What the hell do people see in Nicholas Sparks that keeps getting his pointless drivel turned into movies? I don't understand. It's not even good romance. He just throws poorly realized trauma-victim stereotypes at one another and mashes their faces together like a toddler playing with barbies. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD. Goddammit. Okay, let's get… Continue reading I Read It First: The Longest Ride
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I Read It First: Home/the True Meaning of Smekday
Gosh, you guys. I really, really like this book. I think I might have a little bit of a crush on it? Is that a thing that can happen? Because I'm pretty sure that's what's happened. The Book: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Genre: middle-reader SciFi (alien invasion) First impressions: There are so many good things… Continue reading I Read It First: Home/the True Meaning of Smekday
I Read It First: Divergent: Insurgent
I so very much wanted to like this series, and I so very much did not. How do mediocre, poorly-conceived "epics" keep getting made into movies? Is it because the movies know they can only improve upon the book? That must be it, because I can't come up with any other reason why anyone would… Continue reading I Read It First: Divergent: Insurgent
I Read It First: The Gunman
Another week, another movie book. Continuing on the theme of secret agents, we now have a classic story of how trying to escape a life of hired crime will literally always fuck you. And also everyone you know will be murdered horrifically. The Book: The Prone Gunman ~ Jean-Patrick Manchette, translated from French by James Brook Genre: hard-boiled… Continue reading I Read It First: The Gunman
I Read It First: Kingsman: the Secret Service
And here we come to the only comic book in this series (unless I decide to do Fantastic Four at the last minute)! This one had me worried, because despite being a comic book that it took me two hours to read, people at the library were taking their sweet time working through it. It's… Continue reading I Read It First: Kingsman: the Secret Service
M.M. Jordahl 