CREATURES DIG CHICKS IN SCUBA GEAR

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CREATURES DIG CHICKS IN SCUBA GEAR + PINBALL

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NINTENDO DS: ANYONE CAN DO IT

Yes, I know the gorilla is holding it wrong. Who’s going to tell her, eh?

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I’M READING AS FAST AS I CAN: AUGUST 2010 EDITION

Who wants book reports? Cos I got some right here.

JUST FINISHED

The Badge by Jack Webb
Webb's virtual love letter to the LAPD that provided material for his Dragnet program. The book is a detailed breakdown of the LAPD by department and what it’s really like to be a cop in LA. Webb’s blatant admiration for the LAPD and police in general is a strength and a weakness, with his impeccable attention to detail offset by his tendency to gloss over issues like racism and civil rights (though to his credit he doesn’t ignore them). Even when allowing slack for the attitudes and laws of the 1950s when this was written, his take on drugs, gays and Commies are as uptight as it gets. On the upside, Webb always knew how to tell a story well, and there are tons of anecdotes from the crime files to keep it interesting. So it may be free PR for the LAPD, but it’s well-written PR.

JUST STARTED

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
I confess, del Toro’s name is the hook for me, as I’m not familiar with Chuck Hogan and my experience with co-authored books is mixed. But the pitch of a Crichton-style take on vampirism was was too tempting to pass up. So we’ll see how it goes. I understand there’s a trilogy in the works, so I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.

( Q: Recent titles? A: Stross! Asimov! Hiassen! Doyle! Groucho! Apocalyptic Christians! And paranoia! )

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