Review Time!

I’ve been reading:

Marx For Beginners by Ruis – English translation

Brief biography of Marx and how his writings impacted the world – in graphic novel format! Nice introduction, I give it a B-.

Alice Cooper, Golf Monster by Alice Cooper with Keith and Kent Zimmerman

Rock star Alice Cooper pays two guys to suffer through his sanitized version of why replacing an unhealthy addiction to alcohol can be aided by replacing it with a healthier addiction like golf and try to make it into a book.

Although, arguably, one could still drink while golfing, I am certainly encouraging towards anyone trying to overcome substance abuse problems. As a non-golfer, I can’t rate his golfing tips.

They seem sensible – mimic, practice, play with those better than you. As a memoir, this gets an F. He’s too nice to say anything truly nasty about anyone, including himself. The reader is told his wife filed for divorce, but was dissuaded moments before entering the courtroom. There is nothing about how his drinking affected his family, or what his wife’s personality might be. A tiny amount of name-dropping is used for comedic relief, but no dirt. Fun, but unsubstantial. Only for the rabid fan like myself. I give it a C- just because it's Alice.

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

X-Men meets Days of Our Lives meets League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

What if the superheros and supervillans were all romantically involved? What if even they didn’t know each other’s back stories; or in some cases, their own? Overall, this is a light, cute look at being an evil scientist bent on world domination. Who can’t relate? Good premise, has ‘Movie Deal’ written all over it. Can’t wait to see what stars are cast. B-.
I’ve been watching:

Death of a President - Gabriel Range

Awesome! Subtle, believable, and oh-so-straight-faced. Loved it! Just the thing for little malcontents like myself who know the only thing worse than George W. Bush is Dick Cheeny. See this movie! A+