Yes, I've finished two more books. They were both very quick reads.
Violets are Blue by James Patterson was first. I've read James Patterson before - in fact, most of the books in the Alex Delaware series. I like Alex and he's the main reason I would pick up another Patterson mystery novel. I love mystery novels. They move so quickly, the bad guy gets caught, they usually follow a formula - I just devour them. BUT James Patterson writes about some VERY bad guys. I can't read his work when Jim is working nights - it was difficult with Jim in the next room. These bad guys were vampires. (Does it seem that vampires are a trend?) I do enjoy Alex Delaware (that's Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls - the movie.) He's a good dad who struggles with his life. You've been warned. Read at your own risk.
Unlocking the Meaning of Lost: An Unauthorized Guide by Lynette Porter and David Lavery was my foray into non-fiction. I was trying to find something that wasn't a biography that I could finish. I kept expecting to put this one down but the writing was simplistic and I was expecting something wonderful on the next page. It read like a magazine article so it was soooo easy. It did make me go to the library and check out the DVD to watch again. It didn't give any great secrets. If you're a Lost fan, it had it's moments. Basically, read this stuff online.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Reading is Fundemental, Part Quatro
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In the pop culture mode, I must tell you about the best show you aren't watching. The Closer on TNT. This is a wonderful waste of 1 hour on Monday nights. Kyra Sedwick plays Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Southerner (Georgia?) who works in LA as a homicide investigator. LOVE HER. She's funny, quirky, smart, and the bad guys always get theirs. It isn't always pretty but the bad guys get it in the end.
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Have you ever read anything by Dean Koontz? I love him. He writes scary novels. Sometimes his language is bad, but I just try to ignore it. It always still irritates me though, because it doesn't make the story any better with it in there. But I guess that goes for anything, movies alike. Seems like its hard to find any movies nowadays that aren't full of swearing. Kinda sad. Even TV is full of it. Anyways, I want to try one of your mystery novels. And you can try one of mine. =)
We TiVo The Closer - Kyra Sedgwick cracks me up - and I love that when her mother calls her, the cell phone says, "Mama." Now THAT's a Southern girl. :-)
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