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I would rather read a screenplay than watch a movie.  I don’t know what it is about reading a screenplay that makes them more interesting, but there seems to be a little more imagination involved.  You can read page by page and see what you want to, as well as what you’ve been told to.

If you enjoy reading screenplays, or are just a big fan of ‘buddy movies’ you’re going to enjoy The Adventured of Slim & Howdy, a new novel from Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn (with help from Bill Fitzhugh).  It’s essentially a screenplay for a new movie that’s yet to be shot (it may never make it to the big screen, but I’m betting it will).

Please ignore the horrible cover of the book.  This cover is actually the worst thing about the book itself - as it doesn’t tell you anything that the book is about and doesn’t interest you to buy it in the first place.  The book on the other hand is really good.

It’s based around two guys, Slim and Howdy, who as presented, are a couple of life’s losers in the monetary fashion and each looking for something.  You would think they’re a couple of dilweeds, floating through life without much of a clue - but you soon find out they have a knack for not only summing up a situation pretty quick, they also can’t do anything wrong.  Well, they can’t do anything right that doesn’t turn out wrong, but then, they always seem to get out of the situations they put themselves in.

Soon after they meet they are knee deep in trouble.  It’s the kind of ‘good cop/bad cop’ buddy movie trouble that’s fun to read and keeps the action moving along pretty quickly. 

From mean guys to loose women, and bar ballads to bar fights, Slim and Howdy seem to have the time of their life - even if they’re always being hunted and in real trouble.  In between they work towards their ultimate goal of singing and writing songs, and you’ll recognize several of the songs they sing - after all, some of those big songs are based on Slim and Howdy themselves.

This is the kind of novel that’s easy and fun to read and should be a really big hit.  And this is one story that can have numerous sequels.  It’s going to be fun to watch as their lives together progress.  Where do they go from here?  I’m already waiting on the next installment to find out.