tomtom Posted January 9, 2004 Author Posted January 9, 2004 Was it good? Well, Joe Simpson is no Ed Viesturs ... Quote
catbirdseat Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Poor Ed. He'll never live down VL as long as he lives. Quote
fredrogers Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 I went to see Touching the Void tonight. Um, yeah, ditto. Amazing movie. Quote
jdog Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Where is this movie playing at in the seattle area? Quote
Hiromi Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 I'm dying to see this movie, but it's not supposed to be released until Jan 23. Where are you seeing it now?! Quote
fredrogers Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Outside Magazine had a seak preview last night- it opens on the 23rd at the Harvard Exit. Joe Simpson will be speaking about the making of the movie on the 20th at the REI flagship store- at 6:30 I think. I'm definitely going to check that out. Quote
tread_tramp Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 It should be good. Simpson is quite entertaining when he gives a talk. Quote
Norsky Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 I've been meaning to read a Simpson book. Anyone have a favorite? Quote
Norsky Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 "This Game of Ghosts" I've heard most of his books focus on tragedy. They are non-fiction right? Quote
To_The_Top Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 Yes, non fiction. Touching the Void was his first book, as I recall. Quote
snoboy Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 Kinda more like tragicomedy. Non fiction, yes. Vote #2 for This Game of Ghosts Quote
To_The_Top Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 Storms of Silence was another good book. Quote
tread_tramp Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 His next book should be titled "An Accident Waiting To Happen". Or maybe I could write that book. Quote
mellsbells Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 No,sh__t! Every paragraph you expect to be 'the end' of the characters. It puts everything in perspective about your own ventures, eH? Quote
chelle Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 So far I think "Storms of Silence" is my favortie, but I haven't read his latest "The Beckoning Silence" about climbing the Eiger. Simpson's non-fiction is fun to read, but his one attempt at fiction "The Water People" was a true bomb IMO. I couldn't get more than 20 pages into it. Quote
HRoark Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 So far I think "Storms of Silence" is my favortie, but I haven't read his latest "The Beckoning Silence" about climbing the Eiger. On the flip side, his follow-ups to "Touching the Void", "Crawling in Silence" and "Laying Prone in Silence" were somewhat slow-going... Quote
mattp Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 Ehmic, if you didn't get more than 20 pages into it I think you are not qualified to pronounce it as "a bomb." One of my favorite novels of all time, Sometimes a Great Notion, takes about 75 pages of drudgery to get started. Quote
Alpinfox Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 Whoa there Mr. P, I just read that "Notion" thing and I thought it was pretty slow through-and-through. Definately picked up towards the end (WILL HE GET HIS REVENGE?!?!?), but I still didn't get that much out of it. I thought the sudden and unannounced switches between scenes/setting/dialogoue/characters were minorly interesting as an unusual literary device, but majorly annoying. "What the hell is going on? Who is talking" Anyway, I'd be interested to hear what you got out of it. I liked "Cuckoo's Nest " better. I listened to "Touching The Void" as a book on tape during a road trip down to California last summer. It entertained me for the drive, but I think it would have been better to read it. -Literary Fox Quote
chelle Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 (edited) True that some good stories take a little bit to get involved in. I almost stopped reading LOTR because I just had a hard time wading through all the Bilbo stuff at the beginning. A friend said it would get better when they left the shire and it was indeed a great read. That book was so weird I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. Edited January 11, 2004 by ehmmic Quote
mattp Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 That book was so weird I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. You ever try James Joyce? Anyway, I'd be interested to hear what you got out of it (Sometimes a Great Notion). I thought the book was thoroughly enjoyable, that's all. Great characters, I thought the accident scene was truly spectacular, it was all about NW and stuff, and I actually found it quite gripping. Quote
chelle Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 Don't think I ever read anything by Joyce. Quote
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