Books
Gone to the Wolves by John Wray: how TRUE KVLT is this book?
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 of Badass Books. And, overall, it was pretty good. A little overwritten (I’m sure it was a leitmotif, but every…
Read MoreOTGP 5: Trevanian’s Nicholai Hel in Shibumi
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 was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face. However, it is an unfortunate…
Read MoreOTGP 4: Joel Abercrombie’s Logan Ninefingers in Red Country
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 was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face. However, it is an unfortunate…
Read MoreOtGP 3: Mickey Spillane’s Dogeron Kelly in The Erection Set
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 was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face. However, it is an unfortunate…
Read MoreOtGP 2: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Never Go Back
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 was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face. However, it is an unfortunate truth…
Read MoreIO5M 10: The Top Five Most Annoying Changes from the Book in the New Hobbit Movie
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, I go all nerd RAEG on some of the most glaring “historical” inaccuracies in the new Hobbit movie. 5.…
Read MoreOtGP 1: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Second Son
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 was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face. However, it is an unfortunate truth…
Read MoreIo5M 5: The top 5 most awesome, badass and/or sweet Jack Reacher moments!
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 at a fictional badass named Jack Reacher. For those unfamiliar with the number one New York Times bestselling author…
Read MoreHow closely should the movie follow the book?
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 making blanket statements about the relative quality of one over the other (assuming, of course, that they were both created…
Read MoreIs the book really always better?
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 hasn’t read a thrilling scene from one of their favorite books and thought “man, it would be awesome to see a…
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