I took "The Dreyfus Affair" out of my library yesterday and read the whole thing. I thought it was very interesting and good.
I agree.
This is one of my all time favorite books!
Great love story.
Damned funny too.
Doggy hitman and all.
Touching as hell also.
A married Major Leagues shortstop suddenly finds himself in love with his second baseman.
Eye popping concept.
Written with just the right amount of zest and very little sentimentality.
Very talented author Peter Lefcourt says there's finally some serious interest in filming the book due mainly to the success of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.
He's working on the script now.
Good news indeed.
Can't wait to see who they cast as Randy and D.J.
A book I've just finished and loved to pieces is:
Christopher Moore's insane A DIRTY JOB.
The plot: Kind of looney, as all Moore's plots are. All about death and its minions and how to heal a broken heart, run a used clothing store, raise a quirky child, deal with the hounds of hell, all the while working for the Grim Reaper storing the souls of the dear departed. Not to mention, trying to save the world from the obscenely nasty ghouls of hell who are gathering in the San Francisco sewers.
Oh and did I mention the assortment of squirrel people?
Deliriously funny.
Yet at the same time, wonderously touching.
This guy is a national treasure.
If you haven't read him before, you're in for a special treat.
The guy is certifiable.
But in a good way.
Another good read:
THE FORGER by Paul Watkins
An author I've only just discovered. And WOW, what a find.
Where has this guy been?
This book takes place just before and during WWII. When the Germans occupied Paris.
At the time the Nazis were looting European art collections for masterpieces to send back to
Germany.
A young American student and gifted painter, David Halifax, becomes, of necessity, an inspired forger as France is overrrun by the Germans. He is 'recruited' by a mysterious underground group who talk him into forging copies of certain paintings which are then passed on as authentic to the Nazis. This dangerous work is carried on in complete stealth as not only are he and his friends dead men if the forgeries are discovered by the Germans, but they're also in danger from everyday Parisians themselves who assume David and his friends are nothing but dirty collaborators. In reality they're doing their duty to save France's artistic heritage. How they go about their business makes for a splendid, if harrowing, gut wrenching book.
The main thing I loved about THE FORGER is that these guys are not heroes. Far from it. Most of the time they're scared to death. But they do what they have to do - becoming heroes inspite of themselves.
An amazing book.
