I had an idea to write up movies, books and albums that I’ve enjoyed over the last few weeks. I’ll try to keep this up to date, we’ll see how well I can stick to it.

Books:
Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.
A very interesting view of a pair of guys who break into someone’s house and kill the entire family. I’ve always been amazed by Capote’s writing style and once again he doesn’t let me down– fantastic stuff by a truly great writer.

Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
The final in a series of books I’ve been reading for the past 5 years. King has been working on them since the 70’s. I have always taken issue with King’s endings but he got it right this time. Not as satisfying as it could have been but still, a good read and a fantastic series overall.

Frank Herbert’s Dune.
A classic. I’ve read it a hundred times and will probably read it a hundred more. It’s a pity the rest of the series aren’t as good as this one is.

Movies:
Martin Scorsese’s After Hours
Who knew Scorsese ever did a comedy starring (among others) Cheech and Chong?! It’s pretty weird, even for an 80’s dark comedy but I dug it. It was recommended to me by my soon-to-be-ex-neighbor Jim, who hasn’t steered me wrong yet.

Music:
Green Day’s American Idiot
I love the Green Day! It’s not cool any more, I know, but I stopped apologizing for my taste in music a long time ago. It’s peppy, poppy , occasionally very long (2 9+ min tracks!), and has all kinds of nifty political and social commentary stuck in between the lines.