ImDeranged Wrote:I do the same thing. I work as a bookseller, when the first one came out I heard it was "really good". I put it in the mental maybe pile then forgot about it as others caught my interest. Then the second one came out and it exploded...how good could it really be? I decided not to bother.
But then about 3 weeks ago I caved and read the first book. Damn it was good and I would recommend it.(It's a dark twisted locked room mystery/Action film hybrid) Then the second, don't start it unless you have the third book. The first can stand on its own but 2 leads directly into 3.
Now that I've read them it's time to watch the movies.
Ditto. I am instantly suspicious of anything popular because how good can it be if the masses like it so much? And no, I don't hold myself above the masses but based on popularity charts, the masses and I don't agree on much. Though in this case I don't think I'll read the books because I don't read much noirish type fiction, but love cinema noir, because it seems so real and your visit with a book lasts much longer than with a movie.