allthepage

I don’t remember where or when I picked him up for the first time, but I have become a major fan of Joseph Finder. He wrote a book called High Crimes that was made into a (pretty bad) movie with Ashley Judd (not a fan) and Morgan Freeman (what the hell has he been thinking lately, and while we’re on the subject, what about Samuel L. Jackson’s recent choices, hmmmmm??). Anyway, I haven’t read that one, which has something to do with the military, but Paranoia, Company Man, and Killer Instinct are so unexpectedly good. Who knew Corporate America could be so thrilling? I admit, the formula is similar in each, but I was sucked right in every time. I found a hardcover edition of Killer Instinct in the bargain books at B & N for five bucks, and the other two are pocket books, though Company Man isn’t always easy to find. Here’s a snippet from Killer Instinct: “Just a few days ago, if you looked at me you’d see a successful corporate executive. A guy with a high-powered job married to a beautiful woman. A man for whom everything seemed to be going perfectly. My idea of danger had been going to bed without brushing my teeth. Now I didn’t think I was going to live to see the morning…”You get the idea. At the moment, I’m reading Freedomland, by Richard Price…Come to think of it, that was a movie with Morgan Freeman I didn’t see, too…Eerie…Anyway, I’m going to see Richard Price lecture, so I’m boning up. I read Clockers ages ago, and I remember from then what I’m experiencing now: lots of characters and sometimes tough to follow, especially if, like me, you’re forced by schedule to do a lot of picking-up-and-putting-down. I’m only a hundred pages in, so I’m hoping it gets smoother.Later.

Trackback URI | Comments RSS