As always, I glommed down a bunch of books this month, and also watched quite a few movies. They’re all reviewed on my Books, etc. page. (I’ve been doing this since around September last year; go here for 2014’s reviews.)
I thought it would be good to give an extra mention to the ones I enjoyed most, so here goes:
- Next, by Michael Crichton – an intense fantasy thriller, gave me chills
- Heartburn, by Nora Ephron – lightweight, funny, easy read
- Coming Clean, by Kimberly Rae Miller – a moving memoir about growing up with hoarders
And the best of the month’s movies were…
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – witty and powerful; I have to own it because I’ll need to watch it again, and then again
- Election – a fun comedy despite some dark humor
- The 100 – complete junk, and I’m a junkie
Hmm, not the most challenging month of reading, I must confess. No matter; I’m halfway through a wonderful book, and have a pile of promising reads next to my bed. February’s looking good!
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I loved Next! Great book, though I love most of Michael Chrictons books! Might have to check out the other 2 books on here, always after a good read! Thanks!
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Thanks for the feedback, Laina! I’m also a Crichton fan; I love the fact that he does seem to do good research (I’ll sometimes google claims made in his books, and find that it’s got a strong scientific basis). But at the same time he tells a good story.
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I watched the grand budapest hotel as well – I don’t remember much about it, but I thought it was really funny, both meanings of funny!
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It’s a strange movie, isn’t it? I loved the games they played with the camera. But definitely feel I missed a lot in the first viewing and will watch it again in a year or so.
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Nice post! I haven’t read a Michael Chrictonbook in years but I do remember really enjoying them. I’ll have to pick up Next. I’m curious about the Grand Budapest Hotel as I have not seen it yet. I’ve either heard really good things about it or really bad so I figured it’s definitely worth a watch!
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Thanks for stopping by! And yes, Grand Budapest Hotel is definitely worth watching. It’s not your typical movie.
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