Books read and other media of note: |
Small Favor by Jim Butcher As
this series progresses, bears of little brain like me could use a score
card, as many events and characters from earlier books are referenced,
but the basic cataclysmic struggle between good, evil, and "not sure"
continues to hold sway... The Buddy Holly Story (Film) a very inspiring film, and even though I've known a bunch of second hand Holly tunes, it was seeing that a local theater plans to put on the musical version of the movie made me check it out. Then after the movie I fact checked a bit on Wikipedia, and saw some original footage on Youtube. He could make E A and D chords go a long ways... Burn by Nevada Barr I've enjoyed most of the Anna Pigeon novels, but this one went from deep into the severe dark. That way lies madness... Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich Even though (spoiler alert) no cars are blown up (does wrecked count?), this is still another classic Stephanie Plum story--full of madcap hijinks and zany characters... The Tempest Tales by Walter Mosley I guess this is in the tradition of The Screwtape Letters, or maybe It's a Wonderful Life. In it an angel recounts his experience dealing with an unrecalcitrant sinner, a black man mistakenly killed by the police but refusing to accept St. Peter's judgement of his life. I don't think Mosley intended any deep theology from this--more a situation comedy of a black perspective on modern Christianity. I've read many of Mosley's novels-- a fine writer, at his best with Easy Rawlins, but always challenging. White Night by Jim Butcher Another enjoyable vampire fight from the Dresden Files. |
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