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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Friday, March 19, 2010
The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
I really cannot decide how many stars to give this one....
R- 2? maybe?
Sigh.
I'm not sure if it's me or the book, you know?
I'm nine freaking months pregnant..... probably not a great time for a complex thriller without much in the way of happy endings.
Milo used to be a "Tourist"-- a CIA spook basically. Suddenly old cases and details start surfacing, forcing him back into that life.... the life that nearly killed him.
Not a bad story. It would certainly make an interesting movie... kind of Bourne-ish. (According the the about the author, Warner Brothers have optioned the rights-- apparently putting George Clooney in the lead role. I can't see that part. For one, Clooney's too old. The oldest Milo is in the book is 37 or so. Weird choice.)
Anyway, a movie would have to tighten things up.... which I think it needed.
But again, I'm nine months pregnant and I've been reading mostly fluff and Nancy Drew, so what do I know? My brain has turned to mush.
No, really. It has. :)
What do you do with a book you can't decide about? Read it again another time? Write it off? Ask others if they've read it? It's gonna bug me.....
This is a Reader's Choice book and counts for the Support Your Local Library Challenge!
R- 2? maybe?
Sigh.
I'm not sure if it's me or the book, you know?
I'm nine freaking months pregnant..... probably not a great time for a complex thriller without much in the way of happy endings.
Milo used to be a "Tourist"-- a CIA spook basically. Suddenly old cases and details start surfacing, forcing him back into that life.... the life that nearly killed him.
Not a bad story. It would certainly make an interesting movie... kind of Bourne-ish. (According the the about the author, Warner Brothers have optioned the rights-- apparently putting George Clooney in the lead role. I can't see that part. For one, Clooney's too old. The oldest Milo is in the book is 37 or so. Weird choice.)
Anyway, a movie would have to tighten things up.... which I think it needed.
But again, I'm nine months pregnant and I've been reading mostly fluff and Nancy Drew, so what do I know? My brain has turned to mush.
No, really. It has. :)
What do you do with a book you can't decide about? Read it again another time? Write it off? Ask others if they've read it? It's gonna bug me.....
This is a Reader's Choice book and counts for the Support Your Local Library Challenge!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Nancy's Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene
I know, I know, I wasn't going to review them all. And I'm not.
Because frankly, after reviewing a couple I run out of things to say... they're kind of all the same. ;)
BUT this one.... wow.
And I don't mean that in a good way.
Does anyone else think it's hilarious that Nancy's "sports clothes" are a skirt and sweater?
And seriously, does she actually expect a total stranger to get her message of "don't get married, talk to me first!" and take it seriously? Really?
And is it just me, or is Ned Nickerson playing every position on the football field at once? The descriptions from the game are so funny!
One other thing I've noticed-- reading these books is a LOT like watching Scooby Doo with my kids. LOL. (Speaking of Scooby Doo, has anyone else ever noticed that Velma's intelligence seems to be in her glasses? Every time she loses them she becomes an absolute idiot. I'm ready to duct tape them to her head!)
Anyway. Nancy's Mysterious Letter may be the lamest of the 10 I've read so far...
But hey, lame or no, they're just the right length for a bubble bath. :D
Because frankly, after reviewing a couple I run out of things to say... they're kind of all the same. ;)
BUT this one.... wow.
And I don't mean that in a good way.
Does anyone else think it's hilarious that Nancy's "sports clothes" are a skirt and sweater?
And seriously, does she actually expect a total stranger to get her message of "don't get married, talk to me first!" and take it seriously? Really?
And is it just me, or is Ned Nickerson playing every position on the football field at once? The descriptions from the game are so funny!
One other thing I've noticed-- reading these books is a LOT like watching Scooby Doo with my kids. LOL. (Speaking of Scooby Doo, has anyone else ever noticed that Velma's intelligence seems to be in her glasses? Every time she loses them she becomes an absolute idiot. I'm ready to duct tape them to her head!)
Anyway. Nancy's Mysterious Letter may be the lamest of the 10 I've read so far...
But hey, lame or no, they're just the right length for a bubble bath. :D
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Baby Update
Still no baby.
I don't want to talk about it. :P
(I tell you, I was in a foul mood when the doctor sent me home from my appt Monday even though my contractions were 3 minutes apart....)
Anyway, if you haven't entered the contest, or would like to update your entry because the date you picked has passed, go to my Baby Contest post!
I don't want to talk about it. :P
(I tell you, I was in a foul mood when the doctor sent me home from my appt Monday even though my contractions were 3 minutes apart....)
Anyway, if you haven't entered the contest, or would like to update your entry because the date you picked has passed, go to my Baby Contest post!
Wordless Wednesday-- Boo and Rusty
Boo reading to Rusty. She had soooooo much fun!!
Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!! (I should have taken a picture of Elliot, the other dog. He had green toenails and a shamrock shaved into his fur!)
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