FUBU metalhead books are few and far between, so even though John Wray's new novel Gone to the Wolves features neither assassins nor dragons, I was happy to add it in to my standard rotation …
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Books and posts about them.
OTGP 5: Trevanian’s Nicholai Hel in Shibumi
January 31, 2021
I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, …
OTGP 4: Joel Abercrombie’s Logan Ninefingers in Red Country
October 25, 2017
I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, …
I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, …
OtGP 2: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Never Go Back
October 22, 2013
I read many different types of books, but what I most love to read is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I …
Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature! I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. This time, …
OtGP 1: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Second Son
October 5, 2011
I read many different types of books, but what I most love to read is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I …
Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature! I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. Today I look …
How closely should the movie follow the book?
August 10, 2009
Last time I discussed the basic problem of adaptations and the idea that "the book is always better than the movie". I came to the conclusion that each must be evaluated by different criteria and …
Is the book really always better?
July 29, 2009
There is a natural urge to create adaptations with film. Film, after all, is still a relatively new art and audiences have not yet lost their childlike wonder at its ability to convey alternate realities so realistically and convincingly. Who …