Matt: Read Modesty Blaise
January 23rd, 2009
I’m usually not really into reading fiction novels. I’m a movie geek -I like my facts and real life from books and get my fiction fix from film (kickass unintentional alliteration!).
However…every now and then I find a book that blows my mind that has nothing to do with music or real life. I just finished Modesty Blaise which is actually the first of a series of books based on a popular comic strip that was created in the 60s by a British writer named Peter O’Donnell.
This happens to be the book John Travolta (Vincent Vega) reads every time he goes to the can in Pulp Fiction. And that’s exactly why I got the book (yes I’m a geek). Now I have to geek out even more and search for an original version on eBay. Anyway, if you dig Tarantino, you’ll dig this book - Uma Thurman’s Kill Bill character is based on QT’s affection for the Modesty Blaise character.
=matt
Posted on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm by Matt Wells and is filed under Celebrities & Pop Culture.
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ah butch you certainly are a geek
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Yes, it is the most fabulous book series! With a huge cult following.
“Now I have to geek out even more and search for an original version on eBay.”
Depends what you mean by ‘original version’… there are first edition hardcovers and then many different reprintings; the great thing is, Souvenir Press has just reprinted almost the entire series (minus one) with the original cover artwork. You can check them out at: http://www.modestyblaisebooks.com/images/allcovers/overview.html (note: image-heavy page; you don’t want to try to access this from a mobile device)
FYI, Abebooks may be more useful than Ebay if you’re trying to get a good price, simply because there’s more available at any given time.