SOTR1989 Book Blog

  Saturday Night Dead Richard Rosen   Released: June 10th, 1988 My 30th book for 2026 was Richard Rosen’s Saturday Night Dead .   I found this book at Goodwill in Stephen's City, Virginia.  I flew home for a funeral, and was out in the town for a bit.  I read the majority of it on United's UA780 from DC back to Portland. This book is about former Boston Red Sox player Harvey Blissberg, as he uncovers the mysterious death of a late night variety show executive who was murdered.  At first, Harvey is tasked with finding a drunken player who has skipped out on his hosting duties for the show.  After the murder, he is called into further action to crack the case.  This leads to the introduction of many cast members with various talents, abilities, and even deep secrets.  The book showcases what being a regular writer and talent on the show in those days really felt like. I am a huge fan of the late 1980's and early 1990's Era SNL.  This ...

  Batman & Robin Michael Jan Friedman   Released: June 6th, 1997 My 29th book for 2026 was Michael Jan Friedman’s Batman & Robin. I could write a whole thing about how terrible the movie was, but the first of infinite reminders…this is supposed to be about the book. In this one, Batman faces Mr. Freeze, a mad scientist who has devoted his life to crime in order to fund research that will save his wife who is suffering from an advanced stage disease with no known cure.  Adding to this is another disgruntled Wayne Enterprises employee who becomes Poison Ivy.  A woman who wants to take over the world with violent plants.  Adding to this, Bruce Wayne faces a dying Alfred who has come down with the same disease as Mr. Freeze's wife, but in an earlier stage.  He also quarrels with Robin and encounters a new ally in Barbara Wilson who while visiting Uncle Alfred, becomes Batgirl.  On top of that, he is conflicted about the direction of his life with h...