Every year since I think 2011, I have read 52 books each year. I am probably too proud of this, but I think it's awesome and fun and I get to read a lot of great books and some pretty terrible ones. I don't have any sort of requirement, and count graphic novels too. Here is my current hold list at the library (and yes, I said library — I refuse to pay for books to take up more space in my house — I love books, but I also live in a 700 square foot apartment with my boyfriend and dog and there is no room for the thousands of books I read and own — my Kindle rocks):
The Woman in Cabin 10 — Ruth Ware → I’m really digging this psychological “I don’t know what’s happening in this book but somehow I’m still reading it” genre, andIn a Dark, Dark Woodwas surprising good
Fatal — John Lescroart → Periodically, I go through the New York Times’ Bestseller list because I like reading books that people are talking about — for this reason, I read theFifty Shadestrilogy, so you’d think I wouldn’t be doing it anymore, but whatever. And I know you should judge a book by the cover, but the cover of this one makes it look awesome.
Dark Matter — Blake Crouch → I’ve been waiting to read this one for awhile, I guess it’s popular. I like realistic sci-fi stuff, likeBlack Mirroronly a book
The Girl Before — JP Delaney → Generally, I hate the switching narrators, but it worked forThe Girl on the Train, so I guess as long as it’s a good writer, anything works. Ooh I just saw this is going to be a film by Ron Howard — I like reading the books before they are cast so I can picture my own people. For example,The Circlecasting is great, but not at all what I anticipated.
Behind Closed Doors — B.A. Paris → I’m pretty sure I’ve been waiting on this one for a hundred years. I joined a Goodreads bookclub and this was last month’s and I still haven’t gotten it. I should probably just buy it already. I really prefer a paperback, though. I hate that the description of this book calls it an “international phenomenon.” Vomit.
Stories of Your Life and Others — Ted Chiang → If you read my last post (ha ha yeah right I know you didn’t), you would know I just sawArrivaland had no idea it was based on a short story. I bet it’s amazing.
Sleeping Giants — Sylvian Neuvel → Here is why I added this book, from the description: “A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton,World War Z,andThe Martian,Sleeping Giantsis a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery — and a fight to control a gargantuan power” — Sold.
The Chemist — Stephanie Meyer → Big surprise, I like Stephanie Meyer. Yes, I likeTwilight.I’m in my thirties — we all like it. Anyone who says they don’t, probably hasn’t read them or just saw the movies, and we can all agree Kristen Stewart is horrible.
This is Where It Ends — Marieke Nijkamp → I honestly enjoy YA fiction. The cover art on this book rocks, and I read a great book about Columbine last year by Dave Cullen and it was like reading fiction. Of course, that wasn’t fiction, so here we go
Sorry if that is way too much information. Blogging is difficult because it seems like nobody will care but me. And blogging is very circle-y. Have you not readThe Circle? You should. Like, as soon as humanly possible. #knowingeverythingisbetter
What started out like an awesome Aaron Sorkin-y political film quickly devolved into Primary Colors in present day. George Clooney played a Democratic candidate in the Ohio primary and his campaign was run by Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ryan Gosling. It was good, don't get me wrong. The writing was solid - funny where needed, poignant where necessary. But it was too short and never delved into the political process at all - it became a story about what happens when Gosling finds out Clooney got an intern pregnant. That was pretty much the summary of the film. The best things about the film were Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, who is always a genius. The greatest line was when Gosling confronted Clooney about the affair, telling him that he broke the number one rule in politics, "You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country. But you can't fuck the intern." Good stuff. Funny and also true. Gosling's character was difficult to portray bec...
In anticipation for the Oscars (with the fall of pirate bay I was behind and didn't get to watch anything before the globes), I have now seen several nominated or potentially nominated films, and I have been pleasantly surprised. Last year, most of the movies were, for lack of a better word, dull. Yes, Into the Woods was weird and boring, but some of the others have been fantastic. And don't get me wrong, I love musicals as much as the next person - actually, I love musicals more than the next person. Rent , Chicago, Cats , Phantom, Book of Mormon, you name it, I usually love it. But Into the Woods was just bizarre. I saw a televised stage production of it with Bernadette Peters in college and loved it, so I assumed the movie would be that much better. But apparently college me was stupid and thought the songs were good when they were actually terrible. Sondheim rules, but not this time - the lyrics are ridiculous and sound like a third grader wrote them. And I'm telling ...
On Saturday, Ryan, Rachel, their mom and I went to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. First, a brief comment on the audience. I understand that the books are largely viewed as children’s books, but the books really grow with the characters and by the time the sixth book comes around, the students are fourteen and the general tone is pretty dark and depressing… cause that’s what fourteen-year-olds are like. They are. It’s true. My problem, then, is not with the books or the movie, but with the parents who allow their VERY young children (like under the age of eight, as young as around two or three) to come to the movie theatre for the seven o’clock showing and sit through two and a half hours of gruesome and scary scenes. Let’s be honest – if I was really young and saw this movie, it would probably scar me for life (much like the movie It – that is terrifying and you know it). In fact, when the inferi come out of the water I jumped, as did most of the audience including the rea...
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