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No. Hollywood has an older man problem.
this is so gross
I wish I could remember the name of the actress who went ballistic after being told that, at 35, she was too old to play the love interest for the 55-year-old lead.
It was Maggie Gyllenhall. And I stand corrected, she was 37.
Anyone else notice the largest gap was a Woody Allen movie?
A Book Written by Someone from Another Country
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming!
Over halfway through the year and only two books down. (Though I have two more in progress!) Here’s hoping for a productive August - December!
This book fits in so many of the reading challenge categories, but I chose this one because Paula Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe.
I normally do not lean toward thrillers when choosing novels to read. But, obviously, with this being made into a film, I was intrigued. It had been on my list to read for a while because I always try to read books before watching the movie. The only other dark, thriller novel that I have read recently that I can think of is Gone Girl, but I think I enjoyed this one more! I downloaded the sample from iTunes Books at lunch on Thursday and could not put it down. I bought the whole book Thursday night and finished it early Saturday morning. The three different perspectives of the three main characters in the book were engrossing and very distinct. I could not stop reading because each chapter leaves you wanting the next piece of the puzzle.
I was very grateful to be able to get lost in a book again. Haven’t had that in a while. I’ll get back into more “serious” books eventually.
i cannot explain why i started laughing uncontrollably.
i lost my shit at “who’s turning christmas”
WHO’S TURNING CHRISTMAS?
2018 MOOD
A Book with a One-word Title
Some classic, vaguely cliche Dan Brown definitely started my 2018 off right. This edition of Robert Langdon’s adventures has everything: a dead guy, a hot chick, and a controversial issue tied to a mystery. It may just be that I have a lot of nostalgia for Robert Langdon’s tales, but I very much enjoyed reading this book. If you’re looking for a book that’s entertaining and just thought-provoking enough that you won’t get worn out, this is the book for you.
Plus, the Barcelona setting was especially great and brought back a lot of memories from this blog’s past, The Goal is Barcelona/Barcelona2011, in case y’all forgot.
This blog is apparently all about second chances. So here’s the challenge for this year.
OOPS
I failed miserably at that #2017bookchallenge, so I am trying again this year. Here’s to 2018 being a little more productive than 2017.
P.S. I also finished “Turtles All the Way Down,” but I couldn’t fathom my thoughts into a “constellation” soon enough to write about it here. Still haven’t been able process my thoughts. But it was amazing, important, and helpful.
A Book Published Over 100 Years Ago
Murder! Mystery! Mormons!
So, technically this is a short story, but hey, the point of this challenge was to read more! This story started out so perfectly. I mean, it practically followed Sherlock’s first episode to a tee. So, that just ended up being super confusing because I was then expecting the rest of the story to follow the show. You can imagine my surprise when the story literally stops and cuts to Mormon country in 1800s Utah. I had no idea what was going on. I read this book on iBooks and I thought I had somehow downloaded the wrong book or that iBooks was glitching. Anyway, it was enjoyable, but Benedict will always be my Sherlock BAE.
A Book You Read in School
Instead of going with some classic lit that we were forced to read in school, I chose to reread the book that meant the most to me in high school. Our last assignment in Junior LEAP English Literature was to choose a contemporary novel from a list curated by our teacher. Other books on the list included Catch-22 and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. The list included books dating back to the 60s because that is where our history lessons stopped. I could not choose a book from the list to save my life, so my teacher recommended The Highest Tide. I don’t think I have ever appreciated a book recommendation more. In a nutshell, The Highest Tide is simply a modern day version of The Catcher in the Rye (which I also love). But Miles, the protagonist, is 13, 4 foot 9 inches, and his parents are separating. By the end of my junior year of high school, I had been through my parents separating and then getting back together. My teacher had been made aware of this, and I am pretty sure that’s why she recommended this book to me. I was so thankful. Miles, as narrator, put so many of my feelings about divorce on paper that I hadn’t even been able formulate into coherent sentences. It might have been one of the first books I actually related to. Up until that point, I had been reading mostly cheeky YA novels and fantasy books. So even though I was 17 and female, I seriously related to Miles’ coming of age story. Even now, at 25 (26 tomorrow), I still love this book and appreciate it for the hard time it got me through.
I started the challenge with #2! A book from your childhood. I can’t believe I never reread this series, but this year seemed like a good time to start after Netflix announced their series (which was amazing btw, I binged it so fast). I read number 4 in the series because I knew that’s where the show was going to stop and I didn’t remember much (since the movie version with Jim Carrey covered books 1-3). I LOVE how Lemony talks to his readers and breaks the fourth wall in the best way possible. I know I missed so many hints when reading these when I was 13 or 14 and I am sure I will continue reading them when I finish this challenge!
I need motivation this year. For many reasons, to do many varying things. I hardly read any books last year. And I am out of excuses now. I finished law school, and I took the bar exam. So. here I go. 26 books this year.
Here’s the link for anyone who wants to join me! http://www.hannahbraime.com/2017-reading-challenge/
Adrienne talking about Donald Trump’s appearance on SNL. Speaking the TRUTH.
Been saying this for months and it’s why I didn’t watch one of my favorite TV shows last night.
The Thing Is...
…you never know what you want until it happens to you…and until then, you often don’t even know that the thing even existed, let alone whether or not you wanted it.
*hem hem* isn’t this from a musical or something? <3
“In the gallery beyond: more dead.” - The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt (hardback)
It’s literally “love is for the weak” 😃
“It was, like most of the rooms in the Institute, an unused bedroom, meant for visiting Shadowhunters.” - Clockwork Prince
LIKE LITERALLY ACTUALLY WTF
“All righty. I’ll leave you to it, then.” - To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han.
This young man’s credentials were satisfactory, my father and my aunt (who had always looked after the children’s welfare) were satisfied, and I acquiesced. - Crooked House - Agatha Christie
“Alas! My own hand feels as light as a feather.” - The Return of the King Oh, God.
“What up, son? Did you get in?!” - It’s Kind of a Funny Story
HAH
me as a lawyer: your honor, quick question… am I winning
if you were praised for being smart as a child and now feel crippling sensations of inadequacy when you don’t instantly know how to do something perfectly clap your hands
Finals season.
Sometimes you lose sight of the path in front of you and during those times it seems pretty impossible that you’ll ever find the path again. So I think it’s not about finding the old path, because that’s gone. You have to find a new path that gets you to where you want to go. And it might be the same place the first path would have taken you. But once you’ve lost the first path, maybe the best thing isn’t to waste time struggling, lost in the woods looking for it again. Maybe the best thing is to keep moving ahead in the right direction, trusting you’ll get to where you need to go.
