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Lost Horizon
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For the life of me, I have no idea why anyone dearly loves this book. The narrative is plodding, the characters boring and unsympathetic, and the ending--don't get me started on the ending. This was a book club selection that I was actually excited about since its setting is the mystical Shangri-La. I thought it would be an Indiana Jones-esque action and adventure in an exotic Asian setting. What I got instead was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Boring Tibetans. There's no action; all they do is prattle on about how perfect existence in Shangri-La is (so perfect, in fact, it's painfully boring to read about). The discussions are predictably didactic ("duh, duh, double duh" I thought as each new mystery of life was revealed). I am so glad that I checked this out from the library. Now I can't wait to go check it back in.
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Reading Progress
August 23, 2008
– Shelved
September 1, 2008
– Shelved as:
book-club-made-me-do-it
Started Reading
October 4, 2008
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Finished Reading
February 21, 2009
– Shelved as:
crap
July 15, 2011
– Shelved as:
book-rape
August 27, 2013
– Shelved as:
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"What I got instead was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Boring Tibetans."Careful there. Let's not give George Lucas and Old Man Ford any ideas....
Kemper wrote: "Careful there. Let's not give George Lucas and Old Man Ford any ideas...."Oh, damn! I hope they didn't feel that disturbance in the creative force . . . because they'll definitely make a long ass, boring movie out of it.
Love this phrase "disturbance in the creative force"If I give you proper credit, can I use it at some point in the not so distant future? Pretty please. If we're lucky, I might even be able to talk a few New Mexicans out of some tacos to sweeten the deal. I can't make any promises on doughnuts or Slim Jims, though.
Robert wrote: "Love this phrase "disturbance in the creative force"If I give you proper credit, can I use it at some point in the not so distant future? Pretty please. If we're lucky, I might even be able to ta..."
If you can come through with some Slim Jim tacos with doughnut sauce, you've got a deal!
I'll see what I can do. I may need to add a few more New Mexicans to the list. On the other hand, I do have the force...and a bag of lime on my side.
Robert wrote: "I'll see what I can do. I may need to add a few more New Mexicans to the list. On the other hand, I do have the force...and a bag of lime on my side."In that case, you may wield the phrase "disturbance in the creative force" with wanton abandon at a time and place of your choosing. Choose wisely, though, choose wisely.
Boring?? It's a great adventure and quest book. Ditto, the movie (the first one, not the silly musical).
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