Monday, March 30, 2009

In The Works

In the interest of gearing this blog more toward reviews, I thought I'd make a quick post on what I am reading, watching, planning to read, etc.



Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. Klosterman's voice is strong but the logical connections he makes in this book are actually rather annoying in how dubious and random they are. I was recommended this by a friend but I am having trouble finishing it. Part of it is that some (but not all) of the cultural references are lost on me, but even the ones that do reference things I know and know well have been mediocre.



No Country For Old Men movie. I plan to watch this some time soon to compare it to the novel. I hope it enriches my experience, but I'm not sure what I expect. The casting seems very spot-on, although I did see previews before I read the novel.



Escapement by Jay Lake. I'm not going to lie, I was definitely attracted to this one by the pretty steampunk cover. It could be terrible, who knows, but I thought I would give it a go.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Let me know what you think of Sex, drugs and cocoa puffs... I've been eyeing it for a while!