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May. 21st, 2008 10:10 am- 22:45 OMG OMG INDIANA JONES TOMORROW! w00t! #
May. 21st, 2008
Jenna Fox has just awoken from a year long coma and she doesn't remember anything. Not her family, not her friends, not even the accident that put her in the coma; her entire life is a mystery. Her mother and father seem to act strange around her, and the grandmother she once adored hardly gives her a second glance.
As Jenna begins to watch the home movies, lovingly recorded by her family covering every year of her existence, she begins to remember her pass but she also discovers things about her future.
The tag line: How far would you go to save someone you love?
This book is a really quick read, I finished it on the plane to Florida last week so 2.5 hours. It was a lot of fun trying to figure out the puzzle of Jenna's story and even though I pretty much knew her secret after the first few chapters, I still wasn't sure where it was going to end up.
A perfect beach read and even better for a book discussion group, especially a parent & tween/teen discussion...(yes, I'm already plotting a program).
3.5 outta 5 stars.
As Jenna begins to watch the home movies, lovingly recorded by her family covering every year of her existence, she begins to remember her pass but she also discovers things about her future.
The tag line: How far would you go to save someone you love?
This book is a really quick read, I finished it on the plane to Florida last week so 2.5 hours. It was a lot of fun trying to figure out the puzzle of Jenna's story and even though I pretty much knew her secret after the first few chapters, I still wasn't sure where it was going to end up.
A perfect beach read and even better for a book discussion group, especially a parent & tween/teen discussion...(yes, I'm already plotting a program).
3.5 outta 5 stars.
Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com
Note to self: never attempt to watch a movie like this before bedtime. It is just too tense! The music was used sparingly, making for moments so silent, you could hear the actors breathing.
I'm not sure where to begin. No Country for Old Men is everything they said it would be. Violent. Graphic (well, I think, I had my eyes covered, but it sounded squishy). Thought-provoking. I'm happy to have seen it, but I don't know if I could take the stress of watching it again.
I'm afraid to say any more for fear of ruining this film. Watch it. The Coen brothers have come a long way from Raising Arizona.
And now I want to read the book...
I'm not sure where to begin. No Country for Old Men is everything they said it would be. Violent. Graphic (well, I think, I had my eyes covered, but it sounded squishy). Thought-provoking. I'm happy to have seen it, but I don't know if I could take the stress of watching it again.
I'm afraid to say any more for fear of ruining this film. Watch it. The Coen brothers have come a long way from Raising Arizona.
And now I want to read the book...
Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com