Books
Our digital age didn’t diminish our love of the printed word, even if those words now appear on glowing Nooks, Kindles and tablets. Hollywood in Toto’s book reviews give readers a sense of what stories are worth saving for those precious minutes before sleep beckons.
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Flashback: Powerhouse Southern Writers from the ’80s
Matt Stone and Trey Parker of “South Park” fame came up with the term “member berries” to lampoon our need…
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Klavan’s ‘Great Good Thing’ Offers Divine Second Act
Klavan’s “The Great Good Thing” ostensibly charts the author’s embrace of a religion that clashed with his familial roots. As…
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How One Hell-Raising ‘Biker’ Found Faith
The Honda S90. Cost four hundred bucks. Oh, the power of that mighty machine! It topped out at fifty-five going…
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Flanery’s ‘Jane Two’ Will Make Grown Men Cry
You can tell a lot about a man when he thinks no one is watching him. I was there on…
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HiT Book Review: ‘Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born’
He’s a more silent and edgy hero, different from the smooth and suave spy played by Piece Brosnan or even…
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HiT Book Review: Andrew Klavan’s ‘Werewolf Cop’
No, it’s strange because Klavan is one hell of a writer. The bulk of the story is easy to digest. Klavan…
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New Book Spotlights Other ‘American Sniper’ Hero
The author of an upcoming book about Navy SEAL Ryan “Biggles” Job, whose story is a small part of the…
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Do Costume Tweaks Offer Super Perks for Heroes?
DC tempted fate this week when it again tweaked Superman’s look this week by giving him fingerless gloves. (Why an…
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HiT Audiobook Review: ‘Full Metal Jacket Diary’
Modine starred as Private Joker in the 1987 classic, showing a soldier’s journey from boot camp to the battlefield. An…
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HiT Book Review: ‘The Last American Vampire’
After “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Grahame-Smith found a way to mash his distinct genre tastes…
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