July 2010 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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Weekly Book Post!
Currently working on Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister....pretty good so far, but as per the usual with Gregory Maguire's books, it's a little hard to get into with his weird wording...I'm liking it better than Wicked though!
Re: Weekly Book Post!
I liked it WAY better than Wicked.
I'm re-reading a series of books (my brain needs a break from APA style and research methods form time to time) called the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Yes, they are fantasy/magic/wizards, but I'm kind of a g33k, so whatever. I think of them like a grown-up Harry Potter without all the teenage drama (but plenty of plot, puzzles and storylines). I figured this would be better than trying to start something new, since when I read new things I tend to get all caught up in them. at least these books I know how they each end so I can (usually) put them down and come back to them later.
I think I am going to start The Help soon, although I am also on the prowl for any book recommendations since my summer pretty much starts TODAY. :-)
Last book I finished was Water for Elephants, I think. It was pretty good, very gritty and real. It was slow at first, but I felt accomplished after I finished, like I learned something. It's a good story, but not what I expected.
Also, I saw the movie this weekend...and I do not recommend it. The casting was all off IMHO.
my read shelf:
I'm currently reading Night Road by Kristin Hannah. I'm about half way into the book, and really like it so far.
I also do not recommend the movie Water for Elephants. I loved the book, but the movie just could not capture the same feeling. I typically don't think the movies are ever as good as the book, but some are the exception to the rule and are great in their own rite (The Notebook, IMO). This movie however, is especially bad. If you must see it, wait until you can get it on dvd. I wouldn't waste your money on going to the theater. I was really excited to see all the the characters in that book come to life, but they failed to do so. It was a big disappointment!
I've got about 120 pages to go in Handle with Care. It's super good, as per the norm for Jodi Picoult books. I don't know what I want to read next. I want to read another Jodi Picoult (she's one of those authors where I want to read all her books....I still have quite a few to go!). MIL has a few of her books that I can borrow but I really want to use the Kindle next!! I don't want to buy a book that I can borrow for free so I'll have to do some browsing.
Maybe Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin. That's been on my list for a little while. Ooo! Actually, I know my next book. Heaven is for Real. I've heard really great things about it.
I loved that book! (I thought I hit quote and not reply! The book I loved was Lucy Sullivan is getting married) I have read most of Marian Keyes books.
We are still on vacation- which is consisting of spending a couple hours a day reading! I've read a ton... and I'll report on all next week. I read the Hunger Games series- and really liked the books!
I also read a book I heard about on NPR- The Irresistible Henry House. It was interesting, but I didn't love it. The author had heard about this idea of practice babies in Home Ec programs at tons of colleges across the country until the 60s. She wondered what happened to all those kids after they were adopted. So she wrote a book about what could have happened to one of those kids.
I am now reading the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks had cervical cancer in the 50s... and cells from her tumor were the first human cells able to be grown in culture (a HUGE advance in science). The book chronicles her life and her families life. I am having a hard time getting into it just b/c I have read too much this week
update on Lucy Sullivan: it is cuter than I expected. I'll keep you posted if I think that by the end!