The 1946 version is the most faithful and famous.
I don’t know which is the 60’s movie you’re talking about, because there were at least five adaptations during those years, none of which is very popular.
,ade by Franco Zefferelli and Olivia hussey played juliet. I think leonard whiting was romeo
Her last name was Hussey? 
Sorry, but that’s awesome. Well, terrible for her, but hilarious to me.
I really hope I eventually finish The Good Earth…
Ah, books…my greatest joy.
I must say that Maniac Magee doesn’t fit my tastes. That is, if that is the book I tried to read by Jerry Spinelli…Two books by him I did like…The Library Card and Stargirl.
I have over 800 books in my room and have read more than 1200 books in my lifetime.
My favorites are One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
This probably sounds very odd from me, but at the used book store on Friday, I bought a translation of the Koran. And I’m reading it. I’m really liking it! It gives a new perspective to things.
I’m very glad to hear that!
I’ve always been curious. I like watching History channel programs about Islam, so I think it’s good for me to read their holy book. I’m not necessarily converting religions, but I feel that The Bible and The Koran/Christianity and Islam are the same basic idea. I won’t be telling grace(a tyrant crazy lady from church) about my ideas, but I’ll still have them. Honestly, I believe a lot of Islamic ideas. For instance, I don’t consider God and Jesus to be one. Sorry. I believe Jesus is his son, but not the same person. Muslims describe Jesus as a holy prophet who is less important than Mohamed, and that doesn’t bother me very much.
That’s very cool Virginia! I haven’t read the Koran, but I’ve been meaning too. My favorite part of it though, out of the parts I heard about, is the time Mohammed had a cat sleeping on his sleeve, and he didn’t want to disturb the cat, so he cut off his sleeve!
I have read the Bible in youth group and confirmation, and I checked out the Book of Mormon once. I wasn’t too crazy about the latter!
EJE: Wow, that’s a lot of effort for not disturbing a cat! There was a Quran fable about a guy who picked an apple from a stream and felt guilty about it, so he tracked the apple to its source in an orchard. He talked to the orchard owner and said he would like to pay for the apple, so the orchard owner (a mean one) told him that he’d have to work for a few years to repay his debt. And the apple-eater did just that! The orchard owner was so impressed by the guy’s honesty that he gave his daughter’s hand in marriage to the apple-eater. 
IV: It’s good that you’re being open-minded, I like to find out about other cultures and religions too, and just because you read the Bible, or Quran, or Dharma, doesn’t mean that you have to necessarily agree with the writer or the contents. If anything, it gives you information, so that if you want to debate about something, at least you know the other person’s arguments! But if you’re not confrontational, it pays to know more about the world in general.
Seeing close-minded individuals, who only say “I am atheist because I’ve never thought about other religions” or “I hate Western food, although I’ve only tried McDonalds” or “All Malaysians live in trees, even though I’ve never been to Malaysia” (nobody has told me the last example, it’s just for illustration) just makes me angry. You can’t say you like or dislike something unless you’ve experienced it. Same thing with religion, you can’t say I believe or disbelieve in something unless you’ve done your research.
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Right now, for example, I’m reading a fantastic book on Rio de Janerio by Ruy Castro. The title’s ‘Rio de Janerio: Carnival under Fire’. It’s really great stuff, and it’s sort of to satisfy my curiosity about the city and to research for my speculative fanfiction for Rio the animated movie. But really, anyone who has a remote interest for the ‘Marvellous City’ should check it out. I’ll write a detailed review once I finish it, time permitting.
Wow, I really like that story! It sounds like something out of the Bible. And the Rio book you’re reading sounds facinating!
Well, the Bible and the Koran are really two perspectives of the same events in many cases. And the Torah…well, it’s the first 5 books of the old testament.
And TDIT and EJE, I agree. Whether I agree with the Koran or not, it’s better to read it than miss out or being completely closed off. And I’m admittedly enjoying it a lot. 
EJE: It is! I highly recommend you check it out if your library has a copy!
IV: Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all Abrahamic religions anyway. The stories kind of intersect, but the characters’ names are different. Like Abraham is Ibrahim, and Isa is Jesus, etc. And of course, some of the beliefs; Muslims believe Jesus isn’t the Son of God and wasn’t crucified, for example.
Like any eyewitness account of an event, it’s up to the reader to decide what to believe. But to be able to make a sound decision, you should seek to understand every possible version and theory.
It’s like watching only one news channel like BBC or Fox. You’d be putting blinkers on to the world. Once you’ve explored all other outlets like CNN, CNBC, Al-Jazeera, CCTV, etc. then you’d get the whole picture, and then you get a better sense of what to believe in.
Oh, I didn’t realize they used different names. Sorry, I’ve only read 20 pages yet.
At the moment I’m reading To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a pretty good book. Even if it was a little boring at the beginning. 
Oh, I read To Kill A Mockingbird. I like the idea, but I didn’t enjoy it. I liked the basic idea of Racism being over come in the 30’s, but I hated the book. I already dislike Southern(USA) settings, and I found it very boring. Sorry. 
I remember reading that book, I enjoyed it a lot. And the movie is even better.
I thought the film was good, Gregory Peck was brilliant as Atticus.
At the moment I love the book World War Z It’s kinda scary but still an amazing book 
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Glad to hear there’s someone else who appriciates it!
I have three books checked out from the library:
*The United States and Canada
*The Triangle Shirtwaste Factory Fire of 1911
*Mission San Francisco Solano
I’m looking for a new play to read. Anyone got any favorite plays that you could reccomend to me?
I like Pygmalion and The Importance of Being Earnest.