Technically, this isn’t the first time I’ve read this book. My parents, odd ducks that they are, played the audiobook of this for all of us to listen to when I was about 6 or 7. I can’t remember it, of course, but it did feel generally familiar and comforting. Probably because of this
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH WERE MOVIES OR TV SHOWS
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Ten Books I’d Love To See As Movies/TV Shows. I watch a lot of TV and though I have often been disappointed in adaptations of my favourite books, I’ll always give them a try before rushing to judgment. Here are a few
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THE SUNDAY [BOOK & MOVIE] REVIEW | THE DROP – DENNIS LEHANE
Dennis Lehane returns to the streets of Mystic River with this love story wrapped in a crime story wrapped in a journey of faith—the basis for the major motion picture The Drop, from Fox Searchlight Pictures directed by Michaël Roskam, screenplay by Dennis Lehane, and starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini.
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THE SUNDAY [BOOK & MOVIE] REVIEW | THE MAZE RUNNER – JAMES DASHNER
“If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.” When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers–boys whose memories are also gone. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out–and no one’s ever
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THE SUNDAY [BOOK & MOVIE] REVIEW | THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU – JONATHAN TROPPER
Let’s start with the exciting part. Thanks to Karen over at One More Page who frantically tweeted me last weekend telling me to wake up and get my act in gear, I was able (just barely) to enter Indigo Events‘ contest for tickets to an advance screening of This Is Where I Leave You. Which
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GUESS WHAT I DID TONIGHT? (PREPARE TO BE JEALOUS)
So a couple of weeks ago I was browsing Chapters, and I saw a contest to win passes to an advance screening of The Fault In Our Stars in my town. I entered, you know, just for the heck of it. And then promptly forgot all about it. Then on Monday an email lands in
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The Fault In Our Stars Trailer!!
I know you’ve probably already seen this, but I am getting excited and wanted to have it on my blog somewhere! Also in case you haven’t seen it yet…. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ItBvH5J6ss?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] I like the trailer, but I’m still on the fence about the movie. I have given this a lot of thought, and I think
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UPCOMING RELEASE | VERONICA MARS: THE BOOK. SERIOUSLY.
Ridicule if you must, but I’ve spent a large portion of my leftover vacation days in the past week re-watching Veronica Mars. I’ve watched the show a few times now, and yet somehow I just never get sick of it. Sure, the video quality doesn’t seem great compared to new shows, and the fashion choices
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BOOK REVIEW | AUSTENLAND – SHANNON HALE
Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English
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IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I SAW ON THE INTERNET | BOOKSHELFIES, BOOKS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE…. ETC.
I keep coming across awesome book-related images, posts and articles and I figure maybe I’ll keep track of them and share them with you guys occasionally. Here are some of the things that caught my interest recently: Bookshelfies Tumblr: The Newest Trend You NEED to Know About. You guys all know about “selfies,” those
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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: MY YEAR IN A WOMEN’S PRISON – Piper Kerman
“With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College
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LET’S TALK | BOOKS THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT MOVIES OR SHOWS
Linking up for the first time with one of my newly-discovered fave book blogs for a weekly series called “Let’s Talk.” This week’s topic is one that I’ve been meaning to write about anyway – so it seemed like a great opportunity: books that would make great movies or TV shows. I have a
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BOOK REVIEW | BEAUTIFUL CREATURES – KAMI GARCIA AND MARGARET STOHL
Lately I’m finding myself embroiled in a lot of stories that take place in the Southern US, an area of the world known only to me through books and movies. In my mind I can feel the oppressive humidity, the mercurial weather, the misleadingly murky swamps that mask hidden dangers with sharp teeth. In my
