AA> Kyle Mills has taken up the baton to continue for Vince Flynn.
 AA> 

Ah, I always get my names wrong.  I thought Brad Thor was jumping in around
the time of his death?  I have 3-4 books since his passing to read.  It's
hard to find the time.

 AA> For me, a book can often "complete" the story when I've seen it as a
 AA> film. The original book provides additional dialog/insights that a film
 AA> often has to skip over.
 AA> 

Thats totally opposite of me; if I know the ending, the book isn't as
enjoyable.  

 AA> Enders Game: never saw the film.  The book is rather complex, and I
 AA> heard that the film leaves out a lot of salient or pivotal elements. 
 AA> Maybe that one might have worked better as a multi-episode tv series.
 AA> 

The movie fell very flat compared to the book.  The repetitive training Ender
endures is not exhaustedly portrayed within the movie, therefore the ending
is not as surprising.  My now 12 year old read the book 2 years ago and loved
it, then watched the movie and was bored.

 AA> Anyway.. the book form is often the better choice to get into the  
 AA> character's heads and develop a better understanding of subsequent  
 AA> actions.
 AA> 

I like other spy authors but tend to prefer those that stick to the same
characters in each book.  For instance David Baldacci writes good stories,
however my all time favorite of his is Saving Faith.  I wish those characters
had continued, but lost interest in his other books as they weren't quite
living up.  I did like "The Christmas Train," "Last Man Standing," and "The
Hit."  However his books are hit or miss for me.  Same with Daniel Silva,
great author, different characters ... So Flynn tend to be the books I keep
and re-read most often.  Dan Brown is OK, I felt DaVinci Code was excellent,
but liked Angels and Demons better.

 AA> But check out Clooney in The American, if you can.  I think you might
 AA> like its intelligent storyline (not based on any book that I am aware
 AA> of), its European setting, etc.

Tuning in now, not much going on the BBS's since we started opening back up. 
Looks like it's time to get "sick" of binge watching again.

-D

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