Booking Through Thursday
Have you ever been a member of a book club? How did your group choose (ot, if you haven’t been, what do you think is the best way to choose) the next book and who would lead discussion?
Do you feel more or less likely to appreciate books if you are obliged to read them for book groups rather than choosing them of your own free will? Does knowing they are going to be read as part of a group affect the reading experience?
Book Clubs. How I've always wanted to belong to one. I've come close but not all the way yet!
At one point in college about ten of us decided to try and read a book together. We threw out ideas and voted via facebook. Ended up picking The Time Traveler's Wife. The school year ended and we never found a time to get together and discuss it. I think about half the people finished before the year was up but the other's weren't done. I did hear that most people really did enjoy it, including myself. It's just a shame we never actually got to meet, I'm so glad I got to read that book though I really love it.
I've also read the same book at the same time as a friend before but we never actually sat down and discussed it. We more just talked about it casually on and off.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday Thingers!
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Today's question is about tags- do you tag? How do you tag? How do you feel about tagging- do you think it would be better to have standardized tags, like libraries have standardized subject headings, or do you like the individualized nature of tagging? What are your top 5 tags and what do they say about your collection or your reading habits?
I do tag! I don't believe I started doing it right when I joined Librarything but for awhile now I've done it like clockwork once I get a good number of new books into my library I tag them all.
I tag everything from the genre of book, to how much I paid for it (if it was really really cheap), to if it's an ARC to when I read it or if I haven't read it. I also write where I bought a book in the comments box if I remember.
I think I would like to have a set of standarized tags applied once a book was entered but also have the choice to edit them myself or add to them. I think that would be nice.
Top Five Tags: (man this first one is horrible!)
1. TBR (185) (I need to stop buying and read these darn things!)
2. Fiction (163) (Fiction that isn't Chick Lit or Young Adult Fiction)
3.Reference (97) (Something that isn't meant to be read straight through, a lot of art/design books)
4. Collection (93) (Anything from short stories to Artist Books to Comic Anthologies)
5.Comics (76) (these range from graphic novels to small little self published comics)
Today's question is about tags- do you tag? How do you tag? How do you feel about tagging- do you think it would be better to have standardized tags, like libraries have standardized subject headings, or do you like the individualized nature of tagging? What are your top 5 tags and what do they say about your collection or your reading habits?
I do tag! I don't believe I started doing it right when I joined Librarything but for awhile now I've done it like clockwork once I get a good number of new books into my library I tag them all.
I tag everything from the genre of book, to how much I paid for it (if it was really really cheap), to if it's an ARC to when I read it or if I haven't read it. I also write where I bought a book in the comments box if I remember.
I think I would like to have a set of standarized tags applied once a book was entered but also have the choice to edit them myself or add to them. I think that would be nice.
Top Five Tags: (man this first one is horrible!)
1. TBR (185) (I need to stop buying and read these darn things!)
2. Fiction (163) (Fiction that isn't Chick Lit or Young Adult Fiction)
3.Reference (97) (Something that isn't meant to be read straight through, a lot of art/design books)
4. Collection (93) (Anything from short stories to Artist Books to Comic Anthologies)
5.Comics (76) (these range from graphic novels to small little self published comics)
Saturday, June 07, 2008
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl By Tanya Lee Stone
Written in verse, three girls encounter the same bad boy. Using a library copy of Judy Blume's Forever, all the girls that have been used by this boy leave messages to each other, sharing their experiences.When I saw all these reviews saying this should be required reading I wasn't so sure about that... After reading this, I think it should be required reading for girls, boys, grownups, parents, everyone! What a powerful piece in such a slim package. I think it's one great life lesson. I hadn't heard of this book until it was mentioned as a giveaway on a blog and I looked into it. It's a shame it isn't more widely recognized.
Though the book teaches a powerful lesson it's still very fun to read. I really enjoyed it. I had never read anything I liked in verse, probably because it was all school related. But this book is very easily digestible. Makes me want to seek out other books in the same format.
I also really like the cover. It's perfect, the image, the doodles, the handwritten title. I could do without the boy's stubble. There's something about the image being so close-up that makes it distracting.
4.5/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
What book have you read that shares a powerful life lesson in a enjoyable way?
Friday, June 06, 2008
Adrian Tomine's New, New Yorker Cover
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Booking Through Thursday
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Have your book-tastes changed over the years? More fiction? Less? Books that are darker and more serious? Lighter and more frivolous? Challenging? Easy? How-to books over novels? Mysteries over Romance?
I don't think my tastes have changed they have evolved. I read in waves. For awhile chick lit, then memoirs, then graphic novels, and most recently young adult literature. I don't think I've dropped a particular category, I've just added more. It's not all strictly one genre I read at a time, but you can definitely tell what genre I'm into by looking at my reading list and what I buy!
I've never read much that's considered serious, except for in school so there is probably less of that now and more FUN stuff! I usually don't like dark and depressing books. I never considered myself a nonfiction reader, but if you consider memoirs nonfiction, I guess I read it now.
Have your book-tastes changed over the years? More fiction? Less? Books that are darker and more serious? Lighter and more frivolous? Challenging? Easy? How-to books over novels? Mysteries over Romance?
I don't think my tastes have changed they have evolved. I read in waves. For awhile chick lit, then memoirs, then graphic novels, and most recently young adult literature. I don't think I've dropped a particular category, I've just added more. It's not all strictly one genre I read at a time, but you can definitely tell what genre I'm into by looking at my reading list and what I buy!
I've never read much that's considered serious, except for in school so there is probably less of that now and more FUN stuff! I usually don't like dark and depressing books. I never considered myself a nonfiction reader, but if you consider memoirs nonfiction, I guess I read it now.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Tuesday Thingers!
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Why did you choose to open and maintain an LT account? Do you/did you use other online cataloging/social networking sites, like GoodReads or Shelfari? Do you use more than one? Are they different or do they serve different purposes?
Why did you choose to open and maintain an LT account? Do you/did you use other online cataloging/social networking sites, like GoodReads or Shelfari? Do you use more than one? Are they different or do they serve different purposes?
I joined Librarything about 2 years ago. I must have been searching for something to help catalog my books. I don't know how else i would have found it. I actually just found something to catalog my movies as well (it's not as good as Librarything though) I think I probably found the website, squealed and sat down and started entering my books, it's totally my kind of thing.
I didn't find out about GoodReads or Shelfari probably until a year later (maybe they didn't exist then).
I tried GoodReads because my friend invited me, but it seemed too much like an application on facebook that I don't even like that much. It didn't seem worth it to me to maintain my Librarything account and that as well, I think I still have a profile there though.
I actually tried Shelfari a few weeks ago, since I could easily import my books from a excel file, but it didn't like a lot of the ones I had manually entered into Librarything. It also listed all my books as read, which is so not true. It was kind of a pain in the butt to go through and fix that. I'm not sure if I'll keep using that or not. The books do look pretty on the shelves though.
As I see it now, Librarything offers me what I need. Maybe if I feel like dorking it up and maintaining more I will but Librarything will always be my number one, I have a lifetime membership!
Monday, June 02, 2008
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
I don't want to say too much about New Moon so as not to ruin it for anyone that hasn't read Twilight (because you should read Twilight!). So I'll try and keep it short and vague.Let's see, I wish there was more vampire awesomeness, related to their powers and back story. I haven't read Eclipse yet so I'm crossing my fingers that these things will come up more in the last two books.
Bella got sort of depressingly pathetic during the middle part of the book.
My favorite parts of the books tend to be when the vampires are being their awesome and nurturing (Alice) selves.
I heard that this cover really has no meaning to Stephanie and that she doesn't really like it. What I want to know is how they were able to give her what she wants for the other covers but completely dropped the ball on this one. What changed that she had no say for this cover. Or is it that she just happened to like what they came up with for the others and she's never had a say to begin with? That really bugs me, I think authors should have more of a say. I also thing the designers should read the books before trying to design a cover, I know that's not always possible but I think it's important enough that an effort should be made to get them the manuscript or something.
2.5/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
What's your favorite book from the Twilight series? Are you going to go and pick up Breaking Dawn at midnight when it's released?
Lock and Key By Sarah Dessen
Ruby is abandoned by her mother. She thinks she can sail on through living alone until her 18th birthday until she is discovered by her landlords and is sent to live with her sister who she hasn't seen in 10 years.
This is my first book by Sarah Dessen and I rather enjoyed it. I saw the movie that two of her books was based on, How to Deal, and didn't exactly like it so I never tried out her books until now. But I'm glad I did. Lock and Key had a really nice theme of family, more specifically sisters. It also speaks about losing the hard shell that a lot of us walk around wearing from day to day.
I felt there were enough secondary characters to keep the story interesting but not so many that I started forgetting who was who. I especially liked Ruby's friend Olivia and her cousin Laney. The book is rather long but I read it pretty fast because the story was so great. Nothing too shocking happens, it's a quiet sort of story but none the less very worth the read. It's sort of a snippet of life sort of story.
I've heard that the next place to go would be Sarah Dessen's Just Listen so I hope to check that out sometime in the near future. What is your favorite Sarah Dessen book? Did you like the movie, How to Deal?
3.5/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
This is my first book by Sarah Dessen and I rather enjoyed it. I saw the movie that two of her books was based on, How to Deal, and didn't exactly like it so I never tried out her books until now. But I'm glad I did. Lock and Key had a really nice theme of family, more specifically sisters. It also speaks about losing the hard shell that a lot of us walk around wearing from day to day.
I felt there were enough secondary characters to keep the story interesting but not so many that I started forgetting who was who. I especially liked Ruby's friend Olivia and her cousin Laney. The book is rather long but I read it pretty fast because the story was so great. Nothing too shocking happens, it's a quiet sort of story but none the less very worth the read. It's sort of a snippet of life sort of story.
I've heard that the next place to go would be Sarah Dessen's Just Listen so I hope to check that out sometime in the near future. What is your favorite Sarah Dessen book? Did you like the movie, How to Deal?
3.5/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Big Love = The Riches
Well not exactly. I just started watching The Riches yesterday and noticed it has some pretty big things in common with Big Love, at least in my opinion. Both families in Big Love and the Riches are hiding (or trying to hide) their true identities from their neighbors, coworkers, etc . Also with Big Love, it shares a very large extended family that won't let them escape their origins. They keep appearing in their new lives and this threatens to reveal who they really are.
Dexter also comes to mind when thinking about hiding someones true identity.
What are you going to watch this summer?
This Year In Movies: May
Nancy Drew-very cute
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- painful to watch but worth it
PS I love you- different from the book but still enjoyable
$100 and a t-shirt-great information about the zine scene in portland
Over Her Dead Body-better than i expected
Tin Man-pretty good, i like how the story evolved
Chuck and Buck- his movies got better
Superbad-rewatch, so funny
Venus-ok
The Good Night-didn't really like
Mad Money- really fun
No Reservations-carbon copy of mostly martha, yet still fun to watch
Dhoom- my first bollywood action movie, funny!
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With- ok
Cloverfield- really liked, wanted more backstory on the monster
A Collection of Academy Award Nominated Short Films- some were really good, some were not
Dans Paris- kinda funny, ok
Iron Man-theatre- really liked this
Sex and the City-theatre - really good, i hoped it wouldn't suck
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- painful to watch but worth it
PS I love you- different from the book but still enjoyable
$100 and a t-shirt-great information about the zine scene in portland
Over Her Dead Body-better than i expected
Tin Man-pretty good, i like how the story evolved
Chuck and Buck- his movies got better
Superbad-rewatch, so funny
Venus-ok
The Good Night-didn't really like
Mad Money- really fun
No Reservations-carbon copy of mostly martha, yet still fun to watch
Dhoom- my first bollywood action movie, funny!
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With- ok
Cloverfield- really liked, wanted more backstory on the monster
A Collection of Academy Award Nominated Short Films- some were really good, some were not
Dans Paris- kinda funny, ok
Iron Man-theatre- really liked this
Sex and the City-theatre - really good, i hoped it wouldn't suck
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Tagged for an author meme!
I was tagged by Marie of The Boston Bibliophile for this meme!
Author meme:
1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?
This is a hard question. I've been saying my favorite book has been The Great Gatsby for a number of years now, ever since I read it in 11th grade. But I haven't really read much else by him so I wouldn't consider him a favorite author. I don't know if I could consider anyone a favorite! There is no one I run right out to buy books by except JK Rowling, but I still wouldn't say she's a favorite author. Man you're got me stumped!
2. Who was your first favorite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among your favorites?
I think Roald Dahl was my first favorite author. I remember just loving Matilda and the Witches in particular. I would definitely consider him still a favorite in fact I've been meaning to try and reread his books and read the ones I haven't. I also really loved Ann M. Martin's for The Babysitter's Club as well.
3. Who’s the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?
Probably Chris Ware (he's a comic book artist) I just read The Acme Novelty Library #18 and just loved it.
4. If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Are there any you’d add on a moment of further reflection?
Adrian Tomine, Daniel Clowes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, JK Rowling, Malcom Gladwell, Anne Brashares, Audrey Niffenegger.
Rules: Link to the person that tagged you, post the rules somewhere in your meme, answer the questions, tag six people in your post, let the tagees know they’ve been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog, let the tagger know your entry is posted.
Tagged:
The Page Flipper
Bending Bookshelf
Books and Movies
Amor Y Libros
The Book Muncher
Melissa Walker
Author meme:
1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?
This is a hard question. I've been saying my favorite book has been The Great Gatsby for a number of years now, ever since I read it in 11th grade. But I haven't really read much else by him so I wouldn't consider him a favorite author. I don't know if I could consider anyone a favorite! There is no one I run right out to buy books by except JK Rowling, but I still wouldn't say she's a favorite author. Man you're got me stumped!
2. Who was your first favorite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among your favorites?
I think Roald Dahl was my first favorite author. I remember just loving Matilda and the Witches in particular. I would definitely consider him still a favorite in fact I've been meaning to try and reread his books and read the ones I haven't. I also really loved Ann M. Martin's for The Babysitter's Club as well.
3. Who’s the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?
Probably Chris Ware (he's a comic book artist) I just read The Acme Novelty Library #18 and just loved it.
4. If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Are there any you’d add on a moment of further reflection?
Adrian Tomine, Daniel Clowes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, JK Rowling, Malcom Gladwell, Anne Brashares, Audrey Niffenegger.
Rules: Link to the person that tagged you, post the rules somewhere in your meme, answer the questions, tag six people in your post, let the tagees know they’ve been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog, let the tagger know your entry is posted.
Tagged:
The Page Flipper
Bending Bookshelf
Books and Movies
Amor Y Libros
The Book Muncher
Melissa Walker
A New Dawn Edited by Ellen Hopkins
I walked into Borders today and greeting me at the door was a big display featuring the special edition of Eclipse, the paperback version of New Moon and this new book A New Dawn (pictured left). It's a Borders Exclusive completely unauthorized collection of essays by different authors about the Twilight series. How cool is that! I still need to read Eclipse and then I'm onto this one for sure. I just recently picked up some collections in a similar spirit about Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls. Definitely a great way to keep the spirit alive after these shows have gone. Happy Reading :)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Booking Through Thursday
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What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some of them? What are your personal qualifications for something to be “reading” — why? If something isn’t reading, why not? Does it matter? Does it impact your desire to sample a source if you find out a premise you liked the sound of is in a format you don’t consider to be reading? Share your personal definition of reading, and how you came to have that stance.
Great question! I think reading is anything you set your eyes on that has words or is in book form. I read a lot of comics and graphic novels and i certainly consider them reading, even the one's without words! Just because you can read them a lot faster doesn't mean they aren't still reading! It's all about using your eyes!
I guess the only thing I wouldn't consider reading to be would be listening to audio books because that's listening, but there's nothing wrong with listening to a book! It's just a different way to take in information. When reading I need to pay full attention so that makes it hard for me to listen to books on cd. I know a lot of people use audio books while multitasking, I've tried it but I can't concentrate enough, I think the only time it worked was when I was on a plane but then it was an abridged book of short stories with some other stories from another book on it... so i gave up and figured I'd just read the book instead!
This question also brings up another question for me. I keep a list of the books I read, but there are some things I don't include on this list. I don't include magazines (you know the ones that are almost book like) zines or comics that are stapled. I only include what I determine to be a true book which I've determined to mean something that is bound professionally (that isn't a magazine). I don't include those things I've pointed out because they are things that aren't meant to be read cover to cover or take only a matter or minutes or seconds to read. That probably makes no sense to anyone but it works in my head haha! I want my list to reflect things that take a significant amount of time to read (usually). Please don't try to understand this, it's almost making no sense to me either!
What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some of them? What are your personal qualifications for something to be “reading” — why? If something isn’t reading, why not? Does it matter? Does it impact your desire to sample a source if you find out a premise you liked the sound of is in a format you don’t consider to be reading? Share your personal definition of reading, and how you came to have that stance.
Great question! I think reading is anything you set your eyes on that has words or is in book form. I read a lot of comics and graphic novels and i certainly consider them reading, even the one's without words! Just because you can read them a lot faster doesn't mean they aren't still reading! It's all about using your eyes!
I guess the only thing I wouldn't consider reading to be would be listening to audio books because that's listening, but there's nothing wrong with listening to a book! It's just a different way to take in information. When reading I need to pay full attention so that makes it hard for me to listen to books on cd. I know a lot of people use audio books while multitasking, I've tried it but I can't concentrate enough, I think the only time it worked was when I was on a plane but then it was an abridged book of short stories with some other stories from another book on it... so i gave up and figured I'd just read the book instead!
This question also brings up another question for me. I keep a list of the books I read, but there are some things I don't include on this list. I don't include magazines (you know the ones that are almost book like) zines or comics that are stapled. I only include what I determine to be a true book which I've determined to mean something that is bound professionally (that isn't a magazine). I don't include those things I've pointed out because they are things that aren't meant to be read cover to cover or take only a matter or minutes or seconds to read. That probably makes no sense to anyone but it works in my head haha! I want my list to reflect things that take a significant amount of time to read (usually). Please don't try to understand this, it's almost making no sense to me either!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tuesday Thingers!
Bop over to The Boston Bibliophile to learn more!
How many books do you have cataloged in your LibraryThing account? How do you decide what to include- everything you have, everything you've read- and are there things you leave off?
I have 575 "books" listed in my librarything catalog. Everything in my catalog I physically own, I do include comics and zines which can sometimes only be a handful of pages. I'm slowing getting the covers for these into my catalog. The only things I have that I don't include are books from my childhood that I'm embarrassed that I still have and hope to get rid of!
I'd like to find a way to include all the library books and what not I've read in there somewhere but for now I like it being a collection of what I actually have at my fingertips. To try and counterbalance library books not being accounted for I've put the books I've read in the last few years on this blog in a few different posts. I've been keeping a list of everything I've read since about 6th grade!
As far as wish list books go, those stay on my amazon wish list.
How many books do you have cataloged in your LibraryThing account? How do you decide what to include- everything you have, everything you've read- and are there things you leave off?
I have 575 "books" listed in my librarything catalog. Everything in my catalog I physically own, I do include comics and zines which can sometimes only be a handful of pages. I'm slowing getting the covers for these into my catalog. The only things I have that I don't include are books from my childhood that I'm embarrassed that I still have and hope to get rid of!
I'd like to find a way to include all the library books and what not I've read in there somewhere but for now I like it being a collection of what I actually have at my fingertips. To try and counterbalance library books not being accounted for I've put the books I've read in the last few years on this blog in a few different posts. I've been keeping a list of everything I've read since about 6th grade!
As far as wish list books go, those stay on my amazon wish list.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Lookalikes 3
Wow! Twice in two days! Minus the flip and slight blur these appear to be the same photo. Has anyone else noticed any others?
UPDATE: the new first picture appears to be from the same shoot as well, note the girl's shirt and the boy's hair.
What kind of books do you like?
Maybe you seek out hardcovers, go the way of the trade paperbacks or maybe you like the smaller mass market paperbacks, or maybe you're all about the books on tape/cd?
What type of books do you like?
Or maybe like me, it depends on the kind of book or how much you really really want to buy it this very second? I'll love to hear what type of books YOU like!
My answer:
When it comes to novels I prefer trade paperbacks, they are much easier to hold when reading (especially when laying down), also the corners of hardcovers poke me in the hands! Paperbacks are just easier to handle in my opinion, they stay open without too much effort. I've been known to buy hardcovers if i can't wait for a book to come out in paperback (I've been doing that a lot lately)! I do like having the option of someday swapping out my hardcovers for paperbacks. Libraries often have their books in hardcover which is sometimes a bummer...
I very rarely buy mass market paperbacks. I like to keep my books in good condition and the moment you open a mass market paperback it seems the spine cracks, they are also very hard to keep open since they are so small and thick.
When it comes to design books I prefer hardcover. These books I don't really "read" more lay them open on the table when I'm working so they have to stand the test of time a little better than novels and hardcovers provide just that. I handle my design books a lot more often then novels. Usually they only come out in a hardcover or paperback edition though, so no choice there, so I take what I can get.
I often buy a lot of very cheap used books from the library etc. and in those cases I'm not AS picky, I still stay away from the mass market paperbacks though!
I've always wanted to use books on tape more but haven't really found the opportunity.
Comment back with the types of books you like!
What type of books do you like?
Or maybe like me, it depends on the kind of book or how much you really really want to buy it this very second? I'll love to hear what type of books YOU like!
My answer:
When it comes to novels I prefer trade paperbacks, they are much easier to hold when reading (especially when laying down), also the corners of hardcovers poke me in the hands! Paperbacks are just easier to handle in my opinion, they stay open without too much effort. I've been known to buy hardcovers if i can't wait for a book to come out in paperback (I've been doing that a lot lately)! I do like having the option of someday swapping out my hardcovers for paperbacks. Libraries often have their books in hardcover which is sometimes a bummer...
I very rarely buy mass market paperbacks. I like to keep my books in good condition and the moment you open a mass market paperback it seems the spine cracks, they are also very hard to keep open since they are so small and thick.
When it comes to design books I prefer hardcover. These books I don't really "read" more lay them open on the table when I'm working so they have to stand the test of time a little better than novels and hardcovers provide just that. I handle my design books a lot more often then novels. Usually they only come out in a hardcover or paperback edition though, so no choice there, so I take what I can get.
I often buy a lot of very cheap used books from the library etc. and in those cases I'm not AS picky, I still stay away from the mass market paperbacks though!
I've always wanted to use books on tape more but haven't really found the opportunity.
Comment back with the types of books you like!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Two sisters, a servant girl, a best friend, and a hot mess of a boy. Throw in two-ish love triangles and you've got The Luxe. I kept reading and reading about this book, just like I had done with Twilight and then decided I just better read the darn book. I'm sure glad I did. What a fun book. It's set in 1899 New York City and alternates the five main characters points of view. I think the alternating viewpoints really made this book for me. I just can't get enough of that. The book ends not unlike a movie with a sequel in the makings already. It basically ends with a taunting, "you won't know how this ends until you read the next book!" If you even half liked this book you'll want to know what happens next in the sequel Rumors, out the beginning of June. I know I'm ready to find out what happens next.
On a side note, I think I'd really enjoy a movie version of this book if only to see these outfits brought to life, is it just me or does anyone else sometimes have trouble visualizing an outfit that's being described in a book. I think it's half I'm not so interested in people's clothes as the story itself and half I'm not really sure what they are talking about. That becomes somewhat of a problem in some chick lit novels.... I really liked the clothes in Marie Antoinette the movie, I think I'm just the type of person that has to actually see the outfit being described to fully grasp it. Does that make any sense?
4/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Love Marriage
Love Marriage is the story of Yalini, an American born daughter of a Sri Lankan family. She and her family care for her dying uncle she had never met and through this she learns and keeps a record of the past generations of her family and the turmoil in Sri Lanka.I really enjoyed the writing style of this book, little vignettes about her different relatives, usually related to if they got married/how/to who. I especially liked the story of Yalini's, father's mother, Tharshi. At first these little stories almost stand alone and then towards the end the whole story starts to come together as one.
At times it became hard to remember who was who and what we had learned about them so far. I also wish we got to learn more about Yalini herself, I felt I knew her family better than her.
All in all I was very pleased with this book, I found it easy to read because of the quick little vignettes, the broke the story up very nicely.
ARC from Librarything's Early Reviewer's Program.
3.5/5 Stars
Monday, May 05, 2008
Twilight
The hype roped me in. I always believe there is some magic behind hype so I finally went out and bought Twilight. I loved the Harry Potter books and their addicting nature, I heard the same about this series and it did not disappoint. It's a love story between a teen human girl, and a vampire, that appears to be a teen as well. The only aspect of this book I was hesitant about was the vampire element, but the end of the book I was actually wishing there had been more vampire elements. Maybe we will see that in the rest of the series? At points the romance got a little too over the top for my taste, maybe I would have eaten it up a little more if I was a young adult, the targeted reading group. None the less it was pretty enjoyable, especially the first half of the book when Edward and Bella were getting to know each other. I know one thing for sure, it's going to make one hot movie.
5/5 Stars
Purchased by myself
Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club
Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club follows the lives of four friends in Hollywood. Each chapter is told from an alternating viewpoint but their storylines always cross paths. At first I suspected it may be similar to all the other chick lit I had read and in a way it was, but at the same time it was much more fun that I remember other chick lit books being. Maybe because it was set around the movie business which is something I'm really interested in. I also felt the alternating viewpoints was a great strength of keeping the story interesting. I feel chick lit stories told from one perspective always turn into "poor me stories" where the main character is always feeling sorry for herself about something. I didn't feel that so much with this story. I also loved the bit of mystery to the story, it helped me keep reading because I wanted to know what happened. I also enjoyed the characters of Kiki and Boom Boom, some people not directly in the circle of the four main characters. I do feel it would have been best if I had read the first book first (didn't realize there was one until I started reading the book) it would have been nice to get the background on the main characters families and so forth, in the second book they are just mentioned in the background mostly. This was a fun book that I really enjoyed!
ARC from Librarything's Early Reviewer's Program.
3.5/5 Stars
Gossip of Starlings
The back cover says it all. Prep school, drugs, friendship, tragedy. Already knowing that, there was nothing left for me to be engaged by.
Gossip of the Starlings is the story of two girls (Catherine and Skye) and their friendship while attending an all girls boarding school. Catherine is a new student leaving her old school for her "bad girl" ways and Skye is the daughter of a senator with a constant spotlight on her.
I thought I was in for a shocking tragic read, it was more sad and not totally unexpected based on the premise. I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters or really caring what happened to them. I would have enjoyed more of the prep school atmosphere, with more teachers and students and their interactions. I felt the story was pretty simple and almost quiet in a way. It would have been nice to see Catherine and Skye framed by a few more characters.
Overall it was a ok read, I did enjoy the writing, it was beautiful, just would have liked more character development and characters.
Out June 10th. ARC from Librarything's Early Reviewers program.
2.5/5 Stars
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Top 106 Unread Books on Librarything
The rules:
Bold what you have read, italicize books you’ve started but couldn’t finish, and strike through books you hated. Add an asterisk* to those you’ve read more than once. ( )those on your tbr list. I'm considering my tbr list books I own that I haven't read. (I can't figure out how to underline!)
(Jonathan Strange & M. Norrell)
(Anna Karenina)
Crime and Punishment
Catch-22
One hundred years of solitude
Wuthering Heights
The Silmarillion
(Life of Pi: a novel)
The Name of the Rose
Don Quixote
Moby Dick And I have the certificate to prove it.
Ulysses
(Madame Bovary)
The Odyssey
(Pride and Prejudice)
Jane Eyre
A Tale of Two Cities
The Brothers Karamazov
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies
War and Peace
Vanity Fair
The Time Traveller’s Wife
The Iliad
Emma
The Blind Assassin
The Kite Runner
(Mrs. Dalloway)
Great Expectations
American Gods
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Atlas shrugged
(Reading Lolita in Tehran)
(Memoirs of a Geisha)
Middlesex
Quicksilver
(Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West)
The Canterbury tales
The Historian
A portrait of the artist as a young man
Love in the time of cholera
Brave new world
The Fountainhead
Foucault’s Pendulum
Middlemarch
Frankenstein
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dracula
A clockwork orange
Anansi Boys
The Once and Future King
The Grapes of Wrath
(The Poisonwood Bible)
1984
(Angels & Demons)
The Inferno
The Satanic Verses
Sense and sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mansfield Park
(One flew over the cuckoo’s nest)
To the Lighthouse
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Oliver Twist
Gulliver’s Travels
Les misérables
(The Corrections)
(The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay)
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Dune
The Prince
The Sound and the Fury
Angela’s Ashes
(The God of Small Things)
A people’s history of the United States : 1492-present
Cryptonomicon
Neverwhere
A confederacy of dunces
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Dubliners
The unbearable lightness of being
Beloved
Slaughterhouse-five
The Scarlet Letter
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
The mists of Avalon
Oryx and Crake : a novel
Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed
Cloud Atlas
The Confusion
Lolita
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
The Catcher in the Rye
On the Road
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Freakonomics - Had to return to the library, really enjoyed it
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The Aeneid
Watership Down
Gravity’s Rainbow
The Hobbit
In Cold Blood
(White teeth)
Treasure Island
David Copperfield
The Three Musketeers
Bold what you have read, italicize books you’ve started but couldn’t finish, and strike through books you hated. Add an asterisk* to those you’ve read more than once. ( )those on your tbr list. I'm considering my tbr list books I own that I haven't read. (I can't figure out how to underline!)
(Jonathan Strange & M. Norrell)
(Anna Karenina)
Crime and Punishment
Catch-22
One hundred years of solitude
Wuthering Heights
The Silmarillion
(Life of Pi: a novel)
The Name of the Rose
Don Quixote
Moby Dick And I have the certificate to prove it.
Ulysses
(Madame Bovary)
The Odyssey
(Pride and Prejudice)
Jane Eyre
A Tale of Two Cities
The Brothers Karamazov
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies
War and Peace
Vanity Fair
The Time Traveller’s Wife
The Iliad
Emma
The Blind Assassin
The Kite Runner
(Mrs. Dalloway)
Great Expectations
American Gods
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Atlas shrugged
(Reading Lolita in Tehran)
(Memoirs of a Geisha)
Middlesex
Quicksilver
(Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West)
The Canterbury tales
The Historian
A portrait of the artist as a young man
Love in the time of cholera
Brave new world
The Fountainhead
Foucault’s Pendulum
Middlemarch
Frankenstein
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dracula
A clockwork orange
Anansi Boys
The Once and Future King
The Grapes of Wrath
(The Poisonwood Bible)
1984
(Angels & Demons)
The Inferno
The Satanic Verses
Sense and sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mansfield Park
(One flew over the cuckoo’s nest)
To the Lighthouse
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Oliver Twist
Gulliver’s Travels
Les misérables
(The Corrections)
(The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay)
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Dune
The Prince
The Sound and the Fury
Angela’s Ashes
(The God of Small Things)
A people’s history of the United States : 1492-present
Cryptonomicon
Neverwhere
A confederacy of dunces
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Dubliners
The unbearable lightness of being
Beloved
Slaughterhouse-five
The Scarlet Letter
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
The mists of Avalon
Oryx and Crake : a novel
Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed
Cloud Atlas
The Confusion
Lolita
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
The Catcher in the Rye
On the Road
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Freakonomics - Had to return to the library, really enjoyed it
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The Aeneid
Watership Down
Gravity’s Rainbow
The Hobbit
In Cold Blood
(White teeth)
Treasure Island
David Copperfield
The Three Musketeers
This Year In Movies: April
Extras Extra Special Series Finale -more serious than the rest of the show
I Could Never Be Your Woman -fun but something was a little off
Fever Pitch -a typical chick flick
How I Met Your Mother Season 1 - i couldn't fully appreciate the show until i watched all the episodes
Things We Lost In the Fire -pretty good
How I Met Your Mother Season 2 -and now i love love love it
Dan In Real Life -rather enjoyable, felt bad for dan like i did for ben stiller in meet the parents
Lust, Caution -eh ok
Chalte Chalte -not my favorite bollywood, a little too serious
The Kite Runner -pretty good, sad
Lars and the Real Girl -really liked this one
Forgetting Sarah Marshall-theatre -hilarious
Michael Clayton - didn't really like
La Fine del Mar- Intl Film Festival -quiet and slow
Ca Brule- Intl Film Festival -pretty not good
Namastey London -fun, a more modern bollywood
Om Shanti Om - love this one
Salaam-e-Ishq -a rewatch, had to watch this again right away, love it
Hannah Takes the Stairs - typical of these people, it's better than some of the others
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - pretty dumb, in a bad way
Bee Movie -pretty good in an animated way
27 Dresses - not bad for a chick flick, still too predictable
I Could Never Be Your Woman -fun but something was a little off
Fever Pitch -a typical chick flick
How I Met Your Mother Season 1 - i couldn't fully appreciate the show until i watched all the episodes
Things We Lost In the Fire -pretty good
How I Met Your Mother Season 2 -and now i love love love it
Dan In Real Life -rather enjoyable, felt bad for dan like i did for ben stiller in meet the parents
Lust, Caution -eh ok
Chalte Chalte -not my favorite bollywood, a little too serious
The Kite Runner -pretty good, sad
Lars and the Real Girl -really liked this one
Forgetting Sarah Marshall-theatre -hilarious
Michael Clayton - didn't really like
La Fine del Mar- Intl Film Festival -quiet and slow
Ca Brule- Intl Film Festival -pretty not good
Namastey London -fun, a more modern bollywood
Om Shanti Om - love this one
Salaam-e-Ishq -a rewatch, had to watch this again right away, love it
Hannah Takes the Stairs - typical of these people, it's better than some of the others
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - pretty dumb, in a bad way
Bee Movie -pretty good in an animated way
27 Dresses - not bad for a chick flick, still too predictable
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Read in 2008: A Beginning
Ice Haven
Tales of Woodsman Pete
Mother, Come Home
Robot Dreams
Ghost World
Best American Comics 2007
20th Century Eightball
Caricature
The Acme Novelty Library #18
The Fart Party
When You Were Small
Gossip of Starlings
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Mome 9
The Polysyllabic Spree
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt
Bloom
Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club
20 Times A Lady
Tales of Woodsman Pete
Mother, Come Home
Robot Dreams
Ghost World
Best American Comics 2007
20th Century Eightball
Caricature
The Acme Novelty Library #18
The Fart Party
When You Were Small
Gossip of Starlings
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Mome 9
The Polysyllabic Spree
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt
Bloom
Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club
20 Times A Lady
Twilight
Read in 2007
Good In Bed
Big Stone Gap
Mortified
Summer Blonde
Best American Comics 2006
Stolen Sharpie Revolution
The Guy Not Taken
PS I Love You
Forever In Blue-The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Wrongboy's History of the Earth
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Plain Janes
Gifted
Prep
American Born Chinese
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
Blankets
Goodbye, Chunky Rice
Veil of Roses
An Abundance of Katherines
Invincible Summer: an anthology
The Constant Rider Omnibus
Make Something: an anthology of portland zinesters
Atonement
Don't Go Where I Can't Follow
Drawn and Quarterly Showcase Three
Missouri Boy
Let Us Be Perfectly Clear
Never Ending Summer
Big Stone Gap
Mortified
Summer Blonde
Best American Comics 2006
Stolen Sharpie Revolution
The Guy Not Taken
PS I Love You
Forever In Blue-The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Wrongboy's History of the Earth
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Plain Janes
Gifted
Prep
American Born Chinese
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
Blankets
Goodbye, Chunky Rice
Veil of Roses
An Abundance of Katherines
Invincible Summer: an anthology
The Constant Rider Omnibus
Make Something: an anthology of portland zinesters
Atonement
Don't Go Where I Can't Follow
Drawn and Quarterly Showcase Three
Missouri Boy
Let Us Be Perfectly Clear
Never Ending Summer
Read In 2006
Holiday On Ice
Ice Haven
The Time Traveler's Wife
Black Hole
My Sister's Keeper
The Cheese Monkeys
44 Scotland Street
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
Persepolis
Scrapbook
Bitter Is The New Black
Persepolis 2
Paul Has A Summer Job
Breakfast With Tiffany
Goodnight Nobody
Running With Scissors
Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn
Charmed Thirds
Little Earthquakes
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Love, Rosie
Ice Haven
The Time Traveler's Wife
Black Hole
My Sister's Keeper
The Cheese Monkeys
44 Scotland Street
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
Persepolis
Scrapbook
Bitter Is The New Black
Persepolis 2
Paul Has A Summer Job
Breakfast With Tiffany
Goodnight Nobody
Running With Scissors
Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn
Charmed Thirds
Little Earthquakes
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Love, Rosie
Read in 2005
In Her Shoes
Kissing in Manhattan
The Da Vinci Code
The Grim Grotto
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
Understanding Comics
The Prince
Cat's Cradle
American Girls About Town
Girls In Pants-The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
The Tipping Point
Sloppy Firsts
Second Helpings
Bergdorf Blondes
The Pleasure of My Company
The Know It All
Lucia, Lucia
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Nickel and Dimed
Thumbsucker
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Blink
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
The Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Clube
The Namesake
In The Company of Cheerful Ladies
Meno
Kissing in Manhattan
The Da Vinci Code
The Grim Grotto
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
Understanding Comics
The Prince
Cat's Cradle
American Girls About Town
Girls In Pants-The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
The Tipping Point
Sloppy Firsts
Second Helpings
Bergdorf Blondes
The Pleasure of My Company
The Know It All
Lucia, Lucia
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Nickel and Dimed
Thumbsucker
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Blink
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
The Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Clube
The Namesake
In The Company of Cheerful Ladies
Meno
Read in 2004
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
The Summons
Firestarter
The Lovely Bones
Prey
Rage of Angels
Brunelleschi's Dome
Shopgirl
The Devil Wears Prada
Fishbowl
Tears of the Giraffe
The Nanny Diaries
Morality for Beautiful Girls
A House Called Awful End: The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Slippery Slope
The Catcher in the Rye
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
The Summons
Firestarter
The Lovely Bones
Prey
Rage of Angels
Brunelleschi's Dome
Shopgirl
The Devil Wears Prada
Fishbowl
Tears of the Giraffe
The Nanny Diaries
Morality for Beautiful Girls
A House Called Awful End: The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Slippery Slope
The Catcher in the Rye
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
Read In 2003
The Logic of Failure
The Beast In the Jungle
The Birth of Tragedy
Confessions
Candide
Crime and Punishment
A Room of One's Own
The Trial
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Schreuderspitze
The Lady With the Pet Dog
A Small Good Thing
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Catch Me If You Can
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Walden Two
A Woman's Book of Life
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
The Beast In the Jungle
The Birth of Tragedy
Confessions
Candide
Crime and Punishment
A Room of One's Own
The Trial
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Schreuderspitze
The Lady With the Pet Dog
A Small Good Thing
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Catch Me If You Can
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Walden Two
A Woman's Book of Life
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
Sunday, April 27, 2008
This Year In Movies
I decided at the end of this year last year that I wanted to keep track of all the movies I watched this year. I saw someone else's breakdown on their blog of how their movie watching habits had changed over the years and thought it was pretty cool. I always knew I watched a lot but never really kept track of it before. I already keep a list of the books I read so I figured why not do the same for movies. Man do I watch a lot of movies... I've included tv shows as well, when I've watched the whole season. Thank you netflix! Maybe I'll go back and make some specific comments later.
January (22)
Juno-theatre - great way to start the year!
Shoot em Up -stupid even for an action movie
10 Items or less - a quiet gem
Happenstance -a rewatch, now i can't even remember it again!
Starter for 10 -cute movie
Sweeny Todd- theatre -didn't really like
Funny Ha Ha -very low budget
Eagle vs. Shark - love this movie
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party -not exactly what i expected but still interesting
Juno-theatre again -awesome again
The Lives of Others -sad
Factory Girl -sad
Rushmore -a favorite
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price -frightening
The Hoax -ok
Nine Lives - like a collection of short stories
Idiocracy -pretty dumb but better than i thought it would be
Black Snake Moan -pretty much what i expected
Good Luck Chuck -good for a laugh
Wedding Daze -not so good for a laugh
Rocket Science -similar to thumbsucker
Stranger Than Fiction -a rewatch, funny movie
February (16)
Ira and Abby -kinda cute
Tideland -the worst movie i have seen in a long time
Sicko -what you would expect, didn't watch the gross parts
The Nanny Diaries -cute, maybe better than the book
Blind Dating -ok
Paris Je T'aime -a rewatch, i love this movie
Great Expectations -a rewatch, i also love this movie
Veronica Mars Season 3 -a rewatch, a love this show
The Tudors Season 1 -wow jonathan rhys meyers is intense
Feast of Love - sad but nice
The King of California -goofy but good
Be Kind Rewind-theatre - not as good as I'd hoped for
Fierce People - good until something happens and then i was pretty disgusted
A Citizen, A Detective, and A Thief -kinda long
The Jane Austen Book Club - really liked this one
Margot at the Wedding -did not like this one
March (31)
The Other Boleyn Girl-theatre -pretty good, want to finish the book now
Sydney White -cute for this type of movie
Jumper-theatre -fun, but not so much plot
Reign Over Me -sad but good
Guru -long and sad
My Kid Could Paint That -interesting
Goya's Ghosts -ok
Full Frontal -interesting idea
You Can Count On Me -ok
Penelope-theatre -love this movie
Blade Runner - didn't really see what all the hype was about
Undiscovered -better than i thought it would be
No Country For Old Men -esh, why do these kind of movies always win the awards
50 Pills -fun
The Martian Child -sweet
Rent -pretty good
No Day But Today (Rent Documentary) -really interesting
Raising Victor Vargas -sweet quiet movie
Southland Tales -dumb as was expected
Love In the Time of Cholera -sad but ended nice
Enchanted -so very hilarious
Possession -romantic
Horton Hears A Who!- theatre -really good
Death At A Funeral -funny and awkward
Suburban Girl -not half bad
Broken English -really enjoyed
The Hottest State -ok
Smiley Face -had to watch because it looked crazy and it was was
Salaam-E-Ishq -one of my new favorites
Extras Season 2 -so funny
Hitman - pretty bad
January (22)
Juno-theatre - great way to start the year!
Shoot em Up -stupid even for an action movie
10 Items or less - a quiet gem
Happenstance -a rewatch, now i can't even remember it again!
Starter for 10 -cute movie
Sweeny Todd- theatre -didn't really like
Funny Ha Ha -very low budget
Eagle vs. Shark - love this movie
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party -not exactly what i expected but still interesting
Juno-theatre again -awesome again
The Lives of Others -sad
Factory Girl -sad
Rushmore -a favorite
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price -frightening
The Hoax -ok
Nine Lives - like a collection of short stories
Idiocracy -pretty dumb but better than i thought it would be
Black Snake Moan -pretty much what i expected
Good Luck Chuck -good for a laugh
Wedding Daze -not so good for a laugh
Rocket Science -similar to thumbsucker
Stranger Than Fiction -a rewatch, funny movie
February (16)
Ira and Abby -kinda cute
Tideland -the worst movie i have seen in a long time
Sicko -what you would expect, didn't watch the gross parts
The Nanny Diaries -cute, maybe better than the book
Blind Dating -ok
Paris Je T'aime -a rewatch, i love this movie
Great Expectations -a rewatch, i also love this movie
Veronica Mars Season 3 -a rewatch, a love this show
The Tudors Season 1 -wow jonathan rhys meyers is intense
Feast of Love - sad but nice
The King of California -goofy but good
Be Kind Rewind-theatre - not as good as I'd hoped for
Fierce People - good until something happens and then i was pretty disgusted
A Citizen, A Detective, and A Thief -kinda long
The Jane Austen Book Club - really liked this one
Margot at the Wedding -did not like this one
March (31)
The Other Boleyn Girl-theatre -pretty good, want to finish the book now
Sydney White -cute for this type of movie
Jumper-theatre -fun, but not so much plot
Reign Over Me -sad but good
Guru -long and sad
My Kid Could Paint That -interesting
Goya's Ghosts -ok
Full Frontal -interesting idea
You Can Count On Me -ok
Penelope-theatre -love this movie
Blade Runner - didn't really see what all the hype was about
Undiscovered -better than i thought it would be
No Country For Old Men -esh, why do these kind of movies always win the awards
50 Pills -fun
The Martian Child -sweet
Rent -pretty good
No Day But Today (Rent Documentary) -really interesting
Raising Victor Vargas -sweet quiet movie
Southland Tales -dumb as was expected
Love In the Time of Cholera -sad but ended nice
Enchanted -so very hilarious
Possession -romantic
Horton Hears A Who!- theatre -really good
Death At A Funeral -funny and awkward
Suburban Girl -not half bad
Broken English -really enjoyed
The Hottest State -ok
Smiley Face -had to watch because it looked crazy and it was was
Salaam-E-Ishq -one of my new favorites
Extras Season 2 -so funny
Hitman - pretty bad
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
How is this a secret?
The multi-talented Jason Schwartzman released this record "Nighttiming" under the name Coconut Records last Spring I believe. I just heard about it two weeks ago. It's amazing! Fans of Phantom Planet and Rooney will certainly enjoy.
The Best In A Long Time
I've enjoyed Juno twice so far and the soundtrack multiple times. See it now!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Best Issue of Bust Ever!
I gasped when I saw this. I was so excited. And then a week later it came. In my mailbox was the new Oct/Nov issue of Bust featuring a cover interview with Miranda July! Ever since I discovered Bust about a year ago (late on the bandwagon) it's been blowing every other woman's magazine out of the water. And now this. Holy crap! And then it got better, I started reading the interview and heard about Learning to Love You More, which I had somehow missed even though the project had been going on for years! (Goodness I feel out of the loop it started in 2002) Loved her movie, loving her short story collection, so I had to preorder the new Learning to Love You More book. (It was supposed to come out last week but I don't think it's out yet) Anyone know more about this project than I do?All I know is Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher started the project where they volunteered tasks for others to accept and complete and all the responses are posted on the website. It's such a great idea, I cannot tell if the tasks are still active or if they have stopped creating new ones. Definitely would like to give one a try. What a great idea!
Ali's Free Paintings
Several months back I heard about Ali Spagnola's free paintings project. She wants you to have her art and she wants you to have it for free. I really admire what she is doing and was overjoyed when I got an email awhile back saying she had done a painting for me (right), of my favorite animal, the tapir! You can track the paintings she is doing via her blog. Good luck Ali!
Hotel Chevalier
Being a HUGE Wes Anderson fan I scanned ITunes all morning in hopes of finding the free download for Hotel Chevalier. Finally I found it via a link posted on an imdb message board. Check it out!
Royal Tenebaums is my favorite film and my favorite of Wes's films, then Rushmore and then the Life Aquatic. This short has added to my high hopes for the Darjeeling Limited. It looks like it's going to be great possibly greater than the Life Aquatic?
I was somewhat startled (in a good way) to see an ipod in the short. Wes's films have always had the feeling of being set in a different era. It was rather exciting seeing the short being set in what was obviously this time period.
So excited!
Royal Tenebaums is my favorite film and my favorite of Wes's films, then Rushmore and then the Life Aquatic. This short has added to my high hopes for the Darjeeling Limited. It looks like it's going to be great possibly greater than the Life Aquatic?
I was somewhat startled (in a good way) to see an ipod in the short. Wes's films have always had the feeling of being set in a different era. It was rather exciting seeing the short being set in what was obviously this time period.
So excited!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Adrian Tomine interview in the new Giant Robot magazine
I've always been curious about Giant Robot magazine. Just picked this up today. If any of you are fans of him like I am you are going to love this. It's a six page interview!
Friday, September 07, 2007
It's been awhile
I have posted here or on the Ink Engine blog for some time now. I think it was a mix of laziness/feeling I didn't have anything to say/ and being busy reading other blogs! But now I have a list of things I'd like to post about!
Just started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan and Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton (very close to each other on the Borders shelf!)
My friend lists Atonement as one of her favorite books so I had always wanted to read it. Then I watched some behind the scenes features on the movie version that's due to come out soon and knew now was my chance to read it. Books are always better before you see the movie versions. It's somehow become a personal goal to try and read books before seeing the movie version. I can say that that was not the case with the first few Harry Potter movies/books.
Pretty Little Mistakes is called a "Do-Over Novel" much like the children's Choose Your Own Adventure books. It's rather fun! It starts the day you graduate from high school and your first choice is to go to college or travel. It boasts 150 endings.
Some good movies to check out, described in two words or less:
Year of the Dog (Comedy/Drama)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Heartbreaking)
Cashback (Time stops)
Mirrormask (Sci-Fi/Artsy)
Little Manhattan (Adorable)
Just started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan and Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton (very close to each other on the Borders shelf!)
My friend lists Atonement as one of her favorite books so I had always wanted to read it. Then I watched some behind the scenes features on the movie version that's due to come out soon and knew now was my chance to read it. Books are always better before you see the movie versions. It's somehow become a personal goal to try and read books before seeing the movie version. I can say that that was not the case with the first few Harry Potter movies/books.
Pretty Little Mistakes is called a "Do-Over Novel" much like the children's Choose Your Own Adventure books. It's rather fun! It starts the day you graduate from high school and your first choice is to go to college or travel. It boasts 150 endings.
Some good movies to check out, described in two words or less:
Year of the Dog (Comedy/Drama)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Heartbreaking)
Cashback (Time stops)
Mirrormask (Sci-Fi/Artsy)
Little Manhattan (Adorable)
Booking Through Thursday
Came across this cute blog called Booking Through Thursday. Every Thursday a new question about books or reading is posted and the reader's post their responses. Very fun.
This Thursday's question: Are you a Goldilocks kind of reader?
Do you need the light just right, the background noise just so loud but not too loud, the chair just right, the distractions at a minimum?
Or can you open a book at any time and dip right in, whether it’s for twenty seconds, while waiting for the kettle to boil, or indefinitely, like while waiting interminably at the hospital–as long as the book is open in front of your nose, you’re happy to read?
My answer: I would say I am a Goldilocks kind of reader. I've realized I try not to be but always end up paying attention to the distractions around me while reading the same page over and over again because I'm unable to pay attention long enough to read more than a sentence at a time.
I also don't like to read for under say 5 minutes. I prefer to read for periods of time closer to 15-30 minutes at a time.
Slightly off subject, once I start a novel (this doesn't count for short stories) I like to finish it in under a few weeks or continuously read it until I'm done. If i put down a book and pick it back up months later I start from the beginning not from where I left off. I also find with most books when I have about 150-100 pages left I'm ready to be done and just read and read and read until I am. I'm not so sure if it's about wanting to know how to book ends or feeling that I'm ready to move on to the next book, I guess it depends on the book.
This Thursday's question: Are you a Goldilocks kind of reader?
Do you need the light just right, the background noise just so loud but not too loud, the chair just right, the distractions at a minimum?
Or can you open a book at any time and dip right in, whether it’s for twenty seconds, while waiting for the kettle to boil, or indefinitely, like while waiting interminably at the hospital–as long as the book is open in front of your nose, you’re happy to read?
My answer: I would say I am a Goldilocks kind of reader. I've realized I try not to be but always end up paying attention to the distractions around me while reading the same page over and over again because I'm unable to pay attention long enough to read more than a sentence at a time.
I also don't like to read for under say 5 minutes. I prefer to read for periods of time closer to 15-30 minutes at a time.
Slightly off subject, once I start a novel (this doesn't count for short stories) I like to finish it in under a few weeks or continuously read it until I'm done. If i put down a book and pick it back up months later I start from the beginning not from where I left off. I also find with most books when I have about 150-100 pages left I'm ready to be done and just read and read and read until I am. I'm not so sure if it's about wanting to know how to book ends or feeling that I'm ready to move on to the next book, I guess it depends on the book.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Gifted: A Review
I recently got the chance to participate in Librarything.com's Early Reviewer's program and was selected to read and review Gifted by Nikita Lalwani. I'd suggest if you aren't doing so already, the join librarything and join their Early Reviewer's program. It's great fun. This book is scheduled for release September 11th.
The story of young Rumi Vasi, math genius, and her family explores many themes including adolescence, the nature of genius, and an Indian family living in England. At a young age it is discovered the Rumi is gifted in mathematics and her father takes it upon himself to nurture those skills and help her get into Oxford at the age of 15.
Immediately the book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri and the movie, “Bend it Like Beckham” written and directed by Gurinder Chadha came to mind, both sharing some storylines of Indian family’s displaced. While these two stories memorized me, “Gifted” did not.
I tried desperately to connect to Rumi, succeeding only a few times. I felt bad for her mother, and did not like her father. The parents both seemed confused in their parenting abilities and I wished for them to have more compassion and realize that things were not as they seemed with Rumi.
Three parts of the story were specifically enjoyable for me, Rumi interacting with her little brother Nibu, Rumi’s two trips to India, and Rumi living away from home while attending Oxford. Maybe I enjoyed these small sections because I was in someway able to relate to them, unlike other parts of the story.
I connected to the idea of the story but not the execution. I am sure some people will enjoy this book, it just wasn’t for me and that happens.
1 and 1/2 stars of 5
Manuscript from LibraryThing Early Reviewers
The story of young Rumi Vasi, math genius, and her family explores many themes including adolescence, the nature of genius, and an Indian family living in England. At a young age it is discovered the Rumi is gifted in mathematics and her father takes it upon himself to nurture those skills and help her get into Oxford at the age of 15.
Immediately the book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri and the movie, “Bend it Like Beckham” written and directed by Gurinder Chadha came to mind, both sharing some storylines of Indian family’s displaced. While these two stories memorized me, “Gifted” did not.
I tried desperately to connect to Rumi, succeeding only a few times. I felt bad for her mother, and did not like her father. The parents both seemed confused in their parenting abilities and I wished for them to have more compassion and realize that things were not as they seemed with Rumi.
Three parts of the story were specifically enjoyable for me, Rumi interacting with her little brother Nibu, Rumi’s two trips to India, and Rumi living away from home while attending Oxford. Maybe I enjoyed these small sections because I was in someway able to relate to them, unlike other parts of the story.
I connected to the idea of the story but not the execution. I am sure some people will enjoy this book, it just wasn’t for me and that happens.
1 and 1/2 stars of 5
Manuscript from LibraryThing Early Reviewers
Monday, August 06, 2007
Recently In Movies
Netflix has greatly decreased my need to see movies in the theatre but somehow this past week I went and saw two movies.
When to Hairspray expecting to somewhat enjoy it and man was it fantastic. The whole time I just kept thinking about how much better it was than Dreamgirls. Sometimes musicals get on my nerves but this one was a grand slam. I've also been enjoying the director, Adam Shankman as a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" recently. Fun stuff.
Also went to the Bourne Ultimatum, which I also enjoyed more than I thought i would. It was non-stop action except for a few scenes involving peole sitting at desks and/or computer. I really liked the casting of the two assasins, they weren't boring and I actually was hoping they wouldn't die, but they were not allowed to kill Bourne in the process. I won't spoil too much for you so I'll stop there.
When to Hairspray expecting to somewhat enjoy it and man was it fantastic. The whole time I just kept thinking about how much better it was than Dreamgirls. Sometimes musicals get on my nerves but this one was a grand slam. I've also been enjoying the director, Adam Shankman as a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" recently. Fun stuff.
Also went to the Bourne Ultimatum, which I also enjoyed more than I thought i would. It was non-stop action except for a few scenes involving peole sitting at desks and/or computer. I really liked the casting of the two assasins, they weren't boring and I actually was hoping they wouldn't die, but they were not allowed to kill Bourne in the process. I won't spoil too much for you so I'll stop there.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
New In Trailers
I'm a big fan of trailers so I thought I'd do some of the work for you and let you know what I've discovered recently.
The Darjeeling Limited -Wes Anderson. That's all I need to say.
August Rush- Some of my favorite actors in a heartbreakingly beautiful fairytale
The Ten- 10 vignettes of the 10 commandments, hilarious, especially the listing of the cast.
Lions for Lambs-very relevant, reminds me of the storytelling interweaving of Babel.
Rocket Science- looks promising!
The Darjeeling Limited -Wes Anderson. That's all I need to say.
August Rush- Some of my favorite actors in a heartbreakingly beautiful fairytale
The Ten- 10 vignettes of the 10 commandments, hilarious, especially the listing of the cast.
Lions for Lambs-very relevant, reminds me of the storytelling interweaving of Babel.
Rocket Science- looks promising!
Oh lord
Poor Jason Behr first an alien and now a "skinwalker" why can't the poor dude ever play a human!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
If you didn't know already...
I'm also posting over on the Ink Engine Blog. Ink Engine is a zine some friends and I created and are pretty excited about. So if you get bored over here go check it out!
Couldn't be more excited!
This weekends Entertainment Weekly's cover story is all about Harry Potter the book series! Two weeks ago the cover story was about the Order of the Phoenix movie no mention of the book. Now I see why... they were saving it all for this sweet issue. Cannot wait! Sure to be helpful in mourning the end of the series and remembering it in the years to come! Pick up your copy Harry fans! Mine should be coming in the mail tomorrow!
UPDATE: got my issue and it was fantastic! pretty good overview of all the books, a yearbook, history of harry potter in popular culture and many other things!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Currently Enjoying
The Movie The Host
The Little Miss Sunshine Soundtrack
The Plain Janes Graphic Novel
August/September Issue of Bust Magazine
What are you enjoying? I really would love to hear!!!!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
I went, I recorded, I read, I knew!
Like a lot of you I went out last friday night and got my copy of the final installment of Harry Potter. Read two chapters before I passed out and proceeded to finished at 9:30 pm on Sunday. Great great stuff. That's all I'll say no spoilers here. Anyways, I captured some footage during the countdown to the book release. Thought it might be a fun thing to do. Enjoy!
"Snape" passing out the final Harry Potter book
Countdown to the final Harry Potter book Midnight release
"Snape" passing out the final Harry Potter book
Countdown to the final Harry Potter book Midnight release
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Animals. The Zine
After selling our zine this weekend at the Zine Fest I've tried to stay inspired and create something. Apparently it's worked. In the past two days I put together this little cutie. I'm hoping to go print some out soon!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Book Meme
Via Your Friendly Neighborhood Book Dragon
If you end up doing it let me know. I'll love to see your answers
Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? Fantasy, is that what Harry Potter would fit under?
Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback? Trade Paperback, hardcovers are alright just hard to hold for long periods of time. Pretty much hate Mass Market paperbacks.
Amazon or Brick and Mortar? Amazon for expensive design books, Brick and Mortar for used books and books I really want right now with a coupon of course!
Barnes & Noble or Borders? Borders! Love the Borders Rewards program
Hitchhiker or Discworld? Not following this question
Bookmark or Dogear? Bookmark always
Alphabetize by author, Alphabetize by title, or random? Right now, by genre
Keep, Throw Away or Sell? Keep it unless I hate the book, usually something I was forced to buy for school, I sell those
Keep dust-jacket or toss it? Keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it? Remove it
Short story or novel? I started off on novels but I definitely like short stories as well
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket is great though too
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Half and half, depending
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time?" Once upon a time
Buy or Borrow? Both depending on how much I want the book, what type of book it is, if I can borrow it or not
Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse? Browse
Lewis or Tolkien? Lewis, I rather don't like anything having to do with the Lord of the Rings
Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)? Both, I own more anthologies though
Tidy ending or Cliffhanger? Two tidy endings for every cliffhanger
Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?Mostly nighttime, sometimes afternoon, and when I'm really hardcore, morning as well
Standalone or Series? Both, probably read more standalone though
New or used? Either as long as there isn't too much water damage or strange sticky substances
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler
Top 5 favorite genre books of all time? Genre books? My favorite book is the Great Gatsby, also like The Namesake, The Tipping Point, lots of stuff
Favorite genre series? Genre series? I guess my favorite series would be Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Harry Potter, and Megan McCafferty's books
Currently Reading? Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
If you end up doing it let me know. I'll love to see your answers
Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? Fantasy, is that what Harry Potter would fit under?
Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback? Trade Paperback, hardcovers are alright just hard to hold for long periods of time. Pretty much hate Mass Market paperbacks.
Amazon or Brick and Mortar? Amazon for expensive design books, Brick and Mortar for used books and books I really want right now with a coupon of course!
Barnes & Noble or Borders? Borders! Love the Borders Rewards program
Hitchhiker or Discworld? Not following this question
Bookmark or Dogear? Bookmark always
Alphabetize by author, Alphabetize by title, or random? Right now, by genre
Keep, Throw Away or Sell? Keep it unless I hate the book, usually something I was forced to buy for school, I sell those
Keep dust-jacket or toss it? Keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it? Remove it
Short story or novel? I started off on novels but I definitely like short stories as well
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket is great though too
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Half and half, depending
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time?" Once upon a time
Buy or Borrow? Both depending on how much I want the book, what type of book it is, if I can borrow it or not
Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse? Browse
Lewis or Tolkien? Lewis, I rather don't like anything having to do with the Lord of the Rings
Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)? Both, I own more anthologies though
Tidy ending or Cliffhanger? Two tidy endings for every cliffhanger
Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?Mostly nighttime, sometimes afternoon, and when I'm really hardcore, morning as well
Standalone or Series? Both, probably read more standalone though
New or used? Either as long as there isn't too much water damage or strange sticky substances
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler
Top 5 favorite genre books of all time? Genre books? My favorite book is the Great Gatsby, also like The Namesake, The Tipping Point, lots of stuff
Favorite genre series? Genre series? I guess my favorite series would be Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Harry Potter, and Megan McCafferty's books
Currently Reading? Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Monday, July 09, 2007
A Word on Younger Women's Magazines
With the almost confirmed rumor that Jane magazine has folded, i've been thinking about the state of younger women's magazines. I had just recently begun reading Jane magazine and was very much enjoying it. I had not realized that according to most it was going downhill. So what are we left with in my opinion? Nylon magazine which is continually putting tabloid celebrities on their covers in between the rare more interesting cover stories. I find it strange that month after month they publish readers letters protesting that they do away with the celebrities we hear about everyday and go for someone else (Zooey Deschanel for example) Kinda funny she's on the cover of the last issue of Jane. What I like even more than Nylon is Bust magazine. Love their cover stories and range of articles. The only problem is it only comes out once every two months and is very very small. So I subscribed to Nylon to try and supplement the in between time. When I originally subscribed to Nylon they were featuring people such as Kirsten Dunst and Amber Tamblyn. Wish they would bring that back! So yes, any of you magazine readers out there. Comments, thoughts, suggestions?
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Clever Advertising
Watch me
don't click anything, it will go ahead and reveal it's self for you, just gotta wait a bit, not too long a promise.
don't click anything, it will go ahead and reveal it's self for you, just gotta wait a bit, not too long a promise.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Four Eyed Monsters
Check out this great little film. It will only be online for one week.
Check out Four Eyed Monsters!
Video Podcast | Film Trailer | Shirts | Stickers
Video Podcast | Film Trailer | Shirts | Stickers
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Camille Rose Garcia
I happened across a great in depth series of videos on Camille Rose Garcia's body of work. It was put together for the exhibit Tragic Kingdom: The Art of Camille Rose Garcia at the San Jose Museum of Art. So far there are 12 videos but apparently there will be more. It's really exciting that a museum has embraced the technology You Tube has created. Yay!
To see all the videos visit the link for Tragic Kingdom.
To see all the videos visit the link for Tragic Kingdom.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Nylon Magazine May Issue
Check out the new issue of Nylon Magazine. Not for the Lindsay Lohan cover article cause that's just strange. But for the 21 stars of tomorrow article. I recognized about 4 of the people so it's pretty sweet. Not like your normal "new young stars" article when you know all of the people but one. Definately worth the 4 dollar cover price. Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Some new stuff
(based on a photo of my sister)
(just some silliness with some chickens i found at harry and david)Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
We Need Girlfriends
This is a cute little webshow I found the other day. Pretty darn good for internet television!
Friday, April 13, 2007
SNL Digital Short: Body Fusion
One of the funniest things I've probably seen on SNL in probably 5 or so years.
Grindhouse Fake Trailers Documentary
Though short this documentary gives some great insight and behind the scenes looks at the fake trailers of grindhouse.
Friday, March 23, 2007
umm what!?!? part two
apparently happenstance prefered the picture of audrey tautou from another one of her movies, venus beauty institute for their american release. that is really strange...
Friday, March 16, 2007
Colorful Rainbow of Shoes
I just had to share the wonderful colors of this spring's shoes. Beautiful! Go get yourself some! Celebrate the season! Celebrate the polka dots!
Friday, March 09, 2007
Found Magazine
I'm not sure that anyone actually looks at this anymore so this is a test i suppose... are you reading this. As some of you know I've recently been reading my way through the Found books and magazines. Picked up 3 issues of the magazine this week. Though there is some overlap between the books and the magazines most of the content is not repeated. I would definately suggest checking out their website. Basically it's a collection of things that people find on the ground or in the trash that provide a tidbit of information about the person that wrote it. It's pretty fascinating if you ask me. Take a look.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Back in the dorms
I'm back in the dorms for my final semester at school. It turned out to be the easiest solution. I really enjoyed that whole living on your own thing we did while in the apartment but I guess all good things must come to an end. I do feel rather old here seeing as some of my floormates are still undecided and my hall director is my age.
On the plus side I have a nice view of the dumpster, totally a joke. Truthfully though, I am much closer to some friends now than I was last year so that will be fun.
How are your own living arrangements for this year?
On the plus side I have a nice view of the dumpster, totally a joke. Truthfully though, I am much closer to some friends now than I was last year so that will be fun.
How are your own living arrangements for this year?
Sunday, July 30, 2006
www.librarything.com
I just joined librarything.com where you can catalog your books, write reviews, rate the books, join groups, and even see who has the most books in common with you. It is free up to 200 books. My sidebar is also provided by the site. Up there I have some of the stuff I've read in this past year. Don't actually own all of them. So if you're a reader like me this is a nice site for you!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
One more thing
Please visit my photography portfolio at studentweb.uwstout.edu/adoua/portfolio
and albino squirrels are very cute!
and albino squirrels are very cute!
Haven't written in awhile is anyone reading this? If you are please tell me!
I haven't written in awhile but yeah is anyone reading this? Please tell me if you are.
What I've read lately:
The Chesse Monkeys- about the art/design department of a school in the 50s
44 Scotland Street- originally serialized for a newspaper, it's about the going ons of an apartment building
Hypocrite in a pouffy white dress- stories from a lady's life growing up in NY as a hippie child
Persepolis- graphic novel
Scrapbook- collection of work by Adrian Tomine
Bitter is the New Black- memoir of a women losing her job, and taking her prada bag to the unemployment office
Persepolis 2- graphic novel
Paul has a summer job- graphic novel
Breakfast with Tiffany- man taking in his niece to live with him in NYC, memoir
What I've read lately:
The Chesse Monkeys- about the art/design department of a school in the 50s
44 Scotland Street- originally serialized for a newspaper, it's about the going ons of an apartment building
Hypocrite in a pouffy white dress- stories from a lady's life growing up in NY as a hippie child
Persepolis- graphic novel
Scrapbook- collection of work by Adrian Tomine
Bitter is the New Black- memoir of a women losing her job, and taking her prada bag to the unemployment office
Persepolis 2- graphic novel
Paul has a summer job- graphic novel
Breakfast with Tiffany- man taking in his niece to live with him in NYC, memoir
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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