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Here, here, Deerskin and Prolixic! I've read to all of my children. Even now my 12-year-old likes to hear some books aloud. I'm reading The Two Towers to him now. My boys like their Game Cube, but there are limits. As long as they have their "quite time" every night before bed for...

Queen of the Damned was a horrible film. I kept thinking maybe it was supposed to be a parody. I stopped watching it halfway through. I'm glad I waited for the video. As far as Interview...Tom Cruise was NOT Lestat! And, while I adore Antonio Bandares (spelling?), he was NOT Armand. I...

I'll be there! It looks I'll have to buy two, one for each of my boys.

If it turns people onto reading, then I think it's great. In the case of my children, it's really great. My son's into The Two Towers because he saw Fellowship. I agree with Witchchild, however. If the work is poorly done or is poorly translated to the screen then it can have an adverse...

I've heard great things about The Lovely Bones. It's on my mental "to read" list.

Prolixic, great line...book fidelity. Poolshark, which Otherland book are you reading? The first?

Same here, Dave. I also picked up Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend because of the film. I was sorely disappointed.

I did see it and enjoyed it. I think it was the first of Brannagh's Shakespeare films that I saw. He does have a way with the Bard.

I must humbly disagree, HBinjection. I thought the book was much scarier than the film. I think it distilled the themes in the book too much. So of which was pushed to the background. I agree the images were fantastic. I especially liked when Danny (that is the child name, isn't it?) was...

I'm presently using a nice bookmark my son picked out for me for Christmas. It has a tassle with a zen symbol on the end. I'm not used to having such a nice bookmark, so I've kept it inside the plastic slipcover it came in. I figure I can use it longer like that. Otherwise, I'd be back to...

Isn't it? ;)

Prolixic, I can still recite Goodnight Moon Room from reading to my son, who's now 19. You are not alone.

I haven't read my post-apocalyptic books, but I did read The Stand. I think it's one of King's best.

I have to disagree, HBinjection. I think the movie lacks the depth of the book. It didn't address the relationships that the books does. To me, the book is all about relationships and how alcohol addiction affects those relationships. Also, the mother character in the movie is 2 dimentional...

Dune by Frank Herbert. If you've never heard of it, you're in for a real treat. If you like Ender's Game, then I think you'll appreciate the Dune series. Don't ask me why, because I can't pinpoint a reason. I know that's not much help, but . . . give it a try. I don't think you'll be...

My 12 year-old son has been reading the Everworld series. He's been distracted by the Lord of the Ring trilogy and The Golden Compass, but I'm sure he'll be back to them soon. He seems to enjoy them.

I just got Crossroads of Twilight. I'll probably start it tonight. I'm still reading chapter summaries for Book 9.

I started liking Alan Rickman after seeing Sense and Sensibility. I swoon right along with you, Deerskin! I would never have pictured Col. Brandon so dreamy. (Sorry to all you guys out there. It's a girl thing. Though, I'm sure you have at least one female literary equivilant.) I have to...

Deerskin, your initial impression the play was my initial reaction. All that whining. Whine, whine, whine. Get a grip! I wonder if that's what Shakespeare intended his audience to think of the character of Hamlet? I much prefer to think of Hamlet the way Branagh portrayed him. If that's not...

It's not one of my favorite plays, but I'll have to find the McKellan version. With those two, how could it be bad?