Writing about writing and reading
I'm not sure why I read this. The only other thing I'd read of McCarthy's was The Road, which I read back when I thought I wanted to write a post apocalyptic novel (barf). For some reason I pulled this one off the shelf at half priced books and read a couple pages, then decided I …
Continue reading "No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy"
It's not often you get to see a sci fi movie like this one. It's really more of a drama within the setting of a future world and a new, world-changing technology. The sci fi elements are there, for sure, but the focus is more on the characters. And that's something that it seems sci fi …
This is another sci fi action movie that I never got around to watching because I figured I already knew the story. You can get a pretty clear idea of it from the trailer. A hit man who kills future people sent back in time from the mob. Then one day he has to kill …
When I first saw the trailer for this Sci Fi action movie, I found myself rolling my eyes a bit. The theme is a bit played out: rich versus poor, social commentary, etc. You kind of know what to expect. So I didn't watch it for a while. After watching it, it sort of was …
Did you grow up in the 80's? Do you like video games and geek culture? Then you might only be a little bit irritated by this book. In the future, a global total immersion video game dominates the worlds economy, with most of humanity spending every available waking hour inside of it. The creator of …
Jonas David 