Slowly but surely…

So with TV waning, I have started back to reading. Though a lot of my reading lately has been of the scientific nature, not exactly pleasurable. Anyway, I just finished: Killer Heat, Linda Fairstein; Echelon Vendetta, David Stone; and Love the One Your With, Emily Giffin. Killer Heat was a predictable Fairstein book with little change in the status quo of the characters, just an education on secret commitments for rapist. Stone’s book was interesting with Native American rituals and psychedelic drugs. Love the one your wife was a very good Emily Giffin, but definitely not my favorite. I love her descriptive narrative of the secrets we all keep and the consequences of leaving things unsaid. Baby Proof and Something Borrowed will always be my favorite though. I am moving on to Bangkok 8.

Horse in the Sea

Mellow indie loveliness.  This Chicago staple has now made it on iTunes.

Damn you, Apple, why must you be cool occasionally.

Just Finished

The Spellman Files, Lisa Lutz.

One of the funniest books I have read in a long time. It reminds me of what I used to love about the Janet Evanovich series, crazy with a dash of oh-shit-I-have-totally-done-that-before. Reading books like this makes me wonder why those correspondence courses in private investigations aren’t more popular. Though I have to say from my years of reading PI books I have learned a couple of things: a) you need cop sources ( been one, dated one, or sleeping with one), b) you need to have lawyer friends (probably the last two scenarios plus one to bail you out from your breaking and entering past times), and c) no one is going to like you. So I better get busy.

Up next is The Venetian Betrayal, Steve Berry.

Not one of the best authors in the crazy and exploding historical thriller genre, but he’s not unreadable. I have to say though I miss the cold war thriller. More Ludlum and Littell, please.

Catching up

Since I have been reading books far longer than I have become internet savvy, I will try to catch up my favorite authors on a new page.  In the meantime, just to highlight my current must-read-faves:

Matt Reilly.  I love the Scarecrow series.  I totally imagine these as killer movies.  I don’t know if they will translate that well though, but somehow I imagine DiCaprio as Scarecrow.  I know that is a little nuts, but still,  think about it.  The Jack West Jr. books are pretty good, but can we talk about how big the text is, am I going blind or something?

Emily Giffin.  Yes it is chic lit, but honestly, it is about how dysfunctional women are.  How can you not love that.  Anytime I am feeling like crap, I read Something Borrowed.  It cheers me up.  I also love Baby Proof.

Daniel Silva.  How can you not love the international assassin, Gabriel Allon?  Plus, Mossad is pretty crazy in those books.  I even spring for the hardcovers.  Love them.  I do miss the other series he started. I am blanking on the CIA guys name, but it was the Mark of the Assassin, and the Marching Season.  I guess I could just google it but I am feeling lazy right now.

Jeff Lindsay.  The last Dexter books wasn’t that entertaining to me, but I love the first two.  Any time you can’t keep yourself from laughing at a serial killer thoughts is a good time.

Janet Evanovich.  Stephanie Plum.  Again chic lit, but hilarious chic lit, plus her life is always more insane than yours.  Though I have to comment again on the type size.  Do you need to spend $30 on a book this is in 20 point font.  Please.

Okay, that’s enough for now.  I will link the page when I set it up.