Catch-22 – The Military at it’s Finest
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was...
View ArticleFight Club – 50th Post!
I wanted to do something a little different for this post and talk about something very dear to me, Fight Club. I know it’s a little cliche but this movie did change my life and I will always remember...
View ArticleFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“We can’t stop here, this is bat country!” Fear and Loathing is an interesting creature. It is one of my favorite works and yet I don’t even know where to begin. Written by Hunter S. Thompson, the book...
View ArticleStephen King’s The Stand – Many Happenings
Stephen King is one of my favorite authors. Many people have him pigeonholed as a horror author (with books like It, I could see why). The Stand was a different beast entirely. This stringently follows...
View ArticleJumper – The Book, Not the Movie
Jumper is mostly only known in the public conscious (if at all) thanks to a disgustingly bad movie. Seriously, don’t even bother looking it up. While the first act followed the book well enough, the...
View ArticleReflex – Jumper Part 2
It’s interesting when a book takes place in real time. Jumper was published in 1992 and was of it’s time. It didn’t have an overly dependent use on technology or anything else to date it, but the air...
View ArticleWorld War Z (The Book) – Better than the Movie
While the movie had it’s merits (Brad Pitt), it completely differed from its source material. The book, written by Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks, told a continuing narrative across three acts through...
View ArticleRed Rain by R.L. Stine – Leftover Goosebumps
There is a lot of media to consume out there. I hate wasting my time on poor or mediocre stories considering all the A level ones I often miss. Reading Red Rain by R. L. Stine was a complete waste of...
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