Comic Book Novel
Head Trip: Deadpool: Merc with a mouth by Victor Gischler. Aother one of those comic novels with a guy dressed in tights and wearing a mask. This also has the requisite guys with steroidal muscles and gals with big knockers. Also includes: a blimp, floating zombie head, sandwiches, spaceship, dinosaurs, monsters, and some guy who looks like Tarzan.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Nothing For Me In This Stack
Fiction
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. "An Isabel Dalhousie novel."
Busy Body by M.C. Beaton. "An Agatha Raisin mystery." Christmas themed.
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard. Oops. I was wrong above, I would like to read this one. Documentary filmmaker goes to Horn of Africa to make movie about pirates.
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre. Le Carre also does good work. British vacationers meet a Russian money-launderer in Antigua. Upon return to London the Brit couple is forced to help the British government get the Russian.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Another Christmas novel. This one has a note on the cover, "A Hallmark Channel Original Movie".
Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Model on the cover has been photoshopped to look skinnier.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. One of those Mitch Rapp novels.
The Brave by Nicholas Evans. Some sort of family secret story with eight-year-old witnessing tragedy and then having trouble as an adult.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart. "A mystery."
Large Print
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Mystery with a dog.
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. "An Isabel Dalhousie novel."
Busy Body by M.C. Beaton. "An Agatha Raisin mystery." Christmas themed.
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard. Oops. I was wrong above, I would like to read this one. Documentary filmmaker goes to Horn of Africa to make movie about pirates.
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre. Le Carre also does good work. British vacationers meet a Russian money-launderer in Antigua. Upon return to London the Brit couple is forced to help the British government get the Russian.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Another Christmas novel. This one has a note on the cover, "A Hallmark Channel Original Movie".
Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Model on the cover has been photoshopped to look skinnier.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. One of those Mitch Rapp novels.
The Brave by Nicholas Evans. Some sort of family secret story with eight-year-old witnessing tragedy and then having trouble as an adult.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart. "A mystery."
Large Print
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Mystery with a dog.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A Whole Stack of Fiction
DVD
Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson. The novel is a cornerstone of noir writing but I don't remember much about the novel except that I did not like it.
Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey, Jr. Guy in fancy space suit battles steroid laden actor.
Get Him to the Greek starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Music company executive responsible for getting wild living rock star to a concert in Los Angeles. Kind of like My Favorite Year but without Peter O'Toole.
AudioBooks
The Power by Rhonda Byrne. Some sequel to that Secret book.
Fiction
The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. Set in medieval England. Romance and adventure.
Deja Vu by Fern Michaels. Have I seen this before?
Painted Ladies by Robert B. Parker. The last of the Parker novels finished by Parker? I do not know.
Reversal by Michael Connelly. Another novel featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller. Defense attorney Haller ends up taking a prosecution job and working with Harry Bosch and Haller's ex-wife to prosecute a child murderer granted a retrial.
Large Print
Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning.
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen.
Portobello by Ruth Rendell.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs.
Don't Cry by Beverly Barton.
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith.
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie.
NonFiction
Trickle Up Poverty by Michael Savage.
Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson. The novel is a cornerstone of noir writing but I don't remember much about the novel except that I did not like it.
Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey, Jr. Guy in fancy space suit battles steroid laden actor.
Get Him to the Greek starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Music company executive responsible for getting wild living rock star to a concert in Los Angeles. Kind of like My Favorite Year but without Peter O'Toole.
AudioBooks
The Power by Rhonda Byrne. Some sequel to that Secret book.
Fiction
The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. Set in medieval England. Romance and adventure.
Deja Vu by Fern Michaels. Have I seen this before?
Painted Ladies by Robert B. Parker. The last of the Parker novels finished by Parker? I do not know.
Reversal by Michael Connelly. Another novel featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller. Defense attorney Haller ends up taking a prosecution job and working with Harry Bosch and Haller's ex-wife to prosecute a child murderer granted a retrial.
Large Print
Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning.
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen.
Portobello by Ruth Rendell.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs.
Don't Cry by Beverly Barton.
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith.
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie.
NonFiction
Trickle Up Poverty by Michael Savage.
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