52 Weeks - 52 Books #11

One of my top five favorite movies of all time...and I've finally read the book...

Maybe because I loved the movie so much, it made the book a bit much to take...

See, Luke, in the film, brilliantly portrayed by Paul Newman, is much more whimsical...less dark...even his death seems to be in question (Sorry if that spoiled it for the one person who reads this blog, and if you haven't seen the film, get off the Interweb and watch it please...)

Luke, in the novel, has a much more palpable anger... the scenes that are so beloved from the film, such as the eggs, are present, but it just feels meaner...

And let's be fair, you can only create so much whimsy in a work of fiction about a chain gang...

52 Weeks - 52 Books #9 & #10

Figured I might as well double up on this post. Yeah, I've clearly been geeking out...

I am really digging the New Jedi Order series...I mean, these are what I call popcorn books...I can polish one off in an uninterrupted afternoon...

But, I like what they've done with the series...the struggles that the characters are going through as a result of the war... well done.

52 Weeks - 52 Books #8

Awesome!

So, I'll be dorking it bigtime soon.

I have the series, and have so far eBayed the first miniseries, and am being frugal in my searching for The Final Battle.

I loved V as a kid, and really, really enjoyed this book. I mean, it's not without flaw, but still really enjoyable.

Very excited to see that a new TV remake has been greenlit...well, a pilot anyway....