Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino

 Quentin Tarantino sure likes to discuss movies. So if you want his opinion on some of the movies he enjoyed in his youth look no further... B+

Star Wars: The High Republic Mission to Disaster by Justina Ireland

 

Another Star Wars book checked off. This one was okay, especially for one aimed at younger readers. Mostly, I found it interesting how this book really sets up the YA novels in the next wave of books that actually preceed the events of this wave. B

Star Wars: The High Republic Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland

I feel like I'll never get caught up with all of these High Republic books. That being said... this one was pretty good. B+

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

 I don't mind lending out books, especially since I'm unlikely to re-read any one specific book in my collection. That being said... if the book is never returned then for some reason I'll definitely want to re-read that book at some point. So that explains why of all the Murakami books to re-read I ended up choosing Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. So I enjoyed it before and enjoyed it again, but maybe this time I found the last act a bit of let down dramatically speaking. It ends on a very pensive and introspective note, which is fine, but the first 2/3rds book aren't really like that at all. Still, A-.

If It Bleeds by Stephen King

If It Bleeds was one of the last books my mom ever bought. Sadly she never got to read it. And everytime I think about reading it I'd think about how my mom never got to read it. Anyway, I did read the first story of the four a couple of years ago and thought it was subpar King. So then it sat on the shelf... and sat... and finally I picked it up and finished it pretty quickly. The other three stories were all pretty decent. None of them are really scary though. One of them is about an author- which is a bit of a King cliche. And another picks up the story of Holly Gibney after the events of The Outsider. Overall a bit of a mixed bag but entertaining enough. B-

Sci-Fi Book # 38- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire is one of those sequels that just finds a way to have the protagonist go through the same unlikely once-in-a-lifetime scenario that occured in the first installment. Kind of like Die Hard 2. So we end up with basically The Hunger Game: All Stars. And yeah it isn't the most beautifully written book but it is entertaining in a silly way. B.

Star Wars: The High Republic- Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott ,

 Another Star Wars High Republic book checked off the list. I liked it well enough. B