You may remember from my post comparing the Dexter TV series to the books that inspired them, but this really bears repeating: they are completely different animals. Unlike, say Game of Thrones, where each season is adapted from a book in George R.R. Martin’s books, the producers of TV’s Dexter began making radical departures from … More The Dexter Books, by Jeff Lindsay (Part 1)
James Bond returns for his second cinematic adventure, tangling with SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebb in a deadly game of revenge and betrayal. … More The Bond Movie Series: From Russia With Love
It’s been a while, but I’m finally back. In June, I did a comparison between the Rizzoli & Isles TV series and the Tess Gerritsen books that inspired it (you can check that out here), then a quick rundown of the first three books for good measure. To recap, intrepid M.E. and “Queen of the … More The Rizzoli and Isles Books, by Tess Gerritsen (Part 2)
The most enduring film franchise in history began in 1962 with Dr. No. See how it all began and how every Bond film that followed took its cues from this one. … More The Bond Movie Series: Dr. No
“This was the forever show in Dexterland, and tickets were nonrefundable and one-way only.” By the time Jeff Lindsay got to this, the seventh book in his Dexter series (not to be confused with the TV show, which, as we have discussed, is very different), the books were beginning to fall into a bit of … More Book Review: Dexter’s Final Cut, by Jeff Lindsay
“You can’t know what’s in another person’s heart.” This is Perrotta’s first venture back into the world of short stories since his debut, the superlative Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies. It’s amazing how easily he slips back into the form after a long absence, not to mention how well he utilizes every page–whether it’s … More Book Review: Nine Inches, by Tom Perrotta
“We always underestimated our own participation in magic.” I read this book back in August, just as we began our big move, and I’m so excited to finally get the chance to talk it up to you guys. But first, a story to illustrate just why this book is so spot-on and so important. I … More Book Review: Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan
Or, Where the Hell I’ve Been for the Last Two Months Well, hello strangers! First off, I apologize for having been away for so long. No excuses: I suck. So much has happened since I last updated this blog. First and foremost, Boo and I got married in Canada, on the stunning Moraine Lake, on … More Welcome to Montana
“They themselves mocked Africa, trading stories of absurdity, of stupidity, and they felt safe to mock, because it was a mockery born of longing, and of the heartbroken desire to see a place made whole again.” An assertion is made in Americanah that it is impossible to write an honest novel about race in this … More Book Review: Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“For every man there exists bait he cannot resist swallowing.” I started this book on the subway en route to work one morning. I almost missed my stop. That is something that hasn’t happened to me in far too long. It’s an exhilarating sensation, to get so caught up in a book that everything around … More Book Review: Night Film, by Marisha Pessl
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