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I first saw Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun. He was only 12 years old and was fabulous! I had never seen someone so young carry a film the way he did. Great film. You should check it out.

Would you care to elaborate on this? I thought it happened to be one of the best filmed of all the Batman films. And except for the couple of "cheesey" Hollywood scenes inserted to satisfy the mainstream audience, I think it was a great film.

I'm reading Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan. Despite it's corny title (not quite sure if that's the original UK title) it is a good book. Intelligent, witty, heartwarming and sad at times, but the book it wonderful. I can see that this is one of those books that I will be...

What happened to our Currently Reading Thread. Is someone going to start a new one?

Lolita is great book! Well written and you can't help but feel sorry for the characters.

Byron: Life and Legand by Iona MacCarthy.

Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Just finished Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Loved it, loved it, loved it! I thought it was a very smart and funny book. Sad to see it end. Also saw the film and thought it was rubbish!

I'm reading Exiles from a Future Time by Alan M. Wald. It's been a year since I bought the book and have made many attempts to read it but couldn't get past page 10. Am now up to page 13 so things are looking up. :rolleyes:

The writer and director of Amelie also did A Very Long Engagement which was another wonderful film.

Last night I took out my old VHS tape of A ROOM WITH A VIEW. What a wonderful film. My favorite scene is of the stolen kiss on the hillside. Can you get any more f*uckin romantic than that?

Just saw BIRTH with Nicole Kidman. It's a very powerful film.

First off, I have to tell you all that right now my cats are kicking the shite out of each other in frustration because I changed their feeding schedule. :eek: I'm such a bad mom. If they don't stop soon I may become the mother of one cat. And now to the reason for my posting: I just finished...

I'm currently reading THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN. It's an adolescent book I got from my reading volunteer coordinator. It's a sweet story of a boy who encounters two Trumpeter Swans.

Just finished INSIDE THE VICTORIAN HOME by Judith Flanders. Loved it and thought it was very interesting. I believe the UK version is called LIFE AND DEATH IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND.

I usually interrupt myself because I have A.D.D. :D Seriously.

My avatar is the eye of Horus - not to be confused with the eye of Ra. This heiroglyph was placed on the doors of Egyptian tombs to ward off evil. I love all things related to ancient Egypt. Oh, and I have the tatoo as well. ;)

I'm currently reading Where God Was Born by Bruce Feiler. The author explores the Middle East to find the physical roots of biblical stories. It's very interesting and I can't help but notice a hint of sarcasm here and there . Perhaps he's a little resentful of religion or is that me...

I've read that as well and found it very moving. It's in a book I bought titled Political Tales & Truth of Mark Twain. It's a small but wonderful book.

I read this the other day. It's as if Twain were alive and speaking of the war in Iraq. PEACE WITH HONOR [Mark Twain on the Philippine War] I pray you to pause and consider. Against our traditions we are now entering upon an unjust and trivial war, a war against a helpless people, and for...

Thanks! I was assuming that the books I commonly read had a special genre, but I guess they are just non-fiction.