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Thom Price
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Finished reading MARILYN MONROE: THE BIOGRAPHY by Donald Spoto, a particularly well written and researched look at Monroe's life that does an excellent job of demolishing most of the ludicrous conspiracy theories that have sprung up since her death.
Just started Ira Levin's THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1976); I'm only dimly aware of what the book is about, as I've never seen the film either.
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Whether library books or books I've purchased, I am a little OCD about finishing them (I don't like to leave anything), but struggling to enjoy or appreciate this one:
It seems a tad pretentious. And feeling that the author is reading some things into superheroes that aren't there.
I don't mind people examining subtexts or social commentary, but this is very dry and I wish I had that ability (that some have) to shut a book and stop reading it if it doesn't hook me.
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AMERICA'S LOST WAR -- VIETNAM: 1945 -1975 by Charles E. NeuOnly a dozen pages in and already mesmerized.
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"1945" -- Excellent!
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Origin of superheroes? A bunch of mostly young people, guided by mostly older people, created fantasy stories targeted at a mostly younger audience. Thus it remained for about thirty years.
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Indeed.
The book is mentioning a lot of characters I wouldn't necessarily call superheroes. I'm not saying the author is, either (although hard to tell, some of his words seem impenetrable). I've never thought of Tarzan or John Carter, for instance, as superheroes.
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Local news station on right now - and they mentioned that today marks 100 years since Roald Dahl was born.
I like his works, particularly THE TWITS and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. His books were always charming and most accessible. I also thought they were great all-ages books.
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THE BLACK COUNT by Tom Reiss, a biography of General Alex Dumas, whose son used him as an inspiration for some of his famous literary characters (including THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO). Deftly written and enjoyable, it feels more like a novel than nonfiction.
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