I am quite intrigued by H.H.Holmes (even making him the mascot of my old band Stateline Motel) and have read alot - including a short biography. So I'm excited to read this new book as well although I'm sure it will be a repeat of the things I already know. My fascination for Holmes (and yes he took the moniker from Sherlock because he thought he was as smart as the fictional character) replaced my previous fascination with Sweeny Todd which waned slightly before the film came out.I have read so many books since I last posted I can't even conjure them up in my mind right now. Notably I read Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest.
It was a riveting and unnerving story of two sisters who go to a "doctor" for her starvation cure technique but then they are robbed and starved to death by the woman. I found it most interesting that the "doctor" was from Minneapolis, where I now live. After this book I read Into the Wild which coincedentally happened to also be about starvation. Boy am I hungry.Among the letdowns I have read was Joe Hill's (Stephen Kings son) 20th century ghosts - It started out strong and the first few stories are GREAT but then it takes a sharp turn and falls flat. I also tried The Colorado Kid by Stephen King = snore. Then Rogue Scholar which heralded interesting subject matter, but was written like a cross between court proceedings and a dry school text book so it was laboreous to get through.
I found a great story I had never read by Jim Thompson called "Case of the Catalogue Clue" in a book called A Scream in the Dark: and other true crime stories (originally released as Murder Plus). It was great, but the book - even the reprint - seems very hard to find online. I found it at Barnes and Noble in the cheap section!!!
So to wrap up this rant - I've been reading alot more than watching films because of Violet. (I don't yet want to expose her to too much for fear of her having nightmares). BUT I did watch the ENTIRE series of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA much to the shagrin of Stacy and everyone else I have confessed this too :) - p.s. it was GREAT!
My band REIGNING KNIVES is kicking ass. We just played two outdoor shows (on the same street just blocks from eachother! :) They went off well and I really like our tunes and my bandmates. More on that later though.
