Read any good books lately? Rate them here

[Athene]

Still plugging away at Clash of Kings (one chapter a night makes it go really slow)

I'm up to... volume 9 of The Walking Dead comic (finished 9 last night).  I'm still not entirely sure I like comics - there doesn't seem to be the same degree of character development that novels (or even the TV series) develop, but I don't know if that's merely because the comics focus on different characters, or because of the pace they have to move at to maintain their readership...  For example

---

I'm to the point where The Governor has driven everyone out of the prison and now Rick and Carl are out on their own and Carl is having his "I don't need you!" asserting-independence moment.  In the comic, though, I felt like it sort of came out of no where - he was sort of sad one frame, then screaming in a rage for the next five frames, and then two pages (maybe 15 frames) later he's sobbing about how he can't kill Rick when he thinks he's turned and how he actually needs him...

In the TV show, though, a whole episode was devoted to Carl exploring his abilities and limits and going out on his own so that his telling off of Rick at the beginning and his break down about still needing him at the end has actual character development happening in between.

Perhaps this all has to do with the cinematic nature of comics - you don't really get character thoughts (in TWD anyway) so unless an intention is spoken by a character or developed through several frames then you're kind of left to infer what's going on and in that respect I think the TV show is more successful.

But I digress...

---

Started my audible account back up so I'm re-listening to Dan Wells' Serial Killer series (I am Not a Serial Killer, Mr. Monster and I Don't Want to Kill You) in preparation for his new book Devil's Only Friend which I need to download, but am waiting to do so until I catch up with the series.

Also, I just found out that World War Z was based on a book, so I'm thinking of getting it.

The walking dead comics are better then the show. Tyreese kicks ass. Also I would recommend that if you want to read world war z and since you like the walking dead, grab the ultimate zombie survival guide. By the same author as wwz and is a good read.

I enjoy the comics.....er,  I meant graphic novels as much, if not more than the show. It does help to read them back to back or in the compendium, though. Btw, graphic novel Carol does not kick ass.