Jason's Blog, page 70
August 4, 2015
July 23, 2015
Review of If You Steal
A good review by someone called Ambush Bug: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/72435"My two favorite of the bunch is the simple yet effective THE THRILL IS GONE (which shows the lengths a bluesman will go for inspiration) and the haunting and heart-wrenchingly symbolic tale of Alzheimer’s Disease which ends the book simply called NOTHING. Of all the stories, NOTHING is by far the most powerful and left me with damp eyes and a heavy heart. Not unlike Shel Silverstein’s THE GIVING TREE, but played out almost in reverse, NOTHING is a powerful ending to a powerful collection."
Looks a bit familiar...
From Jack Staff, by Paul Grist.
July 21, 2015
July 16, 2015
An interview
...with Comic Book Resources: http://www.comicbookresources.com/art...
July 12, 2015
July 5, 2015
Aarghhh!
Just disovered this mistake. Nostradamus' beard should have been in front of the quill pen, not behind it. Ah, dammit!
June 28, 2015
June 26, 2015
Some books I've read 22
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely by Tony OrtegaAbout American writer Paulette Cooper who wrote a critical book about the Church of Scientology in the early 70s and the church went after her, their goal was to either put her in jail or make her commit suicide. They almost succeeded. And it turns out the church hasn't really changed its ways that much since then. Well written, in an almost cinematic style.
Le loup dans la bergerie by Gunnar Staalesen
The first Varg Veum novel is more or less a pastiche of Raymond Chandler. The story is set in Bergen, but does not really take place in a recognizable Norwegian society, rather relying on crime lit archetypes. And the solution is possibly a bit too clever. Actually, it reminded me of the plot of the first Columbo episode.
La belle dormit cent ans by Gunnar Staalesen
My favourite Varg Veum book so far. There's a good plot, a clever little thing happening toward the end, and the killer explaining what happened without a gun pointed at the detective, but there are also some quite touching sequences of Veum thinking about his dead parents and about how he as a divorced dad is slowly losing contact with his son.
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire by Gunnar Staalesen
A novel mostly about marriage, both the dreams and the reality of it as the years pass. Where does the love go? But yes, someone is killed as well.
Comme dans un miroir by Gunnar Staalesen
Slightly unusual or untypical novel from Staalesen. Some people are missing, but there were still no dead bodies at 300 pages.
L'écriture sur le mur by Gunnar Staalesen
What happens to the kids in a social democracy? Do parents know what their kids are up to? The book avoids lecturing, but gets slightly dated when mentioning subjects like extacy and house parties.
Anges déchus by Gunnar Staalesen
Maybe his darkest book.
Still one more Staalesen to go, Fleurs amères, the last of the eleven Veum books translated into French so far. There are another five or six books as yet untranslated.
June 22, 2015
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