At the moment I'm reading:
August '24
- Rogue Male - Geoffrey Household
Note: reread because I loved it the first time around. | Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes.
Read and rated in August '24:
- Blood Music - Greg Bear
Vergil Ulam is a brilliant but unorthodox researcher working to develop biochips — the next quantum leap in computer technology, using the complexities of cellular structure (notably DNA) as a means of information processing. But Vergil goes several steps further, and soon has produced intelligent clumps of cellular material, able to outperform rats in laboratory tests.
The Old Man rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is a great novel. It keeps you guessing from beginning to end. It shows you an entirely different scenario in regards to the usual SF themes and plots. Very well written with nicely fleshed out characters. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up!
At the moment I'm watching:
Shows:
The Big Bang Theory -
At the moment I'm re-watching the entire show. Great fun. Love the characters. Sheldon is an alltime favorite of mine. Aspiring film actress Penny moves into a Pasadena apartment across the hall from brilliant, but socially awkward, physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and shows them how little they know about life outside of the lab.Curb your enthusiasm -
Larry David may very well be the funniest man alive. Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.
Movies:
- 5/8 Fast Charlie - Phillip Noyce
For twenty years, Charlie Swift has been a fixer and hitman for a mob boss named Stan. After a rival boss puts a hit on Stan and his crew, Charlie is the sole survivor. Charlie decides to avenge his friend
The Old Man rating: ⭐⭐⭐ - 3/8 Get Out - Jordan Peele
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
The Old Man rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐