What I’ve Been Reading/Watching

It’s time to catch you up on what I’ve been consuming during quarantine times, because I know you’ve been dying to find out.

READING

Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life by Michael Lewis. This tells the story of Michael Lewis (of Moneyball and The Blind Side fame) and his high school baseball coach.

The Passenger by Lisa Lutz. I haven’t finished this yet, but it’s supposedly along the lines of Gone Girl. The plot is progressing pretty quickly so far, and I’m enjoying it. The female protagonist is on the run – from the law, from someone – and we don’t exactly know why through five chapters.

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Use of Force by Brad Thor. This is another, somewhat generic, book in the Scot Harvath series. I was reading too many Harvath books in a row, so I decided to take a little step away. I just have a few more before I’m caught up in the series.

WATCHING

Ballers on HBO. This was a pretty excellent series with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Rob Corddry. It starts off as a series about NFL agents/financial managers and branches out into a lot more. The storylines are somewhat realistic and there are a bunch of celebrity cameos. It’s a really interesting show, because The Rock’s character – Spencer Strasmore, a retired superstar football player – is the protagonist but he’s somewhat inept and kind of an asshole.

Homeland on DVD (Showtime). I had watched up through season five previously and then fell off, but I decided to catch up on seasons six and seven. I haven’t started season eight yet, so don’t spoil it for me. Much like Spencer Strasmore in Ballers, Carrie Mathison is super-annoying much of the time, but the plot lines still draw me in.

Longmire on Netflix. Based on the Craig Johnson book series, which I have also begun, this is a pretty good small-town Wyoming sheriff serial.

Tonight I’ll be watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on DVD.

What have you all been up to?

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