ok, let's start this ranting:
this is the new book i am reading courtesy of jeff. i read perhaps 20-30 pages a day, then my mind goes blank. it's not like i'm reading umberto eco and my mind shuts down because i cant make out his metaphors, but something like every character introduced gets summarily executed, or worse, tortured in various creative manners.it has a very interesting plot though. the story revolves around rudolf hess, adolf hitler's deputy in the nazi party during world war II and his mysterious flight to scotland in the year 1941. after being detained by the four powers (us, uk, soviet union and france) in berlin's spandau prison for ages, he dies with an electric chord tied around his neck.
in the novel, hess, who was known as prisoner #7 and the last of the prisoners of spandau prison was a double. he left a cryptic letter narrating the events as well as the reason for the trip to scotland and how his confession can change history as we know it.
i am now torn between reading the historical account first so at least i know what happened (this is utterly debatable, of course) and finishing the blasted novel so i can move on with my reading list. decisions, decisions, decisions...
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i finally got to watch x-men origins: wolverine. i liked the action part of it. the effects are totally awesome. but the story was quite boring. i'm not really an avid fan so i haven't read the comics yet but i think marvel could've done better. i especially cringed when logan found kayla dead and the camera zoomed out on him, with him holding the love of his life and screaming at the top of his lungs.so why did i bother? here's why...
'nuf said...
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