Sun May 27, 2018 4:31 pm
Sun May 27, 2018 4:35 pm
VinylGuy wrote:Thats that devil candy book about
Sun May 27, 2018 6:00 pm
Sun May 27, 2018 6:23 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:VinylGuy wrote:Thats that devil candy book about
The Hollywood fiasco of trying to produce an adaptation of Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities (which became the Brian de Palma movie).
Sun May 27, 2018 6:26 pm
VinylGuy wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:VinylGuy wrote:Thats that devil candy book about
The Hollywood fiasco of trying to produce an adaptation of Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities (which became the Brian de Palma movie).
Oh yeah...saw that one when it came out just because it was a De Palma movie.
Kinda liked it.
Sun May 27, 2018 6:31 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:Simple Torture wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:
Gillian Flynn is a horrible writer, but she correctly says in the foreward that McNamara's gift is in finding the humanity in her subjects. It's true. This one is creepy as hell, but it transcends the lurid crime novel tropes by virtue of the victims' lives being so colorfully fleshed out.
You know what was weird about that intro? Her references to the text all happened in like the first 50 pages. It's like she didn't even finish it.
This was really good, though the last stretch, about the advances to forensic DNA and the legalities of access for criminal investigations, felt sort of tedious because it was rendered outdated once they caught the guy. If anyone is seriously insterested in I'll Be Gone In the Dark (Michelle McNamara, for the search), i'd suggest waiting for the next edition they have already announced with an updated ending on the Golden State Killer's capture.
Sun May 27, 2018 6:51 pm
Simple Torture wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Simple Torture wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:
Gillian Flynn is a horrible writer, but she correctly says in the foreward that McNamara's gift is in finding the humanity in her subjects. It's true. This one is creepy as hell, but it transcends the lurid crime novel tropes by virtue of the victims' lives being so colorfully fleshed out.
You know what was weird about that intro? Her references to the text all happened in like the first 50 pages. It's like she didn't even finish it.
This was really good, though the last stretch, about the advances to forensic DNA and the legalities of access for criminal investigations, felt sort of tedious because it was rendered outdated once they caught the guy. If anyone is seriously insterested in I'll Be Gone In the Dark (Michelle McNamara, for the search), i'd suggest waiting for the next edition they have already announced with an updated ending on the Golden State Killer's capture.
Yeah, the last few chapters read completely differently after the fact. I am, in fact, shocked that she and the other amateur investigators didn't think about open-source databases as a potential direction to go in. Even if they had identified that as a potential line of investigation, it's not like they personally would have had access to the rape kits. I hope they take it slowly and carefully interview lots of the key players, but a second-edition would be cool to read in 2-3 years or so.
Sun May 27, 2018 10:55 pm
Mon May 28, 2018 1:41 pm
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bart wrote:Really dislike Barry Hanah
Mon May 28, 2018 4:21 pm
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bart wrote:Mickey, what are your thoughts on Huasipungo?
Thu June 07, 2018 3:58 am
Mon June 11, 2018 3:17 pm
Mon June 11, 2018 3:37 pm
VinylGuy wrote:I finally finished It.
Man, what a ride. Its such a spectacular book...it really is.
Mon June 11, 2018 3:40 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:VinylGuy wrote:I finally finished It.
Man, what a ride. Its such a spectacular book...it really is.
Did you really love the whole thing? My feeling has always been that the 1950s stuff was fantastic, but that a lot of the 1980s stuff was pretty lurid and sometimes not interesting (but frequently scary). I really hope the upcoming movie improves on the adult story.
Wed June 13, 2018 6:34 pm