Tag: I Read It First

Books, I Read It First

I Read It First: Home/the True Meaning of Smekday

mmjordahl

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

Books, I Read It First

I Read It First: Divergent: Insurgent

mmjordahl

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

Books, I Read It First

I Read It First: The Gunman

mmjordahl

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

Books, I Read It First

I Read It First: 50 Shades of Grey

mmjordahl

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

Books, I Read It First

I Read It First: Seventh Son

mmjordahl

2015 seems to be having a love affair with British books-turned-movies, what with Mortdecai last week, and Paddington before that. The trend doesn't break with Seventh Son, which is based on Joseph Delaney's The Spook's Apprentice, called something entirely different in the US, because aren't British books always? The Book: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch, by Joseph Delaney Genre:… Continue reading I Read It First: Seventh Son