InkHeart

Some books are intriguing, some are just okay, some make you want to live in their story and some make you want to read every single book in the world.

I think Inkheart did the latter for me. Every so often I come across a book that makes me worry I will never be able to read everything I want to read. Just like Fahrenheit 451 did, and just like and Tom Robbins book. These books inspire me to read more and I don't really know how to describe why, they just do.

I will read just about anything and anymore when I am reading a book, it is really easy to guess what is going to happen next. But I didn't experience that with this book. Maybe because I had never heard of it until a friend let me borrow it saying, 'you will like this one'. But I really had no idea where the book was going to go, and it was wonderful. I read a couple of book series over the summer. The Ranger's Apprentice and Artemis Fowl. I enjoyed both series really well, they were adventurous and fun, but they were also very predictable. So it is a nice change of pace to read a fiction book where I didn't know how the ending was going to be, until the end! I just finished InkHeart and now working on InkSpell, I am hoping the rest of the series is as good as the first book.

One bad thing about school starting next Monday! is that I won't have as much leisure time to read what I want to read. I am sure glad I took the chance this summer and read a ton, now it is back to textbooks and research.

Friday Night Lights

Yes, another football post, but I can't help myself. I am slightly obsessed and really happy that the season is starting soon. Pre-season games start this weekend!

I just finished this book Friday Night Lights and it is really good. It makes me want to move to west Texas and be apart of this type of community, but I won't because that means living in Texas. It is really intriguing how this entire community is centered around football, high school football to be precise. Part of me likes it because of the sense of community, Denver is so big that I feel it would be hard to ever find that. Which is why we are planning on eventually moving elsewhere in Colorado, but that is another topic.

This book also goes into issues of the community, which include, race, economy, politics, etc. Even if you are not a crazy football fan like I am, I think you would enjoy this book. But that is my opinion.

I had not heard about this book honestly, but I was searching for something to fill the void since one of my favorite TV shows just ended, Friday Night Lights. I still cannot believe it is over, but it is slightly based off the book. The show has part of the book that it has adapted but it is not the exact same thing.

So if you are looking for a good non-fiction read, I would suggest this, especially if you do like football.

Twilight Saga

Sadly I am a Twilight fan, pathetic I know.  But it just happened.  So many people kept talking about the series and I thought I heard enough, that it wasn't my thing.  So I avoided it, talked bad about it, looked down on it, etc.  But then for some reason I was like, why not?  So I got the first book and OMG I became addicted.  It doesn't help that I have a thing for series.

I wasn't one of those girls that fell in love with Edward because honestly I really liked Bella.  For some reason I related to Bella and her conflicts.  I agree with some that think Edward is a bit creepy, a bit much.  As I read the books my favorite character kept being Bella.  Edward was overbearing and Jacob was annoying.  So after I read the third book, Eclipse, I had to desperately rush to the book store to buy Breaking Dawn and find out what happened. 

And no the writing is not good, but I liked the story and I became addicted to it.  That is usually what happens with books, I become obsessed with finding out what happens, how the author writes the ending.  And if it is really good I get really caught up in the characters and story, so much that I feel like I am there.  All I can think about is the story, the characters, what is happening in their lives and what happens after the book. 

So when the third movie came out this past weekend, I wanted to go see it.  The first two I Netflixed and watched at home alone.  But I didn't want to wait a few more months to watch it, when everyone is talking about it now.  And I really didn't want to go to a movie theater by myself.  In comes Jeffy, I had to beg him.  Like really beg, and he went because he is a good husband but he hated it.  He had this annoyed look the whole time and was in a bit of a mood afterward.  I am still glad I got to see it, the acting isn't great but I love seeing what happens, not just reading.  I have all these images going on in my head while reading, that seeing them in play out is great.  So I enjoyed the movie, it wasn't a great movie but I still liked it. 

Avatar

So we finally decided to watch Avatar and see what the craze was about. 
Side note- I love Netflix, I love not having to go to the movie theater, and being able to pause a movie as often as needed for potty breaks. 
And Avatar was great!  I wasn't looking forward to it because of how long it was but I really enjoyed it.  I liked the story and the characters.  It did kind of freak me out with all the machinery and possibilities of what humans would/could do. 
I remember when it came out in theaters and so many people were saying you have to see it in 3D or it wouldn't be good, well you people are wrong.  I really enjoyed it without all the 3D effect. 
So if you have not already seen it, you should because it really is a good movie.