Ooooh, Aaah. That comes first. Then later there’s running and screaming.
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Apr 11th, 2008
Book fifteen in 52 books in 52 weeks
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is one of the first graphic novels I read. I decided to return to it because supposedly the next Batman movie has elements based on Frank Millers comic. Miller took a character that had been a little campy for years and […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Apr 3rd, 2008
Book fourteen in 52 books in 52 weeks
Joe McNally is one of my favorite photographers. He’s shot covers for National Geographic, Newsweek, Time and Life Magazine. Though you may not recognize the name, I’m sure you’ve seen some of his photographs. He famously took the world’s largest polaroid camera to Ground Zero […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Mar 27th, 2008
Book thirteen in 52 books in 52 weeks
This is the sequel to the excellent book I read last week by John Scalzi, Old Man’s War. And like that, this one was so good I was immediately ready to read anything else by him. This first book followed senior citizens that were […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Mar 20th, 2008
Book twelve in 52 books in 2 weeks
I haven’t been interested in Science Fiction for a while. Too many bad books just burned me out. I’m not sure where I heard about Old Man’s War, but the premise interested me enough to check it out. I enjoyed it so much, I’ve already […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Mar 6th, 2008
Book ten in 52 books in 52 weeks.
I read two books this week. I couldn’t help it. I started one, then started the second when I accidentally left the other out in my car late one night and didn’t want to get dressed again to go out and get it. So my […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Feb 28th, 2008
Book nine in 52 books in 52 weeks
The 2008 winner of the Caldecott medal, The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a children’s book despite being over 500 pages long. It’s a short read, a combination of illustrations and short chapters that I finished in less than two hours.
The story manages to combine a young […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Feb 21st, 2008
Book eight of 52 books in 52 weeks
At age ten Steve Martin started working in Disneyland , a first selling programs, then moving on to what he thought he’d like to do for th rest of his life, magic. Born Standing up cover his life to his first film, The Jerk. I’m too […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Feb 7th, 2008
Book six of 52 books in 52 days
Stephen King has re-written The Stand. The upside is story moves faster, starts quicker and is about 500 pages shorter. The downside is the characters aren’t as memorable, the story seems rushed at points and the ending is not very fulfilling.
There’s isn’t any buildup to the […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Jan 31st, 2008
Book 5 in 52 books in 52 weeks
Brain K Vaughan is one of my favorite comic-book authors. He also writes episodes of Lost, including the episode next week. Unlike most comic books, he decided ahead of time this series would have a specific end, and it’s finally arrived. I’m counting this […]
Posted in 52 books in 52 weeks, books on Jan 25th, 2008
Book 4 in the 52 books in 52 weeks.
Box Office Poison is a monster, end even though it’s a graphic novel, 600 pages is still an enormous story. Alex Robinson’s story is about a group of twenty-something friends and how their lives intersect with each other. Sherman drams of being a writer but works […]