07-24T12:06:00.000+08:002007-07-24T12:06:00.000+08:00aaaaaaaaaaarrrggggggh! Another author I want to r...aaaaaaaaaaarrrggggggh! Another author I want to read but haven't yet! Should I stick him on my "Unread Authors" challenge list? I've got Of Human Bondage on my TBR shelf.<BR/>Thanks for that really great review of The Painted Veil!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-49274387259451957582007-07-24T09:18:00.000+08:002007-07-24T09:18:00.000+08:00Stefanie: I thought so too - that he's one of thos...<B>Stefanie</B>: I thought so too - that he's one of those writers who deserves more highlight. But I always thought I will start with <I>Of Human Bondage</I>, because it's supposed to be THE Maugham to read. It took a film adaptation with Edward Norton and Naomi Watts to get me to finally read one of his books. I am such a pop-cultural victim.<BR/><BR/><B>Mailyn</B>: Yup, you're right. I picked up the book because it had the movie cover with Watts and Norton. *ahem* I am a fan of Norton since <I>Fight Club</I> and <I>American History X</I>. Love his intensity.<BR/><BR/>Mahabharata and Ramayama. Well, saintly hero, big war. They fight. Good wins. End of story. ;pdarkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-33533710585693356572007-07-24T07:52:00.000+08:002007-07-24T07:52:00.000+08:00I remember the Mahabharata and the Ramayana! Well,...I remember the Mahabharata and the Ramayana! Well, I remember reading them but my memory is too crappy to remember details. LOL. <BR/><BR/>Didn't this get turned into a movie? Or am I imagining things? LOL.Mailynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268088979512386316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-59034740022328298532007-07-24T05:57:00.000+08:002007-07-24T05:57:00.000+08:00I'd like to get around to reading Maugham one of t...I'd like to get around to reading Maugham one of these days. He seems to be one of those highly thought of writers that don't get the attention they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com