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
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How 50 Shades of Grey Could Be Fixed
Remember that time I read 50 Shades of Grey because I am a masochist? (Kinky!) And then complained about it for an entire post? Okay, here's the thing. Despite the utter terribleness of this book, it does, actually, have some redeeming qualities. Ana is likable, though not for the reasons James thinks; it taps into… Continue reading How 50 Shades of Grey Could Be Fixed
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
I Read It First: 50 Shades of Grey
I can't believe I actually read this book. Not just that I volunteered for it, but that I managed to drag myself all the way to the end. God, I hope there aren't more movies. I don't know if I could survive reading the second or third. At least this one ends on a promising note.… Continue reading I Read It First: 50 Shades of Grey
M.M. Jordahl 