Solo Musings

Been home sick a lot this week (inner ear infections and vertigo) and have had some welcome time to get a few books read.

On the graphic novel front, I finished two books. One I loved and the other… not so much.

First up was Frank Miller’s A Dame to Kill For (Sin City, Book 2). Very similar style to the first Sin City with a story just as much over the top (ok, way over) but yet very engaging. Speaking of book 1, seeing some scenes from that book going on in the background of this book was pretty cool (either that or I’m totally misinterpreting things!).

Rough and tough and I can’t wait to read more.

Next was Gaiman’s Money Grab err I mean The Sandman: Endless Nights. It was OK, but didn’t do much for me. There are 7 chapters representing the Endless siblings. I enjoyed Death and Desire — although Desire seemed like a fable I’d heard before — but didn’t much care for the rest. Despair and Delirium totally left me in the dark. Honestly, I’m glad I’m not out any money on this one.

I have some of the earlier Sandman stuff on reserve, hopefully it’ll show up soon. I reckon I’ll enjoy that a bit more.

The final book I finished is Stephen King’s Duma Key: A Novel. I enjoyed it and was hooked in by a third of the way (this sucker is thick). I found it kind of reminiscent of Bag of Bones but with some additional and unique twists.

Not sure quite how to sum it up. A successful contractor gets ran over by a crane. Gets his brains scrambled a bit and also loses an arm and a wife. Decides to have a change of scenery and heads to Duma Key down by Florida. Turns out to be quite an artist… and later discovers he’s been getting help in that department. From there it becomes quite a ride to the end!

Definitely worth a read and definitely in the better half of what King has done. It ain’t The Stand but it ain’t that damned Tom Gordon book either!

3 Responses to “Three More Books”

1. engtech on February 2nd, 2008 12:08 am

   I read all of the Sin Cities over the course of a weekend… the Marv stuff is gold, but a lot of the rest of it that didn’t make the first movie is so-so.

2. » pingback » Sin City Book 4 » Solo Musings on February 2nd, 2008 2:14 pm
   
   
3. chris on February 2nd, 2008 2:16 pm

   Heyas engtech! If I could track them all down I’d cheerfully hide from friends and family and plow through them. Fun reads for sure!

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