EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE by Jonathan Safran Foer

Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618329700
Acquired: purchased 2006
Reading Began: March, 2008
Completed: July 26, 2008
Overall Rating:Nine out of ten
 
The novels of Jonathan Safran Foer are more than just engaging stories; they are puzzles whose pieces are laid out in non-linear fashion from multiple perspectives over many generations. Although one large story is being told, it takes much attention by [...]

EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING by Lauren Weisberger

Genre: Chick Lit
ISBN: 9781416543008
Acquired: Bookcrossing.com
Reading Began: July 19, 2008
Abandoned: July 20, 2008
Overall Rating:One out of ten
 
Having greatly enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada (and well before there was a movie), I put Lauren Weisberger’s follow-up on my reading list as soon as it was published. I finally got around to reading it, thinking this would be [...]

Summer Film Series – Vol. 6, No. 6: THE DARK KNIGHT

July 18, 2008 at Movies 14, McKinney, Texas

In preparation for the next chapter in the Batman saga, I rewatched Batman Begins last night, wanting to remember all the key points that might be referenced in the new film. What I failed to realize was just how great is that film. Sure, I enjoyed it a [...]

THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE by Malcolm Gladwell

Genre: Nonfiction
ISBN: 0316316962
Acquired: Bookcrossing.com
Reading Began: May 3, 2008
Completed: July 15, 2008
Overall Rating:Seven out of ten
 
You might think that the two months it took me to read The Tipping Point means I struggled with the writing or the content or the length or something similar. In fact, the delay had nothing to do with the book [...]

Summer Film Series – Vol. 6, No. 5: WANTED

July 10, 2008, at Movies 14, McKinney, Texas

A lot of movies have been made in the past eight years that mimic the look of The Matrix, yet very few have appealed to me. The Matrix is in the top five of my All-Time Favorite Movies list, and I refuse to have it sullied by every [...]

Summer Film Series – Vol. 6, No. 4: WALL•E

July 1, 2008 at Movies 14, McKinney, Texas

The critics have crowned WALL•E as Pixar’s “best yet”. I had my reservations about this, of course, because I hold so many of the films dear, but I was happy to keep my judgments at bay until first viewing. At the end of the film, I could easily [...]