Weekend!
Media consumed:
First two Foundation novels. The first was quite well done, the second was 'OK' but the longest segment - 'The Mule' - was too predictable. Regardless, it was great to read pulpy sci-fi!
The Count of Monte Christo with Richard Chamberlain from 1975. Movie was pretty cheesy (as to be expected) but they did a great job converting such a long book into a short film. The only thing that really disappointed me was that the movie closed without Le Comte instructing the young lovers that they could "Wait - and Hope".
I began (per Asimov's suggestion) reading Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - hurrah for free books! This might be too ambitious a project, we shall see.
Also, if someone has a copy of the full Lives of the Saints I'd be happy to take it off your hands.
Addendum: We also watched Goldfinger. How could I forget?
Posted by msouthwo at April 5, 2004 02:41 PMI feel smart, I've read all the books you read. I haven't seen the old Monte Cristo film, but the more recent one was also fun. Very different from the book, in a way which I thought was fine, too.
Look at how that sentence doesn't end.
Posted by: Mallen at April 6, 2004 03:14 AM