Books I've read recently:
- Sammy's Hill (currently reading - surprisingly well-written and funny!)
- Best Friends Forever (3/5 stars - definitely not Jennifer Weiner's best work, but still enjoyable)
- Throw Like a Girl: Stories (1/5 - ugh, what a waste of time!)
- sTORI TELLING (3/5 - yeah, yeah, I know. Yes, it's somewhat poorly written & it's all fluff, but I'm a fan of the Tori & Dean series, so it was entertaining.)
- House of Sand and Fog (4/5 - I wasn't happy with the last chapter, but otherwise, this book was phenomenal! I kind of want to see the movie now - is it worth it?? )
- A Lesson Before Dying (4/5 - it sat on my bookshelf for almost three years before I got to it. Actually, I think I might have read it before, but still can't remember for sure (it all seemed so familiar). Regardless, it was a great read!)
Movies I've seen lately:
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (3/5 stars - I enjoyed it, but it definitely wasn't as good as the other Harry Potter movies)
- (500) Days of Summer (4/5 - best movie of the summer!)
- Julie & Julia (3.5/5 - loved, loved, loved the Julia side (Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci were amazing!), but didn't care for what they did with the Julie side)
- The Time Traveler's Wife (3/5 - this movie really didn't have a fair chance with me because I loved the book so much (one of my rare 5 star books), but I really did try to be open-minded. Yes, I sobbed through almost an hour of the film, but it was mostly because I knew what was going to happen. The biggest disappointment for me was that they didn't develop the Henry/Clare relationship very well... oh, and they changed the ending, which was not cool.)
What movies have you seen/what books have you read lately? Anything good? Anything terrible that I should definitely avoid? What are you looking forward to seeing?
5 comments:
I cannot... and I mean CANNOT... wait for Where the Wild Things Are. My favorite book as a kid! OMG!
Reading several things at the moment, but none of them are turning me on. We (my book club) just finished Christoper Moore's "A Dirty Job"... it is the second time I've read it and it is absolutely great. So twisted and funny... I think you would like it.
That's all I've got for 7 a.m. I need coffee...
Hugs to ya! TGIF!
I just Saw Julie and Juila and it was a fun movie. Like you I adored the love story of Julia and Paul.
I read a lot during my trip, Best Friends Fprever by Jennifer Warner, Love the one you are with By Emily Griffen and a few from the Shopaholic series.
Currenly reading "Eat, Pray, Love" and another one about a Brown student undercover in Liberty University.
I really enjoyed Inglorious Basterds- I think it is by far QT's best.
Just saw Time Traveler's and totes agree with you. Liked it but didn't LOVE it like I did the book. I did cry though so it succeeded. Loved the Juila part of J&J too. Julie was a little obnoxious.
The Time Traveler's Wife is still one of my favorite books. I still can't bring myself to see that movie. I just know I will hate it. Much like I already hate Lovely Bones before it even comes to the theater. I always think they need to let a true fan of the book write the screen play!
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