From the page to the screen

Reading has been on the backburner just a wee bit, what with a convention just passed and some games to be played (sadly not enough), some series watched (almost there) and some reacquaintance with old friends.
But there was still some reading involved in this maelstrom of activities. And although it was not totally planned, they do tie in nicely to the films that are currently showing in the theaters.

Coraline - Neil Gaiman

What can I say. Simply put, it is a kids' ghost story, with a nice dash of surrealistic Gaiman added to the mix. The story is sweet, enjoyable and I will probably end up reading it a couple of times in between other books, simply because it will only take an hour to finish.
And with a stop motion rendition of said book, how can you go wrong?

Digital Fortress - Dan Brown

I should have known beforehand that this would not be the book that would blow me away. The premise is believable enough, unless you actually understand the subject he is spouting nonsense about. Fortunately for me, one of my friends works for the cryptology department at the university and we could actually laugh about whatever mistake was made in the book.
All the crypto-babble aside, the book might not be even that bad, albeit predictable. A mysterious assassin, a government conspiracy, a know-it-all professor and some likely suspects. Sounds like a typical Brown novel to me. Considering that this was written prior to Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, I am inclined to forgive the similarities. But maybe, mister Brown should really read a book by his esteemed colleague, mister Crichton, to see how you can actually incorporate babble of any kind without making it sound improbable.
Mayhap that the new Angels & Demons movie is actually enjoyable. (at least this one is restricted to the Vatican and the CERN complex)