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6 book-to-movie adaptations that rock

October 21, 2007

Sitting in the theater over the weekend, watching GONE, BABY, GONE—Ben Affleck‘s solid directorial debut—I couldn’t help but think that, without books, Hollywood would be screwed. Quite frankly, and without a doubt, the best movies come from books. I remember watching flicks as a kid and being surprised that the movie I just saw was [...]

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The 52 novels I read in 2006. (I counted them myself.)

January 9, 2007

Last to first… the 52-in-52 from 2006. The List: A technothriller by JA Konrath (I started this in 2006 and finished in 2007… it would’ve been #53) Dead Man’s Tale by Ellery Queen Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming The Korean Intercept by Stephen Mertz Dutch Uncle (Hard Case Crime (Paperback)) by Peter Pavia Grave [...]

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Man… have I been busy

October 13, 2006

Not that anyone but me cares all that much, but the last ten working days have been jammed up with deadlines tighter than an ant’s ass. Trying to get some reading and writing done has been a nightmare. I have managed both. Somehow. On the upside, the opportunities I alluded to in this post have [...]

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Where’s the beef?

May 16, 2006

You might be thinking, “He’s reading 52 novels this year. There ain’t that many reviews here. Homeboy better get cracking.” I’m only behind on the reviews. The reading, I assure, is up to date. I’m even a little ahead. Look for more reviews in the coming days. Only fifteen or so to catch me up. [...]

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Missing Persons

May 14, 2006

I’m not yet sure what I think of this novel. I got turned on to the author by my mom, who loaned me an earlier work called “Blinded.” My interest, really, is fuelled by proximity. White lives in Boulder, Colo., and his books are set in the quaint college town that lies just 40 miles [...]

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The Godfather Returns

January 18, 2006

As a diehard fan of both the original novel by Mario Puzo and Francis Coppola’s triad of films (yes, I even like the much-hated “The Godfather, Part III“), I was wary of giving this a read. I was turned around by Stephen King. He listed it as one of his ten favorite books of 2005. [...]

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