Jinn by Matthew B.J. Delaney
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- Published April 2004 (St. Martin's Griffin paperback edition)
- Finished reading it on August 1, 2005
- This book was an extremely enjoyable read. It's got the length and depth to pull you in and make you enjoy every aspect. From the starting war scenes which set the initial tone and the back story through to the modern day murders which are a continuation of the ancient evil, there is a mystery that slowly unfolds and reveals its demonic source. A source that we readers know something about but which is still a fun revelation on our end. While there is a pretty large cast of characters to keep track of, Delaney does a superb job of giving each of them a unique personality and easy to remember. There was no forgetting who this person was or what some of their traits were. There was one point where Brogan and Jefferson (the two detectives and protagonists for most of the book) kept getting pulled into one murder after another in a short period of time and I thought, "Jeez, enough with the new dead bodies. Let them investigate." And of course, that was the last dead body for a while. I recommend you go find a copy of this book and read it; you'll appreciate it.
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- Published June 2003 (Silman-James Press paperback edition)
- Finished reading it on November 15, 2008
- This biography turned out to be more interesting I though it would. Rather than rolling through Carpenter's life and films in a long narrative, it is a series of interviews about each movie and his thoughts and events at that time. It might have been one long interview instead but if it was, it was real long. It was pretty interesting to read about some of his thoughts on the movies and his motivations. Sometimes it was innovative and "let's do something great." Other times it was merely to make money and another film. The only regret that I had was that Carpenter wimped out on answering many of the questions; he would avoid answering some completely. And then at other times when asked to tell some story or memorable event from that filming, he would provide so little information that it was annoying. For someone telling a story through his films, there were definitely times that he couldn't relay a story in answering a question. If you are a Carpenter fan or a Grade B Film buff, then you'll like this book. Otherwise leaf through it at the bookstore first.
Joyride by Jack Ketchum
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- Published 2008 (Cemetery Dance Publications signed limited hardcover edition)
- Finished reading it on June 8, 2010
- Not yet reviewed
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
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- Published September 1991 (paperback edition)
- Finished reading it on November 5, 1995
- I saw the movie first, so my view going in was influenced by Spielberg's vision. I must say though that the book is much better than the movie. It goes into a lot of detail which is also easy to follow and shows how everything that was expected is wrong. Very suspenseful and much scarier than the movie was. For most of the final 100 pages, I could not put the book down. It was awesome!! It did slow down near the very end, but I think that some of that was influence from the film.
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