The Introverted Detective

Jurassic Park started as two books, branched into five movies, and has several games out. Is there a difference in plot when we compare all three forms of the franchise? Let's dive into it.  Photo by Parade This Post is covered in spoiler alerts for everything, so if you want to be surprised by anything go read another blog post on my page, such as  Is Jurassic Park Possible  . Jurassic Park, the original books, were written by Michael Crichton, who writes other thrillers aside from the two-book series. I have both books and the conclusion I came to comparing book and movies was that they chopped up the books and took creative liberties (lots of them), but left the characters well represented. I'd say the same about some Bond novels, too, but less creative liberties were taken in that series. I will warn you that I have not played most of the games and am only going by reviews. I think they are a bit intense for me and I, quite possibly, might be awful at playing them con...

 Readers everywhere know that a physical book doesn't work for going running, an audiobook of an adult novel (if no headphones are around) does not work in public places, and an ebook does not download when your internet is down. Today we look at the pluses and minuses of every form of a book and reading app.  Photo by Buzzfeed An audiobook is defined here as "an [audio file], audiocassette or CD recording of a reading of a book, typically a novel". It can come in CD or MP3 form. Tapes are rare and often lack a player at this point. An Ebook is defined as "an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose".  There are several apps for this. A physical book is "a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers".  These are the defined terms I'm going by for this blog post. today we talk about the pros and cons of all t...

 Harry Potter has the Christian world divided. Either a parent reads the books to their child (and rereads them by themselves because they love them) or decides that they are of the devil and must be forbidden. Yes, some parents may be in the middle and I acknowledge that, but is there evidence on both sides of the debate? Let's dive into it.  Photo Courtesy of The Conversation The Harry Potter fandom is huge everywhere. The first editions of the books are worth money. It is quality fiction, in my opinion, and worth at least looking into. I know people who made the books forbidden and their kids dove into the fandom anyway (and they could do nothing about it).  The main plot is that young Harry Potter is informed that he is a wizard and should attend Hogwarts. While there he discovers Voldemort - I mean, He Who Shall Not Be Named - is trying to kill him because he tried to kill him before and failed. I won't give anything more away.  Some Christian parents that I kno...

Video game companies, much like other companies, sometimes go out of business. This means games that aren't being made anymore get more expensive. You can sometimes find rare games unwittingly in the bin of used games, but often you have to make an effort to find these due to collectors and gaming nerds. Good games that are rare might be found on eBay - for a price. Do you know what games are rare? Do you have any rare games? Photo by BBC I recently looked for the game sequel of Hotel Dusk, only to find that it was 100 dollars to get the UK version and cheaper to get the Japanese version (and then it was only in Japanese). It was never released in North America. The games Hotel Dusk and Last Window are from a company that went out of business. They are incredible games worth the extra cost, if you like mystery novels that are interactive.  There are amazing games out there that are rare because the company that made them isn't around. It is either that or they didn't make m...