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Good and Bad Crime

On October 27, 2015October 31, 2015 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

As a way of introduction let me just say I read a lot of crime and thrillers, usually I don't remember them a week after I finished. During vacation I sometimes read 2-3 a day; in general I tend to read crime books or thrillers when I'm too tired for something more ambitious or between …

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Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer

On October 24, 2015October 31, 2015 By bookskepticIn Reviews9 Comments

My trip ‘Into the Wild’ started the other way around – by watching the movie. I saw it some months ago, probably as one of few people not knowing that it's based on facts. The movie was painful to watch - I think I'm way too cynical by now to buy into movies like this. …

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