1. The movie The Blind Side. Oh my gosh. I loved this movie. It would be amazing all on its own but the fact that it is based on a true story makes it even better. I really was holding back tears during the entire first half (I think had I been alone and not in a theater full of people, I would have been bawling). Sandra Bullock did an excellent job. I almost forgot it was Miss Congeniality I was watching on the screen. And the little boy, SJ, was hilarious. I mean that kid had some excellent comedic timing considering he is like nine years old. And Tim McGraw was looking good. And the boy playing Michael Oher, Quentin Aaron, did an excellent job. And it was hilarious to see all of the (some formerly) SEC coaches: Saban, Fulmer, Tuberville. If only Richt had been in there. Oh, it was so good. It was funny and sad and happy and just wonderful. It gets an A++++++ from me!
2. The book The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I haven't finished it yet (I have about 30 pages to go) but I'm really liking it. Hopefully it stays good because we all know the ending makes or breaks the book. It started off a little slow and since it stays true to the dialect of southern African American women, my first thought was "This book must have been a pain to edit". But once I got use to the style, it was really interesting. I recommend it. Well, for now. I'll let you know if I change my mind.
3. Flashforward. The episode "The Gift" was quite possibly one of the best episodes I have seen of any television show ever. I cried. It was great but at the same time sort of bad cause they just set the bar so high for themselves. The two episodes I've seen since then were pretty good but not as amazing and I'm worried this may be a trend for the rest of the season. But at the same time I have faith in the writers to pull out a few more amazing episodes. Fingers crossed.
I'm not so much loving these things:
1. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult. I should have known I wasn't going to like it because it was the only book by her that I hadn't read because I thought the blurb on the back sounded ridiculous. I'm always willing to suspend disbelief while reading but this plot was just too much: Ghosts, sudden memories that were long forgotten, and "twists" and coincidences that were way too farfetched. I'm glad to have finally read everything by her but this one is definitely at the bottom of the list.
2. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. I was so excited to read this because I loooved The Time Traveler's Wife but this one was nowhere near as good. None of the characters were really likable and the twins, Julia and Valentina, kind of freaked me out. I know twins are suppose to have this special, unique connection but they were twenty and sleeping in the same bed. And they wore matching outfits all the time. I felt like Niffennegger really dumbed the characters down because I don't think any twenty year old would do that, twin sister or not. I also pictured them as being the girls from that IKEA commercial with the double ovens instead of the blonde haired beauties they are suppose to be. Guess it just had to do with the mood and setting. But I was bored for a lot of it and confused by one of the big "reveals". I had to go back and read it a couple of times to understand. So, not too crazy about this one. Maybe next time Audrey.
3. Glee, "Mattress". Don't get me wrong. I LOVE this show but the most recent episode just wasn't as good. But that was following three episodes that made me cry so it would have been a stretch to have four in row do so. Plus I wasn't running to get to my computer after the episode to download a song because none of them were super amazing in my opinion. The mattress commercial was pretty entertaining though. And Matthew Morrison did a great job in the kitchen scene. So yeah it was still pretty good, who am I kidding?
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