Lee
Added to listShould Be Adapted To Film/TVwith 66 books.
“Money is like acid. It burns through everything: friendships, family, lovers, husbands and wives. What ever bond you think you have, money will make that bond dissolve, it's acid.”
Believe the hype. King of Ashes is a highly entertaining and well-crafted crime revenge thriller with some really fun characters. This is my first experience with S.A. Cosby, and now I'm eager to explore his other books. I was told this book has some terrific villains, and it definitely delivers with the sadistic Tranquil & Torrent. Reading this book made it very easy to picture a movie adaptation in my mind, as Cosby’s writing flows smoothly and clearly captures these living characters right off the page. My only major gripe is that the ending feels rushed and comes together too quickly, especially after all the buildt up tension and raised stakes preceding it. That said, I very much enjoyed it from start to finish and was upset it ended. This would make an excellent double read or a future double feature film billing alongside Don Winslow’s City on Fire.
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Fancast:
- Roman: Michael B. Jordan / John David Washington - Dante: Damson Idris - Naveah: Teyonah Parris / Zazie Beetz - Mr. Carruthers: Forest Whitaker / Sam Jackson - Torrent: Daniel Kaluuya - Tranquil: Trevante Rhodes - Yellaboy: Lakeith Stanfield - Splodie: 21 Savage / Jason Mitchell - Khalil: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / Winston Duke - Chauncey: Aldis Hodge - Jealousy: Anitta - Shade: Brian Tyree Henry
“Money is like acid. It burns through everything: friendships, family, lovers, husbands and wives. What ever bond you think you have, money will make that bond dissolve, it's acid.”
Believe the hype. King of Ashes is a highly entertaining and well-crafted crime revenge thriller with some really fun characters. This is my first experience with S.A. Cosby, and now I'm eager to explore his other books. I was told this book has some terrific villains, and it definitely delivers with the sadistic Tranquil & Torrent. Reading this book made it very easy to picture a movie adaptation in my mind, as Cosby’s writing flows smoothly and clearly captures these living characters right off the page. My only major gripe is that the ending feels rushed and comes together too quickly, especially after all the buildt up tension and raised stakes preceding it. That said, I very much enjoyed it from start to finish and was upset it ended. This would make an excellent double read or a future double feature film billing alongside Don Winslow’s City on Fire.
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Fancast:
- Roman: Michael B. Jordan / John David Washington - Dante: Damson Idris - Naveah: Teyonah Parris / Zazie Beetz - Mr. Carruthers: Forest Whitaker / Sam Jackson - Torrent: Daniel Kaluuya - Tranquil: Trevante Rhodes - Yellaboy: Lakeith Stanfield - Splodie: 21 Savage / Jason Mitchell - Khalil: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / Winston Duke - Chauncey: Aldis Hodge - Jealousy: Anitta - Shade: Brian Tyree Henry
Was not expecting it to be more of a kid’s adventure story. Should be marketed as such.
Was not expecting it to be more of a kid’s adventure story. Should be marketed as such.
Added to listBooks Of Interest By Osmosiswith 63 books.
This is what happens when you don't have a proper trip sitter.
This is what happens when you don't have a proper trip sitter.
Triple Axe
Added to listOwnedwith 277 books.
Added to listComicswith 97 books.
Added to listBody Horrorwith 26 books.
The concept of a Norwegian heavy metal band body horror revenge thriller with a splash of (shockingly not marketed) Jennifer’s Body and Norse gods was enough to peak my intrigue. Unfortunately the coloring really did not do it for me, and often times was actually quite difficult to make out with its shading/lighting. Vanesa Del Rey’s art style was interesting and unique, but I felt that the colors and shading obscured a lot of the lines and detail. Meanwhile I was let down by the lack of more Norse myths given Azzarello’s extensive work with Wonder Woman. It could have leaned more into The Ritual.
The concept of a Norwegian heavy metal band body horror revenge thriller with a splash of (shockingly not marketed) Jennifer’s Body and Norse gods was enough to peak my intrigue. Unfortunately the coloring really did not do it for me, and often times was actually quite difficult to make out with its shading/lighting. Vanesa Del Rey’s art style was interesting and unique, but I felt that the colors and shading obscured a lot of the lines and detail. Meanwhile I was let down by the lack of more Norse myths given Azzarello’s extensive work with Wonder Woman. It could have leaned more into The Ritual.
Added to listOwnedwith 276 books.
