Million Dollar Baby is another good example.

Hah, Nicholas, I'm the same way. When nothing in the SF section interests me I go to the History, Politics, or Military sections.

Yes, please, read Greg Bear's The Forge of God. It's a bit dated, having been released in 1986, but it's the greatest alien invasion novel ever written. Pop me an email at jskoziol4@comcast.net to discuss....like to hear which history books you find worthwhile.


>I'll take a look for that Greg Bear.
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>I loved Sci Fi but these days when I go to the book shops I can never seem to find anything I want to read. I always seem to end up in the history section or photography.
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>I know what you mean about bleak films. The Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby was very hard to watch.
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>>Very good point.
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>>If I recall, Childhood's End has been optioned since the 1970's. A similarly bleak novel, The Forge of God, by Greg Bear, has also been optioned with no film.
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>>It's weird because Hollywood can make pictures that don't end happily and enjoy huge success. Look at this year's "No Country for Old Men". Best Picture.
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>>BTW, the original author of that was Cormac McCarthy who also wrote a book last year called "The Road". Also optioned. If you ever want to read the bleakest, most depressing book ever read that one. But it is a beautiful book and could be a beautiful movie.
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>>>A long time since I've read that one.
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>>>I don't think that film could be made. Hollywood could never accept the end.
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>>>>My favorite story of his was "The Nine Billion Names of God". It creeped me out when I was a teen and first read it.
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>>>>Hey, Nick, don't you think that a $100 MM epic could be made of "Chidhood's End"? My alltime favorite Clarke novel (followed closely by Rendezvous with Rama).
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>>>>>>Sigh.
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>>>>>>I guess my Childhood is at an End. Godspeed, Arthur.
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>>>>>Yes
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>>>>>great books and great ideas. I grew up reading those stories.
>>>>>I've still got my original very dog eared copy of the sands of mars somewhere. (not a 1st edition but the first one I ever bought)
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>>>>>Nick