Books read and other media of note:
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum I'd
enjoyed seeing the movies, so decided to read the book. Both the movie
and book begin with a man with no memory being fished out of the ocean.
After that the plots diverge. The book is all about
trying to catch a master assassin named Carlos. Ludlum's writing is a
bit confusing, but that aids in the continuing sense of off balance
created so that you never really know what is "the Bourne identity."
Hit and Run by Lawrence Block. My
favorite of his writings are the Bernie Rhodenbarr thief mysteries, and
the Tanner spy novels. He also has the hardnosed recovering
alcoholic Matthew Scudder novels, and this series on a hit man called
Keller. His writing always draws you in, sometimes to where
you're rooting for the professional hit man, even as he mentions people
he's killed by mistake. All of Block's writings are marked by a
curious amorality--even though you're comfortable with how things work
out in the end, it raises questions as to why this should be so.
Attica by Garry Kilworth The
name evokes a prison uprising in the 60's, but the book is a fantasy
where children enter a different universe through the attic of an old
house, rather like the wardrobe in the Narnia Chronicles. Mostly
the book seems nightmarish, with sinister attacks by all nature of
beings being commonplace. It wasn't the best bedside reading, but
was fairly worthwhile over all. At my age, a book I remember in
two weeks is a good one. Ask me in two weeks... |
