The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Max Barry's new novel, Lexicon -- the fourth of his books under review at the site, and probably the most accomplished.
(He always has some pretty fun ideas, but tends to lose his way.)
After the box-office beyond-bomb disaster that was the recent US release of the film version of his novel Syrup -- ranked 285th out of the 287 released-to-date films for 2013 box office, according to Box Office Mojo, with a total take of US $663 (yes, really -- maybe 50 tickets sold) -- he at least seems on a bit firmer footing with just the words. Note, however, that Lexicon was already optioned by no less than Matthew Vaughn more than a year ago (i.e. while still in manuscript). It'll be interesting to see how the Syrup-fiasco affects this material's chances of actually being made into a movie. (My two cents: it's a totally different beast and concept, and has very solid cinematic potential; it'd be a shame if the Syrup-flop was held against it.)
After the box-office beyond-bomb disaster that was the recent US release of the film version of his novel Syrup -- ranked 285th out of the 287 released-to-date films for 2013 box office, according to Box Office Mojo, with a total take of US $663 (yes, really -- maybe 50 tickets sold) -- he at least seems on a bit firmer footing with just the words. Note, however, that Lexicon was already optioned by no less than Matthew Vaughn more than a year ago (i.e. while still in manuscript). It'll be interesting to see how the Syrup-fiasco affects this material's chances of actually being made into a movie. (My two cents: it's a totally different beast and concept, and has very solid cinematic potential; it'd be a shame if the Syrup-flop was held against it.)