[Musicals]

My daughter works at a theater, so we get to see LOTS of stage musicals. Some favs:

 

Aida

Beauty and the Beast

Phantom

All Shook Up

[My Sister's Keeper - The Film]

Then as soon as I realised they'd changed the ending I switched off and didn't watch the very end as I was so furious!

Why do film producers DO this? If a story is successful, and they buy the rights, why change an integral part such as THE END?

 

Makes no sense.

[The last DVD you watched? (Cont..)]

To Sir With Love. Excellent.

[Hello]

Hellu and welcome.

[Autobiographies and Biographies]

I went through a period where I read a lot of these. The stand outs:

 

Shirley Temple.

 

Marilyn Monroe.

 

Grace Kelly.

[What's for dinner? (Cont..)]

Just ate leftovers of Mexican casserole: tortillas, shredded beef, enchilada sauce and cheese.

[Your Book Activity Today - Take 8!]

Am proof reading my own stuff.

[Katherine's list]

This book is a departure for Brown who usually writes romance suspense with graphic violence and graphic sex and foul language. That's why I stopped reading her.

 

But I read a review that SAID this book was different. Softer.

 

And it was.

 

Brown's writing style isn't anything out of the ordinary: very simplistic, so the read is pretty fast. I have to say, I am VERY hard to please when it comes to books. THE ROAD? Couldn't take the monotonous tone of the voice. HUNGER GAMES? The heroine's character was too much 'the author' not enough a young girl to be real. At least to me. These are just examples of why these huge books didn't hold my interest. That, and the subject matter was unpleasant.

 

In Rainwater, Ella runs a boarding house during the depression. A dying man ( we never know what he's dying from ) comes to rent a room. Their lives twine through mundane, every day events in an interesting, educational ( the details about the period are good, you get a realistic idea of life during this period of time ) and tighten as they become better acquainted.

 

It's a small town, simple story about love, family and hope with no swearing, some violence and no sex but plenty of tension between Ella and Mr. Rainwater.

 

I give it four and a half stars.

 

Will I read another Brown book? Probably not. One departure out of many books does not an author's general writing make.

[Twilight merchandise/collectables]

In the US is a store called Hot Topic. They sell everything from duplicate costume clothing to the jewelry worn in the film: Bella's rings, bracelets, Esme's accessories, Edward's coat, etc.

 

I had a coat made for my daughter at : http://www.cosplaysky.com - Bella's brown sherpa hoodie from Twilight. They do an awesome job on their costume-alikes.

[The little things you remember...]

An unforgettable moment from Wages of Sin by Penn Williamson stuck with me: nailing the hero's hand to a cross while the bad guy ( a priest killer - this was waaaay before Dan Brown's time ) expounds on his crime.

[Katherine's list]

Now reading RAINWATER by Sandra Brown. So far, so good.

[Hello!]

Welcome!

[What's for dinner? (Cont..)]

Pork ribs.

[A problem with... classics]

A writing teacher I had once said that few of the "classics" would be published in today's market: too long.

 

As the public's attention span shortens with vibrant, quick video games, TV and film options long verbose books aren't popular.

 

I have to agree with him, I find them slow.

[A Question for NON Poetry Lovers]

Poetry, like literature, is subjective. What I like might not be what the next person likes. My beef with poetry pros is that they sometimes think the poetry they like is better than the poetry I like. So, that sets me off a bit I guess. Some poetry folks are so adamant, too.

In reality, all of the creative arts are subjective.

[Book Condition]

I DEF like my books to remain like new. If I buy one used, and it's already kinda trashed, then I don't worry about it though.

[Hi I'm new!]

Welcome, Rochelle.

[Salutations to all!]

Hello and great to meet you.

[Corrupt a Wish]

Granted, but the elephant has no teeth.

 

I wish I could sleep at night.

[Hey]

Welcome.

[Can you resist buying in a bookshop?]

We have writer's group in a bookshop every week and I don't buy a thing except a big, doughy pretzel to eat and a drink whilst critiquing!

[Do you pick up unknown authors?]

Most of the 'name' authors seem to have squeezed themselves dry these days. You bet I pick up unknowns.

[Pet Peeves]

Any continues rule that is broken can become annoying with repetition. Adverbs esp.

[The last DVD you watched? (Cont..)]

UP - from Disney. Pure magic.

[How does your partner feel about your reading?]

My husband doesn't mind that I read and never has.