New Reads...And Listens
I've really gotten into the Alex Cross series of novels by James Patterson. I bought 4 Blind Mice a few weeks back without realising the Alex Cross series are meant to be read in a particular order. So I sort of read out of order. But thanks to the James Patterson website , I now know the proper order in which to read the books.
4 Blind Mice is about a group of 3 former Army Rangers, who fought in Vietnam who can't stop killing once the war ends. They lead seemingly normal lives, live in nice homes, and seem like upstanding members of society. But they have dark secrets which make it impossible for them to move on.
The character Alex Cross is such a likable character. Played by Morgan Freeman (one of my favorite actors) in the movies, it's hard not to like Alex. He's sort of like a superhero, without the super strength. Instead of using brute force or some other supernatural power, he uses smarts to outwit the bad guys.
I'm already about halfway through Pop Goes the Weasle, which is another great from the Alex Cross series. This one is about a group of 4 businessmen called the 4 Horseman. The four of them can be described as adrenaline junkies I suppose. They play a sick game, which rewards points for completing certain tasks.
I also start listening to a new audio book called "100 People Who Are Ruining America...And Al Franken is #37". The book is pretty entertaining. The author and narator Bernard Goldberg talks about everyone from celebrities like Paris Hilton and Cameron Diaz, to members of congress. One particularly funny rant he had was about a congresswoman from Texas. She complained that hurricane names were ethnically diverse enough. Goldberg goes on to ask "is a black child supposed to be filled with ethnic pride as he see's hurricane Denzel demolish a small town in Guatamala?"
Another person he talks about is the wife of Larry David. I believe her name is Laura David. She's a fanatical environmentalist, who routinely harasses and verbally assaults drivers of large SUV's. Not necessarily a bad thing, until Goldberg points out that Laura David routinely flies from Los Angelese to NY in her private jet. Goldberg points out that the average person who drives a Hummer use about 1200 gallons of gas a year. Meanwhile, it takes about 1500 gallons of gas to fly Laura David's private gulfstream jet cross country just once. Ironic isn't it?
4 Blind Mice is about a group of 3 former Army Rangers, who fought in Vietnam who can't stop killing once the war ends. They lead seemingly normal lives, live in nice homes, and seem like upstanding members of society. But they have dark secrets which make it impossible for them to move on.
The character Alex Cross is such a likable character. Played by Morgan Freeman (one of my favorite actors) in the movies, it's hard not to like Alex. He's sort of like a superhero, without the super strength. Instead of using brute force or some other supernatural power, he uses smarts to outwit the bad guys.
I'm already about halfway through Pop Goes the Weasle, which is another great from the Alex Cross series. This one is about a group of 4 businessmen called the 4 Horseman. The four of them can be described as adrenaline junkies I suppose. They play a sick game, which rewards points for completing certain tasks.
I also start listening to a new audio book called "100 People Who Are Ruining America...And Al Franken is #37". The book is pretty entertaining. The author and narator Bernard Goldberg talks about everyone from celebrities like Paris Hilton and Cameron Diaz, to members of congress. One particularly funny rant he had was about a congresswoman from Texas. She complained that hurricane names were ethnically diverse enough. Goldberg goes on to ask "is a black child supposed to be filled with ethnic pride as he see's hurricane Denzel demolish a small town in Guatamala?"
Another person he talks about is the wife of Larry David. I believe her name is Laura David. She's a fanatical environmentalist, who routinely harasses and verbally assaults drivers of large SUV's. Not necessarily a bad thing, until Goldberg points out that Laura David routinely flies from Los Angelese to NY in her private jet. Goldberg points out that the average person who drives a Hummer use about 1200 gallons of gas a year. Meanwhile, it takes about 1500 gallons of gas to fly Laura David's private gulfstream jet cross country just once. Ironic isn't it?
3 Comments:
Wow if that is true. That is messed up.
That goldberg dude was on the Daily Show a few weeks ago plugging that book, it soudns intresting
I don't know how much you would enjoy the book Niel. I'm pretty conservative, and I'm shaking my head at some of the prudish remarks Goldberg says in the book. You being a more liberal type of guy, will probably blow a gasket :-)
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