“Death Proof” sucked. It sucked long, and it sucked hard. It was a bunch of meaningless people sitting around talking about nothing. It had perhaps 60-90 seconds of genuine tension in the span of 90 minutes.
”The Pirate Coast” was non-stop awesome. It is rare that a historical novel can be as gripping, fast-paced, and downright badass as the best modern fiction technothriller, but this was entirely the case. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
“Charlie Wilson’s War” is a close runner up on awesome. It’s a big … lengthy, and slow-paced at times, but still totally worth a read. (Or wait for the movie, which seems like it might be even more awesome by chopping out the slower parts and focusing on the cool parts?)
