City of Ember (3/28/11)

This was one of Richards netflix picks and I think I might have enjoyed it more then him.  It is predictable and there are certainly things that make you wonder why they never figured things out sooner.  But I enjoyed the actors and I enjoyed the simpleness of it all.  They are trapped in a human made city underground and after quite a few generations the city is starting to fall apart.  There was a key that the governor was supposed to have to help them out after the earth has had time to heal.  The key and directions of course get lost and the unlikely heroes arise to find out how to get out of the dilapidated city. Who knows what happens after the movie is over, but it's okay.  It was nice to see them accomplish a task.  It just left a feel good kind of feeling for me.

same kind of different as me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

This was an awesome book!  I borrowed it from one of the girls in my book club and absolutely loved it.  It did take me a little while to get into the beginning of the book but once you actually get going it was very good.  It actually made me pretty sad, I feel like I dismiss homeless far to easily.  And I look down at the fact that they smoke and drink and waste the money they get from the hard working people that give it to them on things of the sort.  Listening to Denver and understanding a little more about the why that they live like that made me sad that I have been so closed minded.  I wouldn't say I've gone out and started giving money to homeless and I haven't started volunteering to help them (yet), but I do feel less like annoyed with them for not trying to get out of their situation.  I feel very grateful for growing up in a loving family and knowing that they have my back so I will never have to experience what the worlds homeless endure.

This is a must read book I think, very worth it.

At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks

So I'm writing this blog a couple months after reading the book, and I can't say it's a good sign when I really don't recall much about the book other then I read it.  I reread the what it's about and just can't recall it.  I do recall liking the book when I read it, and it ends sad as most of his books do.  But I just can't recall everything anymore, I tell you I must have lost half my memory with that sinus surgery I had in April.  I did find out that this was the second book however, and we actually really get to meet the main characters in another book True Believers which I have not read yet.  Maybe I should read that and then reread this sometime.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (3/1/11)

I will start this out by saying that Heath Ledger has always been one of my favorite actors, he was amazing.  I'm glad that they made this work by keeping him in it as much as they could.  I can only imagine how awesome it would have been had he been able to do the entire thing as originally planned.  I had a hard time keeping my interest with this movie.  I do think it was well done though. This is certainly one you REALLY have to be paying attention to or you'll miss something.  It probably wouldn't hurt to watch it a second time so you can see the things you missed the first time while you are trying to figure out what in the world is going on.