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Wave After Wave, Slowly Drifting…

The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow

January 6, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

A few days ago, I read Martin Scorsese’s interview reflecting on The Irishman and his career in general. A small tidbit in the interview was that he and frequent collaborator Robert De Niro had passed on adapting The Winter of Frankie Machine in the aughts. De Niro read it and liked it, almost as much as he did I Heard You Paint Houses, which was adapted into The Irishman.  The Irishman was one of the better movies I saw in 2019. I’m a big Martin Scorsese fan. When I read that […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: california, crime, don winslow, mafia, San Diego, The Winter of Frankie Machine

Jake's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: california, crime, don winslow, mafia, San Diego, The Winter of Frankie Machine ·
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Praise the Lord

The Churchgoer by Patrick Coleman

August 24, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

It’s clear that Patrick Coleman has an axe to grind against evangelical culture. He uses The Churchgoer as an outlet to do so. I’m a Christian and while I’ve always been a mainline Protestant one (translation: a tad more open-minded than many), I’m quite familiar with the evangelical culture Coleman is skewering here. Many of his references and stories brought back flashbacks to my own life. Attendance numbers have steadily declined in these churches for the last decade (reflective of a decline in church attendance amongst all […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Religion Tagged With: mystery, Patrick Coleman, Religion, San Diego, southern california, The Churchgoer

Jake's CBR11 Review No:84 · Genres: Mystery, Religion · Tags: mystery, Patrick Coleman, Religion, San Diego, southern california, The Churchgoer ·
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