The Introverted Detective

 Do you want to hear about George Remus, a lawyer turned bootlegger? Then you'll love this book. Let's dive in.  This book is about a bootlegger named George Remus, who started as a lawyer and then turned his legal hand to bootlegging, then got ruined by a woman named Imogene. This is the story of a bootlegger who had the intelligence to run an empire for a short time, but not the intelligence to know he was being played like a fiddle by his second wife. This is also the story of Mabel Walker Willebrandt, who took down Remus and bootlegging operations while battling a hearing impairment and sexism. Oh, and let's not forget that this story ends in murder.  The Review This is narrative nonfiction, which means it is written like a fiction story but entirely true. It is telling a story with facts behind it. This makes nonfiction much easier to read. Combining a thrilling story of bootlegging, betrayal, and murder with narrative nonfiction made this book an easy read.  I ...

 Here is book two of Lord Of The Rings. Without any Adieu, let's get into it.  We pick up with the rest of the fellowship, starting with Aragorn finding Boromir. Peter Jackson put some of this in the first movie and not the second. Knowing that, you have to read The Fellowship Of The Ring before you read The Two Towers.  The Overview We turn the camera back to the rest of the fellowship. After focusing on Frodo, we now know Boromir died to protect the last two hobbits (Merry and Pippin). You have to read the previous book to understand what is going on. They don't know where Frodo and Sam are until they see the boats. The remaining fellowship go after Merry and Pippin. The fellowship all end up at Rohan. From here, we take down Saruman and the trees go to battle (The Ents, you'll understand when you read it). Close to the end we tune back in to see where Sam and Frodo are. They tame Gollum/Smeagol to get a guide across the swamp. That lasts only so long before Gollum/Smea...

 I just read the book The Fellowship Of The Ring. Today we compare it to the Peter Jackson film - the extended edition. Let's go! Today I'm highlighting the differences between the movie and the book. This is because books don't directly translate to film. You have to convert the dialogue into a script, film stuff (not as easy as they make it look), and edit the result. Some scenes didn't work, or some set piece doesn't work (like Jaws), and you get a different result than the book. It is never exact.  With all that in mind, we dive into the film itself. The main plot is intact, minus Tom Bombadil's role. He was cut from the film.  The  comparison The shire and the birthday party are pretty close. The only real differences between the book and movie in the first part are these: you are missing the other black rider encounters between the first and last one before Buckleberry Ferry. Oh, and Tom Bombadil. It skipped the months of planning that went along with Frod...