We've been a little busy lately so I haven't had a chance to post anything new. We're off today so I'm trying to catch up on plenty of things...including the blog.
A good friend recently sent me The Giver by Lois Lowry. It is considered a children's book (young adult) but it won two prestigeous awards so I knew it must be good. It was an excellent thought provoking book. The story is about a boy living in a utopian society but the more he learns the less utopian everything seems. It is such a thought provoking story. One of the things I struggle with in Jackson are "society" folks or as many call it "keeping up with the Jonses". In the utopian society there is none of that. Everyone is equal however in their equality they loose their individuality. It was a very interesting book to read. I hope you take the time to read this book.
Last week we watched The Green Zone with Matt Damon. Are any of you fans of The Office? Holly (Michael's love interest) is in it and it was nice to see her in a serious role. The movie was good and like The Hurt Locker, it proves that we everyday citizens just don't understand war. This movie was a cross between The Borne movies and The Hurt Locker. If you don't mind the seriousness of war then you'll enjoy this movie. It was very interesting to see how powerful men used soldiers as pawns in the "game of war."
Yesterday morning we watched Away We Go with Jim Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. It was hilarious! I highly recommend this movie for anyone that is currently expecting a bably or has recently had a baby. Burt (Krasinski) & Verona (Rudolph) find out they are expecting their first child. They both work from home so they realize they can raise the child anywhere and set off on a journey to visit friends and family and see where they want to end up. Their journey is HYSTERICAL!! Two thumbs up! Go watch this movie!
Also this week I just finished reading Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank. It is the third book by Frank that I have finished. I think this one may be my favorite! I didn't want it to end. I really felt like I knew the characters and I really could have been friends of them if they were real. It definitely made me wish I lived in South Carolina on a wonderful plantation. It was a great book. Definitely chick lit. This book is definitely recommended for all mothers and daughters! That relationship is special, crazy and...almost indescribable. I can't wait to start her next book, Shem Creek! Oh, and I didn't think there was an order to these books but there is! Definitely read them in order starting with Sullivan's Island!
And finally this morning I totally wasted two and a half hours watching The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest. Ugh! That was a total waste of time. I've read all three Larsson books and watched the first two Swedish movies. I thought I'd enjoy the final movie. Nope, I was totally wrong. It was a total time drain. It didn't follow the book very well and it just...sucked! I don't recommend this one. I really ejoyed watching the first two but this last one gets two thumbs down from me. Save yourself and don't watch!
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