I have little spare time between work, theater and school, but I do have a few updates on some good movies and even better books that I have taken in recently.

First, I finally finished "Son of a Witch". I got it back in December when DoubleDay in Circle Centre was going out of business. And, I can say I actually enjoyed it more than "Wicked." Because the land of Oz is set up already, the author is able to concentrate more on actions and character development of Lear. Plus, everyone knows the witch dies, so there wasn't any suspense in "Wicked." Here, you don't know what is going to happen to Lear. And I'm not going to spoil it for you.

I have a penchant for young adult literature (as well as fantasy, so I lean towards young-adult-fantasy), so the next two are from that genre.

First, "Inkheart" is by Cornelia Funke, who, I read somewhere, is the second most popular author in Germany next to Harry Potter's creator. Although the book crafted an interesting world and had a fairly unique concept, the bloody thing was way too long and too short on momentum. I also have "Inkspell," the sequel, waiting for me.

Plus, "Inkheart" is slated to be turned into a movie, along with another YAF book I read and was ho-hum about, Eragon.

Since the explosive success of Harry Potter, it seems that they can't make YAF novels into movies quick enough, but The One, the book that makes "Harry Potter" look like "Dick and Jane," "His Dark Materials" by Phillip Pullman, has been "in production" for years. There is also a dramatization of it, but it tanked. Probably because it was over 3 hours long, required a talking polar bear and was 3 books shoved into one play.

Bliss. Hammer just gave me a box of Thin Mints, thus quelling a rant in the making.

Onward.

What I am reading now is "The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1)." Smart (very smart), fast-paced and funny as hell. Highly recommended.

Movie-wise, I saw the BEST MOVIE EVER (if you are me), "MirrorMask. This movie is pure drug-induced genius.

"Hungry. Still hungry."

Speaking of, these Thin Mints are a little melty.

Finally, I watched "Dark Water" because I like creepy movies. It was pretty good; the walls bleeding water were a nice touch.

In other brain-dumbing exercises, my boyfriend has me watching "Lost." Yeah ... lost time because the stupid show is addictive and Sawyer is hot.

Posted by lgauthier at March 15, 2006 01:38 PM