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Books 19-23: The Bro Code, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Nevermore, The Invisible Man, Where the Wild Things Are
Book #19: The Bro Code by Barney Stinson (with Matt Kuhn) - This book was written as a companion to the popular show "How I Met Your Mother". One of the characters in the show, Barney Stinson (played by the awesome Neil Patrick Harris), references this book as a guide to how bros are supposed to act. The book is full of situational examples and charts & graphs. Pretty funny. If you like the show, you should check it out.
Book #20: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - This is the first novel of the Dexter series, and season 1 was partially patterned off the novel. I absolutely love the TV series, so I want to check out the novels. Season 1 of Dexter follows the first half of the novel pretty closely. But right after the halfway point in the book, the TV series veers off on it's own. That was actually a pleasant surprise, so I didn't know exactly what was going to happen. One of the main characters is killed off in the book, and in the TV series is still around for season 4 (which is showing right now), so it will be interesting to see how the void is filled in the second Dexter novel.
Book #21: Supernatural: Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido - This book is a companion to the wonderful TV series, Supernatural. This story takes place in between the 2nd season episodes "Crossroad Blues" and "Croatoan". I really enjoy the TV series, so I enjoyed the book. The same sort of humor and action is brought into the book. The brothers are working on two separate cases at the same time in the book: 1) a haunting, and 2) a series of murders patterned off of Edgar Allen Poe stories. The combination of the TV series and one of my favorite authors being highlighted (Poe) really drew me to this book. If you're a Supernatural and Poe fan, you'll probably enjoy this like I did.
Book #22: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - Wells is one of those authors that I never got around to reading. So I am rectifying that, and The Invisible Man was my first Wells book to try out. I really liked it. I enjoy his style of writing. The story kept me going. It made me want to read more Wells. I am now on my second Wells book, Island of Dr. Moreau.
Book #23: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - I know, this is a short kid's book that probably shouldn't be included on a books read list, but whatever. I never read this book as a child. I don't even think I ever heard of it until I saw the trailer for the movie. I was so intrigued by the movie, that I bought my ticket for it already. And I definitely had to check out the source material beforehand, so I bought the book. The book is extremely short, but I LOVE the pictures. It'll be interesting how they do a complete movie off of such a short book.
Books 19-23: The Bro Code, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Nevermore, The Invisible Man, Where the Wild Things Are
Book #19: The Bro Code by Barney Stinson (with Matt Kuhn) - This book was written as a companion to the popular show "How I Met Your Mother". One of the characters in the show, Barney Stinson (played by the awesome Neil Patrick Harris), references this book as a guide to how bros are supposed to act. The book is full of situational examples and charts & graphs. Pretty funny. If you like the show, you should check it out.
Book #20: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - This is the first novel of the Dexter series, and season 1 was partially patterned off the novel. I absolutely love the TV series, so I want to check out the novels. Season 1 of Dexter follows the first half of the novel pretty closely. But right after the halfway point in the book, the TV series veers off on it's own. That was actually a pleasant surprise, so I didn't know exactly what was going to happen. One of the main characters is killed off in the book, and in the TV series is still around for season 4 (which is showing right now), so it will be interesting to see how the void is filled in the second Dexter novel.
Book #21: Supernatural: Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido - This book is a companion to the wonderful TV series, Supernatural. This story takes place in between the 2nd season episodes "Crossroad Blues" and "Croatoan". I really enjoy the TV series, so I enjoyed the book. The same sort of humor and action is brought into the book. The brothers are working on two separate cases at the same time in the book: 1) a haunting, and 2) a series of murders patterned off of Edgar Allen Poe stories. The combination of the TV series and one of my favorite authors being highlighted (Poe) really drew me to this book. If you're a Supernatural and Poe fan, you'll probably enjoy this like I did.
Book #22: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - Wells is one of those authors that I never got around to reading. So I am rectifying that, and The Invisible Man was my first Wells book to try out. I really liked it. I enjoy his style of writing. The story kept me going. It made me want to read more Wells. I am now on my second Wells book, Island of Dr. Moreau.
Book #23: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - I know, this is a short kid's book that probably shouldn't be included on a books read list, but whatever. I never read this book as a child. I don't even think I ever heard of it until I saw the trailer for the movie. I was so intrigued by the movie, that I bought my ticket for it already. And I definitely had to check out the source material beforehand, so I bought the book. The book is extremely short, but I LOVE the pictures. It'll be interesting how they do a complete movie off of such a short book.