The Message

The Message

What moves you? Does the next episode of The Bachelor stir the beast within? Do Kanye's "tweets" inspire you to inspire? Did your thumbs change the world because they voted for the winner of American Idol? You will not find me frolicking on Facebook, nor did I ever mingle on Myspace (what's the difference anyway?). Am I a hypocrite? Perhaps, after all this is a blog, but I promise to use the modern marvels at my finger tips for good and not evil. I prefer to sit alone in the dark with a finger of scotch and immerse myself in the warmth and crackle of spinning vinyl. I prefer vampires to have fangs, no regrets, and burn, not sparkle in the sunlight! And I prefer to be hypnotized by books instead of video games. I love books. I like to read and I think reading is good for people. So, to promote my envisioned reading revolution I will be posting reviews for the books I read. I hope that perhaps you will find something that entertains you or moves you based on what I say about them. I read all styles and what I read is usually highly regarded by critics or highly recommended by peers, so I imagine most of my reviews will be positive (remember I am trying to promote reading). Of course I don't like everything I read, so some negativity may lift its gnarled face on occasion if I can't help myself. I am constantly reading so I will post something after each book I finish. Sometimes it takes me 2 days to finish a book, i.e., The Old Man And The Sea and sometimes it takes 3 months, i.e., Atlas Shrugged. In the future there may be sprinkles of commentary on music, sports, currents events, etc. But this will primarily be my guide to the reading universe. So peel your eyeballs off your mobile devices, pry your paws off the texting pads and TV remotes, divorce the DVR, and join me in literary bliss.

Get ready for the revolution, baby!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Hitman With A Heart Of Gold

Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell

Now this is an awesome book! It's cool, clever, and absurd. A great first novel, bravo Mr. Bazell. Not too long or wordy, yet there is some meat on the bones. And the meat is succulent! A perfect pace with an abundance of action spiked with humor. Knowledge is exuded subtly and efficiently, never weighing down the plot.
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La sombra del viento

The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon


Another book I discovered while browsing a local book retail giant, The Shadow Of The Wind  by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, is a mysterious sweeping tale that lifts it's reader up and into the stratosphere and sets them gently down into the heart of windy Barcelona in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Suck On This, Team Edward!

The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

The entire time I was reading Day By Day Armageddon my slightly oversized and sharper than average canine teeth were tingling. 
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