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darkly dreaming dexter

This is the first book in the Dexter series, upon which the Showtime television series is based. The show very closely followed the beginning of the first book, but then veered off course at the end. Just for the record, the show is better than the book, so save yourself …

no country for old men

This book took me a while to read. Not that it wasn’t good, but I watched the movie first, so there wasn’t a sense of urgency to read the book since I already knew the plot. I definitely prefer to read a book before watching the movie, but I did …

capital crimes

Thank goodness I am finally done reading this book. I started it back in June when Brian and I went on our motorcycle trip. What a snoozer. This book was a team effort by husband and wife Jonathan & Faye Kellerman. I read a Faye Kellerman book earlier in the …

the road

We had a long overdue Movie and Margarita Night last night. In the DVD player was The Road. You might recall that I read the book last year and enjoyed it very much. I felt that the movie was very true to the book so I don’t have much to …

blockade billy/morality

I received this mini-book in the mail a few weeks ago, thanks to the Stephen King Library. I’ve been a member of the SKL for so long I can’t even remember when I joined. It’s always nice to be surprised with a new Stephen King book, even if it’s just …