Comments on: Chilled-out Sunday round-up

By: LiteraryMinded

LiteraryMinded — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:35 +0000

Re-he-heally… perhaps I’ll have to add a Lee Child to my pile. One of the ladies I used to work with at Dymocks just loved Reacher. Actually, I have a Lee Child hat somewhere. Good ol’ promos.

I hadn’t heard of Holy Blood, Holy Grail until after the Da Vinci code, so I suppose I didn;t bring that to the table with me. I did find it on my parents’ shelf later though. Love that description of reading it being like scoffing jaffas in the dark

By: chrisbongers

chrisbongers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:11:40 +0000

Da Vinci code annoyed the bejezus out of me. I’m a big fan of the divine feminine, but I had read “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” in the 1980s where the theory was originally laid out. I spent the whole first half snorting and muttering darkly about rip-offs. But what really irked me was my inability to stop reading the damn thing. It was like scoffing a large bag of jaffas, alone, in the dark. Disgusting, but impossible to stop. I still can’t look at a Dan Brown novel without feeling sickened by how easily I was manipulated over something that wasn’t even original. If I want a page turner these days, I get me one of them Lee Child novels. His man Reacher makes Dirk Pitt look like a wooz.

By: Grog

Grog — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:25:41 +0000

and yep latebreaker, that is a great song.

By: Grog

Grog — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:12:20 +0000

a copy and paste job that sounded much like the Lonely Planet. Hmmm-

Well Dan Brown was accussed of plagiarism…

By: LiteraryMinded

LiteraryMinded — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:56:26 +0000

Jo – yes I love that feeling of discovering something for yourself, too.

latebreaker – my favourite Pink Floyd song. <3

By: carolynian

carolynian — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:15:26 +0000

…description of the Louvre…

I really should read over my stuff before I click the ‘post comment’ button.

By: carolynian

carolynian — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:12:25 +0000

What I remember most about the ‘Da Vinci Code’ was the descriptions of the Louvre: a copy and paste job that sounded much like the Lonely Planet. Hmmm-

But I do agree with your liking ‘a blockbuster book that tackled religion, and concepts of the divine feminine etc.’ Anything that challenges the status quo.

By: latebreaker

latebreaker — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:30:42 +0000

“and especially Owen…”

Hehehe, touché. Just so you know, I did give that video a go. I made it 23 seconds. I tried, I really did.

But hey, we could disagree about The Eagles all day and all night. Instead may I present as a counterpoint: Comfortably Numb.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:18:14 +0000

I’ve never touched a Dan Brown novel, nor do I host any curiosity or desire to. The subject matter just doesn’t piqué my interest.
I’m all for blockbuster books- they have their own place and value in the scheme of things, but I do get turned off by en masse enthusiasm. I find I enjoy things more when I’ve discovered them for myself- you start with no expectations and there’s that guilty little thrill of it being your “secret”.

By: Grog

Grog — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:58:26 +0000

Clive Cussler is pretty fun – the epitome of throwaway fiction.

I also read a lot of the early Tom Clancy stuff.

Have to admit I like a bit of fast food fiction, but only in moderation!