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Book #148: He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him by Cary Edwards

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   He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him by Cary Edwards   Released: June 22nd, 2018 My 14th book for 2026 was Cary Edward’s "He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him".   This book takes a look back at Timothy Dalton's short-lived tenure as British Secret Service Agent, James Bond 007.  The author discusses his two films, The Living Daylights  and License To Kill . The film goes into an in-depth review of the two films.  We start off talking about Dalton's debut in The Living Daylights .  It is discussed in depth how his debut landed, how it compares to other Bonds, the difference in tenure from Roger Moore's more lighthearted take to Dalton's more serious and darker Bond.  We next dive into License to Kill .  Dalton's more serious entry to the Bond series.  The author then discusses the legacy of the Dalton Era of Bond, how it influenced the series, the challenges and struggles the films faced, and why they remain important...
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Book #147: Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective on Friday the 13th Part 2 by R.G. Henning

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    Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective  of Friday the 13th Part 2 R.G. Henning   Released: January 5th, 2023 My 13th book (I see a theme here...) for 2026 was R.G. Henning's "Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective of Friday the 13th Part 2".   This is a book I've looked forward to reading for quite some time.  I picked it up a few years back, but due to moves, and storage, and lots of other factors, I haven't had the chance to fully explore it until now. Friday the 13th is often seen as a cheap 1980's slasher film series that capitalizes on blood, gore, and violence.  If you take a deeper look into it, you'll find that there's much more to the series than most people know.  Friday the 13th primarily focuses on killers seeking revenge for the death of loved ones.  In the first Friday the 13th, we learn that a young boy named Jason has drowned, and that his mother has gone on a killing spree to avenge him.  In Part 2, we learn that Jas...
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