tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post4996698046118699057..comments2024-03-28T20:09:43.455-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: What I've Been ReadingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-90082482958956721092015-07-19T14:34:51.373-04:002015-07-19T14:34:51.373-04:00I agree with view that Vonnegut's appeal dimin...I agree with view that Vonnegut's appeal diminishes with age.<br /><br />It's like trying to read "Catcher in the Rye" at my present age of 56. What 40 years ago seemed fresh and rebellious now seems pretty silly. Unreadable, really.DonAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-68267873771539528782015-07-19T12:16:07.165-04:002015-07-19T12:16:07.165-04:00Start with the first book in that series, "Th...Start with the first book in that series, "The Monkey's Raincoat." I've read all of Crais' books, and they're all great. In that same genre, you might like to try "The Surgeon" by Tess Gerritsen. It's the start of the series about Rizzoli & Isles, which later became a TV series IIRC. IMO, Gerritsen's novels are every bit as good as Crais'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-85048993594777638482015-07-19T11:36:42.254-04:002015-07-19T11:36:42.254-04:00It looks like "L.A. Requiem" is the fift...It looks like "L.A. Requiem" is the fifth book in a series. Should I start there or at the beginning?Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-58681571876208489992015-07-19T11:30:18.027-04:002015-07-19T11:30:18.027-04:00For whatever reason, I never got into Vonnegut. Th...For whatever reason, I never got into Vonnegut. The only book I read by him was "Slaughterhouse Five" about 9 years ago, and I was not impressed.<br /><br />I'll definitely take a look at "Trigger Man," though.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-21189808723577716632015-07-19T11:27:47.414-04:002015-07-19T11:27:47.414-04:00Which movie were you disappointed Bubba didn't...Which movie were you disappointed Bubba didn't make? The only Kenzie/Gennaro movie I know of was "Gone Baby Gone," and he was in it (played by Slaine).<br /><br />I read "Moonlight Mile.": It wasn't my favorite, but I didn't think it was terrible.<br /><br />I'll take a look at Robert Crais. Thanks for the suggestion.<br /><br />I saw the Jack Reacher movie first, so I was surprised at his description in the book. I've definitely had to stop picturing Reacher as Tom Cruise. You're right that the literary character counts so much on his size that the casting doesn't work.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-20114930594804120812015-07-19T10:47:03.669-04:002015-07-19T10:47:03.669-04:00You hit my sweet spot. I fly a lot for work and re...You hit my sweet spot. I fly a lot for work and read a ton of books. Love the reacher books. However, I was on Lehane a long time ago and A drink before the war, darkness take my hand, Sacred, Gone Baby Gone and Prayers For Rain were books I could not put down. I loved the characters and the darkness. I was disappointed Bubba did not make the movie.<br /><br />I think Lehane outgrew the characters and stopped writing stories for them. He tried it again with Moonlight Mile, but don't waste your time with that. The book was a slog.<br /><br />If you like this Genre, I strongly suggest Robert Crais, he is more similar to Michael Connelly but a great writer, humor, darkness and excellent story telling. Start with LA Requiem. You will not be disappointed. <br /> <br />On a final note, I am curious if others, like me, were disappointed to see Tom Cruise as 5' 8" in the starring role as Jack Reacher? He did a decent job with the movie, but Reacher's size is such an important part of every book it was highly annoying. klctlcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-89555119287146970762015-07-19T08:42:42.346-04:002015-07-19T08:42:42.346-04:00The Reacher books are great. I got sidetracked dur...The Reacher books are great. I got sidetracked during my run through them when the last Dresden (Jim Butcher) book came out and I haven't made my way back yet, but it's only a matter of time till I pick 'em back up.<br /><br />Always like these postsKaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603070916058984999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-86752860273116617592015-07-19T08:23:41.178-04:002015-07-19T08:23:41.178-04:00Yep. I talked about it here:
http://touchthebanne...Yep. I talked about it here:<br /><br />http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-ive-been-reading.htmlThunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-16998366975456510132015-07-19T08:19:57.103-04:002015-07-19T08:19:57.103-04:00I'm still moving through my second post adoles...I'm still moving through my second post adolescence. I bought a Vonnegut box set. <br /><br />Vonnegut seems significantly less clever at 62 than he did at 22, but that's a thing. Sirens of Titan is still powerful at the end, Breakfast of Champions comes off as simple vulgarity for effect, bitter and pointless. Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle continue to have their moments.<br /><br />Allen Klein The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made The Stones And Transformed Rock and Roll by Fred Goodman. As an aside, with the exception of John Lennon and Keith Richards, they mostly hated his guts while he was doing it. Look at any classic Stones record or CD and you will see ABCDO Music and Publishing, that would be Allen Klein.<br /><br />Trigger Man by Hans Halberstadt, is a history of American combat snipers. Interesting in it's matter of fact approach to such a brutal subject.Roanmanhttp://justthinking.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-21838839586374738212015-07-19T07:49:07.408-04:002015-07-19T07:49:07.408-04:00Curious, did u ever read "3 and out"? Th...Curious, did u ever read "3 and out"? Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com