Safe haven

a waste of the hours I spent reading this book.  hoping the movie was better, I wasted 2 more hours.

don't waste your time.  heed my warning.

dumbest ending twist.  for real.

Brain on fire

So, our book club just read "brain on fire". Not sure what to expect, I was totally happy with out choice.

It is so real (a true story) & written in first person, so you feel the symptoms. Like you're experiencing the whole thing yourself. From the victim to the estranged parents to the coworker friends.   Its a scary but real look at mental illness & how much we still don't uunderstand

Brilliant.

Inferno

My latest Dan brown book.

I was looking sooo forward to this one. I was on the library waiting list forever! I read through it pretty quickly but I was a but confused by the end.

I loved the history, scenery and typical brown chapters all ending on a twist or cliffhanger. I recommend this one to those who like a good action story. But I liked "the list symbol" better.

Devilishly great book!!!!!!

My book club picked this book Oct 2012. I didn't even get to start it, let alone read it. I went to the meeting anyway. This book inspired gift bags, printouts and the best discussion ever in our club.  They all lovvved it. Favorite book ever!!

Uh, I missed out. So, when I had some time...a year later...I picked it back up. It was great. I missed out!! It was like a nonstop wonderful ride.

It inspired me to watch a few documentaries on the subject afterwards. Chicago worlds fair, inventions and murder.

Gone girl gone

I did enjoy this book. I literally couldn't put it down. But....the characters were not likeable. The ending just about killed me. And evil triumphed. I hated the ending. It left me feeling very anxious about everything. But it was suspenseful and a good mystery.

Ready player awesome!!!

80s? Check
Video games? Check
Rush reference? Check
Burgertime? Check
John Hughes movies? Check
Puzzles & logic? Check
Alternate reality? Check
Action & suspense? Check

The perfect book! :)

Glass castle indeed....

The following story to "half broke horses"...the authors true life story... A frustrating look at people

These parents frustrated me. And having already read "half broke horses", I could see how this mother misinterpreted so many things her parents taught her. And how she misunderstood her children as well.

It made me think of how much extra we have. I'm blogging right now from my smartphone while watching digital cable.  Overboard? Yeah. If the world went backwards, I don't think many if us could survive. However it's also amazing what we are capable of when we have to ....

Half broke horses: a true tale....

My sister suggested a book that she absolutely loved. It's also been on my book clubs "to read" list for a while. My sis said it reminded her if my grandma's life stories.

So I read it next. "Half broke horses". I loved the story with the title. I loved the "whatever. Life sucks sometimes, get a helmet" attitude. I loved that it reminded me how easy we have it now & that we''re spoiled. I finished it & gave it to my mom and then told her to give it to my dad.

I want everyone to read it. It's a true/fictional story about the authors grandmother. It mirrors our mostly-put-together story we have of my grandmother.  It put the idea in me to get an ancestry book together. And if a book gives you creative inspiration, it was absolutely worth reading. :)

Please Please Help me....

The help.

I know who's in the movie, I know about the story, including the "pie". 

But I was told to read it before seeing the movie. I was told you read it slowly because you dont want it to end. So I did & I didn't.

I loved it. I wanted it to continue. What happened to the characters? What happens the next day, next week?? I loved it.....loved it.  Now the movie....

Sense of an ending

Bleh. Theres my sense of the ending.

Unbroken!! Absolutely.

Best book ever, best story ever, best guy ever!

If you ever need things put in perspective, read this. if you ever feel tired, hot, cold, thirsty, hungry or beat down...read this book.  If you need a reality check to quit whining, read this book.

What Louie zamparini went through from misfit kid to college star, to Olympic athelete to military man to castaway to POW to man of God, is all too much for me to comprehend. He lived too many lifetimes already & he's still going.

I hope to be half the person this guy is.  It makes you want to test your strength. Great book!

Lost symbol...so glad I found you....

As a fan of Dan brown, "davinci code" and "angels & demons", I knew I'd love this book.

Wanting to read it before I start "inferno", it was a great look at the US, history and humans in general. What we are & what we can one day be.

Like the others, it was full of history, science, art and other fun stuff that only Dan brown can put together into a gripping plot.  I loved it & cant wait to start "inferno"!!

Hunger games, how do I love thee....

I started book 1 to get it started & eventually return it to my sister. One more thing out of my clutter pile..

But then I ended up speeding thru it, wondering what happens next! Before I know it, my actual monthly book club book is lying aside, and I'm finishing the end of book 3, mockingjay.

I approve hunger games, of the horrid images, the disturbing storyline and the constant suffering! I approve of the entertainment I got out of it!

And all I wanted when I finished was a bit of rabbit meat, some plums and a cup of water.....

Great gatsby...book & film.

I read the book in high school but didn't remember much about it...saw the film too...don't remember much about it

What I do remember is that I liked it. So a new movie with a great cast? Yes please! DiCaprio & Mulligan? Perfect.

I wanted to reread the book first which I did. The movie looked like what I imagined while reading the book...it was in sync and I loved both. Glamorous movie, moving plot, glitz & music & parties & emotion

follow your path....

book club book #4.  i LOVED this book.  it was easy to read, a simple story almost like a parable and i felt i learned something from it. 

i read it in a day and it made me feel like anything was possible and that we all have a path.  that following your path will take you exactly where you need to be. 

i finished this book feeling like i was a better person for having read it.  thats what a book should be.

its fo' real yo'....

book club book of this month - i read it in one sitting... couldn't put it down.  and from a kid's point of view?  you dont get more honest than a kid.  i loved it.

'heaven is for real' - gave me some hope.  and ive been, for whatever reason, reading a lot of books & watching documentaries on this subject matter lately.  maybe its because we just had ANOTHER death in the family..   maybe its because i always feel connected to certain relatives who have already passed...  maybe its because a chunk of my family is employed in the death biz. 

whatever the reason, i have a need to know not only what is on the other side but that there is another side.  a situation involving a current death in the family also gave me a glimmer of hope of the other side.  and there are so many stories of life after death...  there has to be something to it.

as far as i believe, there is.

one down....

one of my non-club books this month came off of my multiple bookcases.

through the years ive been a member of everything from the one spirit book club to the good cook book club to the military book club.  i have more books than ill ever be able to read.  not to mention my love of biographies which is a whole other bookcase altogether...

so after deciding i couldnt get through the current second-month book of the club, i blindly grabbed a book to read instead.

'how to marry a millionaire vampire'

fun easy read about vampires with a conscience.  but not gay and lame like a twilightish twinkling-in-the-sun vamp we all know... 

it doesnt take itself too seriously but keeps it light.  i read this one pretty quickly.  and one less book off of my shelf....  

meet you in the club....

i got talked into joining a book club.

being that im currently unemployed, i have more free time than i'd like so i joined.

its really just my sis, me, a few of her bff's, my mom, another mom...  and we drink wine.  and so far, actually read the book.

but being that i dont drink wine, i get bored.  :p   but with all this time & renewed interest in reading, im up to 3 books / month.  non-club books.

the first book though was sooooo good, that im hooked on 'club'.

"let's pretend this never happened" - best. book. ever!  i identified with this author soooo much.  the panic attacks, the being misunderstood & awkward in social situations, the odd stories that make me.... me. 

it was funny and drew me right in.  even with the heavier subject matter that she deals with in the book, it was great.  my fave books are biographies because i like to know that other people, all through life & history & the world, have been through what i've been through & worse.  i like to know how they deal, how they survive.  :)

super funny & entertaining book.  i could NOT put this one down.  can't wait for her second!!