Hey, so I’ve been lazy and brutal, and very busy all at once.
Anyways, I’m going to run through some fast reviews here, no specific order or such.
Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island - great book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie wasn’t too bad either, but not as good as the book of course. Read the book, rent the movie.
Stephen King, Under the Dome - so so so close to being back to his old awesome writing. Someone get that man back on the drugs and booze, sobriety has not been kind to his writing. I loved about 85% of this novel, but the end was just too Deus Ex Machina (no, not the graphic novel) and not enough creativity. Read it only if you’ve got time to cram approximately 1200 pages into your free time.
Guillermo Del Toro/Chuck Hogan, The Strain - great take on vampires, when they’ve been run into the ground over the last two years. Too bad that I have to wait two months for the sequel and then another year or two for the conclusion of the trilogy. Read it.
Danny Goldberg, Bumping into Geniuses - awesome memoire of someone who’s been close to most of the biggest bands of the last 40 years. Highly recommended for anyone who loves music.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Shadow of the Wind - a great story taking place in Spain over the course of many years, revolving around the mysterious destruction of all book by a little known author. Read it.
The Kobo eReader - I got this about a month ago or more, and it’s been pretty good so far. It’s a simple, lightweight deal and I like it a lot. Books are pretty well priced to buy through it, and the only issue I’ve had is that it needs rebooted a few times when initially turning it on. Apparently that isn’t normal and I’ve been told to return it for a properly working machine. Buy it if you want a decent alternative to piles of books all over your shelves, dresser, floor etc.
That’s all for now my friends, except for my favourite movie of the year, Kick-Ass. Buy it! Watch it! Repeat (ok don’t repeat buying it if you don’t want to.)