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Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

November 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man

Jake's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man ·
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the (reading) Weekend…

Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue by Samuel R. Delany

Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John-Barker, Julia Scheele (illustration)

Widespread Panic by James Ellroy

Quarry's Cut by Max Allan Collins

June 20, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read a variety of books close to and over the weekend. Let’s check it out… Bleeding Edge **** This is a 2021 reread and it’s better than I remember. The ending disappoints but it’s still an entertaining, prescient novel. Pynchon warned us about Too Online culture and yet, here we are.   Times Square Red, Times Square Blue **** I don’t know what I expected but it wasn’t this. And I liked it! Mostly. This is like a tale of two books. It’s two essays […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #history, 9/11, Bleeding Edge, conspiracy, essays, Freddie Otash, gentrification, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, homosexuality, James Ellroy, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Meg John-Barker, Julia Scheele (illustration), mystery, New York City, pornography, Quarry, Quarry's Cut, Queer: A Graphic History, Queerness, Samuel R Delany, Thomas Pynchon, Times Square, Times Square Red Times Square Blue, Widespread Panic

Jake's CBR13 Review No:92 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #history, 9/11, Bleeding Edge, conspiracy, essays, Freddie Otash, gentrification, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, homosexuality, James Ellroy, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Meg John-Barker, Julia Scheele (illustration), mystery, New York City, pornography, Quarry, Quarry's Cut, Queer: A Graphic History, Queerness, Samuel R Delany, Thomas Pynchon, Times Square, Times Square Red Times Square Blue, Widespread Panic ·
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An Unexpected Reading Week

The Herd by Andrea Bartz

Cross to Bear by John Maginnis

Hiding In Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump by Sarah Kendzior

Quarry's List by Max Allan Collins

August 14, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

This turned out to be an unexpected reading week for me as I knocked out four books between Monday and tonight. However, I worked a lot this week and was just too damn tired to log everything when I was finished so I’m dropping it all here. The Herd 3 stars I gave Andrea Bartz’s debut a weak 4-stars as I graded it on the new author curve. It was a fun New York tale but I feel like it could have been better. I was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: andrea bartz, Cross to Bear, David Duke, Donald Trump, Edwin Edwards, Hiding In Plain Sight, hitmen, John Maginnis, Max Allan Collins, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, politics, Quarry, Quarry's List, Racism, Robert Mueller, Russia, Sarah Kendzior, The Herd

Jake's CBR12 Review No:127 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: andrea bartz, Cross to Bear, David Duke, Donald Trump, Edwin Edwards, Hiding In Plain Sight, hitmen, John Maginnis, Max Allan Collins, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, politics, Quarry, Quarry's List, Racism, Robert Mueller, Russia, Sarah Kendzior, The Herd ·
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Bad Men

Quarry by Max Allan Collins

I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad by Baynard Woods & Brandon Sodeberg

July 27, 2020 by Jake 1 Comment

I read two books over the weekend about bad men. One fiction, one non-fiction. Both good in their own respective ways. Quarry 4 stars This month’s Hard Case Crime tale was one I had actually been avoiding for a while. I find Max Allan Collins to be insufferable. In interviews I’ve read with him, he seems to be the kind of blowhard-ish know-it-all I don’t care for in the crime community. His verbal racism at the Shamus Awards was obnoxious. Really, how hard is it to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: assassins, Baltimore, Baynard Woods & Brandon Sodeberg, I Got A Monster, Max Allan Collins, mystery, police, police corruption, Quarry, true crime

Jake's CBR12 Review No:119 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: assassins, Baltimore, Baynard Woods & Brandon Sodeberg, I Got A Monster, Max Allan Collins, mystery, police, police corruption, Quarry, true crime ·
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