Stupid Clan Sparkle vamps

Haven't really felt like linking to Wonderella in awhile. But hell, everyone loves mocking Twillight...



Yeah, screw you, capybaras! You know what you did.

13 Bullets

I need something else to read for later. This vampire series by David Wellington isn't going to work for me. Unless the second half of the first books shows a REMARKABLE upgrade in quality there's no way I want to bother with the next two. From the overdone quality of the supposedly official incident report that opens the book to the out-of-nowhere pro-vampire agenda shown by the federal bureaucracy and news media to crazy-ass nigh invulnerability of the vamps and their Half-Dead servants. It all leaves me annoyed. How bad do I find the plotting in this? The lead is a lesbian cop. Yeah, I'm giving up the chance to read about the adventures of a lesbian vampire killer. Hell, I'd still be reading LKH if Anita started making out with girls...

Election

The Wo Shing Society, oldest Triad in Hong Kong is electing its new two year chairman. The Uncles are choosing between calm, foward-looking Lok and the powerful but hot-headed Big D. But even after a vote is cast things don't end...

For a gangster movie, this is surprisingly lacking in heavy violence. There is some. But its more effective, because its used more sparingly. Plus, for some reason, no one uses guns. Though there is a fairly brutal fight involving machetes or sabers of some kind...

The only real flaw I found was I couldn't keep track of all the players. Between the bosses, the lieutenants and foot soldiers its difficult to remember who's working for or with who...