Where I blog about what I read
From the monthly archives:
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane is a psychological thriller that was published way back in 2003. I bought it when it first came out but remembered that I just couldn’t get into it. I challenged myself to finish it this year and mission completed. I was under the misguided impression that Lehane couldn’t possibly write anything of […]
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HBO’s The Wire has a nice featured article in the New Yorker. Season five has finished wrapping and the show is set to premiere January 2008. I love this show and think it is the best TV series on television today. As David Simon has described it: it’s a novel for TV. I own the first three seasons and have […]
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The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen is more of a historical mystery that is told alternately between the present day and the past. The story opens with a missive from O.W.H. referring to the events in 1830 regarding the West End Reaper, a killer who terrorized South Boston during that time. The author decides to transport the reader back […]
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Blood Alone (vol.3) by Masayuki Takano, March 2007 first edition, $10.95. Rated +13 and up, published by Infinity Studios. Unfortunately, this graphic novel has been somewhat difficult to find. Amazon.com lists this manga as being currently unavailable while my local Waldenbooks had five copies sitting on the shelf. This is one of my favorite love stories. It’s about a young […]
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At B&N there’s a sign stating that October is Mystery month. I didn’t know that they had designated a month just for mystery lovers. Cool. Anyway, I’ve come up with a list of great books that I’ve enjoyed to get you started. This list is in no particular order. If you find a title you read […]
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Yesterday evening, I caught a commercial for the movie, Gone Baby Gone featuring Morgan Freeman, Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, etc and so forth that is being directed by Ben Affleck. I had to ask myself: could this be Dennis Lehane’s Gone Baby Gone? Featuring PI detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro? I’ve been waiting very patiently for Lehane to write […]
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Dennis Lehane's next published novel is a major publishing event. It's been 4 years since Lehane's last book, Shutter Island. On Dennis Lehane's website, there's more info about The Given Day that you can read there.
This is a historical novel. A historical epic that is somewhat of a departure for Lehane. The release date for The Given Day is Sept. 23. Look for a review.
