Mirkwood Reflections

This is a list of movies from 2008 that I didn't manage to see until 2009 and my brief comments on each. Running about 50/50 on the Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down decisions. 1. Bedtime Stories (PG) (2008) (Adam Sandler, Keri Russell) Didn't really like it, although my family really did. Guess I'm just not an Adam Sandler fan! 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13) (2008) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett) Disliked it quite a bit. Again, not a Brad Pitt fan, but the movie was just depressing and way too long. 3. Yes Man (PG-13) (2008) (Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel) Usually I love Zooey and dislike Carrey, but I didn't like either of them in this much. Now I realize Bradley Cooper is in this so I may go back for another viewing. David really loved this movie though! Red Bull! Red Bull! 4. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (G) (2008) (voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell) Finally managed to see this at our summer park Movie Nights - on a big inflatable screen. It was really go...

Wow, just haven't gotten around to posting my December reads yet! Thought I'd better get to it! An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 12/03/09 Excellent - Historical Fiction Jamie and Claire travel to Scotland and back while continuing to participate in the American Revolution I've waited for this book for YEARS and then when it was published, I was still re-reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes so I couldn't start immediately. Jamie and Claire only get better with age, and the cliffhanger ending makes me crazy!!! Can't wait to listen to the audio! I think Gabaldon's books are even BETTER in audio. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen 12/04/09 Excellent - Memoir Rhoda Janzen's Mennonite upbringing colors her approach to love, life, and religion. Humorous and insightful, though I didn't actually agree with much. This book was a great example of an author having a compelling voice. Janzen was utterly charming and mesmerizing even when I didn...