Unofficial Tex Murphy

Since I couldn't find one in the history, here's a place to talk about the book you've read, or have been reading.
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Watchmen by Alan Moore
The murder of a former hero leads to a conveluted plot involving the saving of the world by retired heroes.

I figured since I've already watched the movie twice, I probably should read the book it's based on. So I read it and...

Here is my attempt at not comparing the book and the movie:
It's pretty good. The plot gets extremely fractured towards the end, and the books "villain" monologues for such a long time I can't wait for him to shut up. Otherwise, it was pretty good. I didn't care so much for the art; there were quite a lot of panels that repeated the majority of the previous panel.

After each chapter there was a small companion essay or story, and while they were interesting, I couldn't say that they were necessary. For the most part they repeat a lot of the information given during the actual chapter.

And if I include the movie:
I watched the movie first. I admit that probably affects my opinion on the book. That said...I prefer the movie over the book. The movie streamlines the hacked up storyline, along with speeding up a lot of things, such as the relationship between Dan and Laurie, along with the "villains" final monologue. I think I'd rewatch the movie before I think of reading the book again. The movie happens to be accurate enough; more accurate than most.

Well, in lieu of the fact that I read LOTR at least once every year and just finished the entire Chronicles of Narnia (3rd time), I am currently reading The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins. If you like fast paced action, political intrigue AND strong characters, then Jack Higgins is your man. I've read several books by him and enjoyed them all.

I just started reading the Hobbit for the, I don't even know how many times I've read The Hobbit and LOTR... I'm like Jim, I re-read it quite often...

I'm reading through Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe stories these days. At the moment I'm going through Playback. I've already read the Big Sleep, Lady In The Lake and The High Window.

I am in freakin' AWE of this man's skill at writing.

-Fred

I bet a Private Detective show would do well on the Prime Time Schedule... You know model it after Tex or like the old days of PI shows and movies...
You think Chris would be interested in starring in it???

I'm a 15 yr old girl, I've resigned to myself. I finished the Twilight Series this weekend and they were fantastic. Of course, I started them Thursday, so finishing them this weekend probably shows how much I liked them

~Keck

Wow! Impressive, LK. Did you get any sleep? j/k

I suspect 15 year old girls to have found a way to exist outside of time when reading vampire/wizard books.

The rate at which they went through Harry Potter is intriguing. Quantum Physics intriguing.

Keck might have found the breach!

I don't think it's just 15 year olds though... I know women my age that have been brainwashed by it...

The movie was okay, it isn't something I'll go out of my way to watch though... If it comes on TV and there's nothing else on, including late night reruns of Home Improvement and George Lopez, then I might, Might, turn it on...

Shiny, Sparkling Vampires, who the hell came up with that... lol
Vampires are suppose to be Dark and Sinister and the Sun KILLS them, it isn't suppose to make them Sparkle...

I read a great quote on this....

"Stop sparkling and start bursting into flame!!"

I've found for me, those books were like baseball--the great game of anticipation(my favorite sport too). I enjoy anticipation, and if you don't like a book to pretty much outline what's going to happen, and take the whole book to do it, then you probably wouldn't like them. I loved them for the characters, and mostly because it's been 3 months in Columbus and I haven't even managed to ask anyone out yet. Sooooo, I'm feeling a little love sick, I'll admit.

I don't drink much, if at all. So, it's sort of hard to meet people, and I really don't think I want to find my wife in a bar anyways, when most of the people your age just go out and drink on the weekends. I'm 25 going on 32, and I look 17 ... So, it's not easy.

That aside, JTOG, I did get plenty of sleep! I'm not a fast reader by any means, but I couldn't put them down. Sleepless in Columbus anyone?

~Keck

I really don't think I want to find my wife in a bar

This sounds more amusing than it ought to.

Somehow I hear Henry Youngman saying "Someone take my wife. I found her in a box!"

Since were on the topic of vampire books

not a vampire book but a vampire author.
I am currently reading the witching hour by anne rice.

I'm am really really impressed with this book.
It is so dark and feels so plausible and real. Like it could have very well happened.

I like it better than her vampire books.

BTW... even though I haven't seen or read twighlight.. I am guessing that Rice's books
are far superior.

Just call it a hunch.... well... that and what everyone else has been saying.

Started reading the Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (I think that's how you spell it). It's part two of his nursery crime series, detective novels that focus on the Detective Jack Spratt, who investigates nursery rhyme related crimes. It's hard boiled and hilarious. The first one was The Big Over Easy, in which he investigates the sudden death of Humpty Dumpty (there's a chapter in it where he goes to the crime scene for the first time, and it's called The Fall Guy, if that says anything about the nature of the book).

Those sound interesting, Vracar, and funny. Years ago I wrote a short story based loosely on the great Chinese detective Charlie Chan. However, I, too, wanted it to be as humorous as it was serious. My Chinese detective was named........drum roll please.....Ho Hum and his bumbling nephew named O So Dum.