I finished this disturbing series on Netflix recently, and for anyone interested in crime or serial killers, this is a must-watch. What stuck with me most, though was how they so expertly build up the uneasy anxiety when in the room with these killers. Even though (or perhaps, because) the interviewees speak and act for …
The Looking Glass War, by John le Carre
The Looking Glass War , the second le Carre novel I've read, was much different from  The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. It was about a completely other department, in fact, called 'the department.' The department doesn't usually send spies out into action, but they think, hey, why shouldn't we do that too? …
Spies
I started The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: A George Smiley Novel (George Smiley Novels) which is my first Lecarre novel. It took me a bit to get into it, but now it is interesting. The character, Leamas, Is pretending to be a drunken failure (at least I'm pretty sure he's pretending) and …
The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley did not end the way I expected, though, if I'd noticed that it was part of a series maybe I would have guessed. I really enjoyed this book. The protagonist, Tom, is a disgusting creature, but consistently interesting. He, like any good villain, does not realize what he's doing is wrong, …
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Repulsive beings
I'm still reading The Talented Mr. Ripley and the character, Tom, has now murdered someone and is in the process of taking over their life. The descriptions of him trying on the persons clothes, shoes, jewelry, is somehow disgusting. I don't know what it is in the writing that gave me this uneasy feeling of …
Jonas David 