Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR I might be climbing back out of my reading slump, so I'm excited to a reading queue lined up for the fall! I'm going to try to read some of the book I didn't get to during Utah Book Month.
- I thought Dashner's books couldn't get more ridiculous, but oh was I wrong!
- Wow! This movie was ridiculous and awful!
- I was so bored! I actually looked at my phone to see how long I'd been in the theater. The movie just wouldn't end!
- The movie is a completely different story than the book. The only similarities are the character's names.
- I love that Alan Tudyk was in this film. I always like seeing him.
- I also liked Janson's Irish accent.
- The zombies were bleh. I actually laughed when a zombie got kicked down a stairwell cause it was so ridiculous.
- The monkey cam was TERRIBLE! I could barely tell what was going on in some parts because the camera was shaking so bad.
- I was so disappointed. I liked the The Maze Runner, and I was hoping the movies would give me the closure and answers I never got, but it looks like the movies are going to be just as/even more frustrating than the books.
- I have wanted to see this movie for some time now, and I finally did it! It took several sittings, but I made it through. The movie is VERY long!
- What a cast! I was excited to see Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, and of course, Peter O'Toole.
- I love the way Peter O'Toole talks. I'm always mesmerized with the way he talks in every one of his films.
- I like brunette Peter O'Toole better.
- There is a lot of politics and other crap in this movie. I think I'd have to watch it again to really get it all.
- I don't understand why the Arabs felt so compelled to follow Lawrence.
- I liked when Lawrence got a little cocky, and he was majorly humbled.
- They don't make movies like this anymore! Wow! The huge landscapes and thousands of extras. I don't know if we'll ever see movies like this ever again.
- I felt bad for Lawrence. He didn't know where he belonged, and in the end, I not sure if either world truly accepted him.
- Would I watch this again? I don't know. I think I'd have to be in the right mood. This movie is quite the undertaking.
Goodreads Says: For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby. Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friends instead, and so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. There are bumps and bruises as Astrid learns who she is without Nicole...and what it takes to be a strong, tough roller girl.
My Thoughts:
- Very very very fun graphic novel!! Loved it!
- Astrid was so easy to relate to. She is discovering who she is and what she wants, and she is making new friends along the way.
- Sometimes we outgrow friends, and it is hard to let them go. I liked that Astrid and her old friend were still on good terms in the end.
- The illustrations were super fun! They reminded me A LOT of Raina Telgemeier's books. The facial expressions were awesome.
- I love how the main character learned how to be a good friend. She was really selfish, and you have to give a little and take a little to be a friend. I also loved how she learned how to support her friends.
- The book had some great messages. I liked how it talked about kindness being better than revenge and anger.
I have waited a long time to share some childhood favorites like E.B. White and Roald Dahl with my daughter, and she is finally ready for me to read them to her. The book we are reading right now has inspired today's fan art.
I wasn't sure what I would find. I thought I might only find Quentin Blake's stuff, but I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, there are some Quentin Blake inspired fan art, but there is also some very unique things as well.
The last two are my favorite, particularly the last one. I like the cartoony one for the artwork and the scene it represents, but I love the last one because it is how I would imagine the BFG if we didn't have Quentin Blake's illustrations.
From Goodreads: With the candid quirkiness of Awkward Family Photos and the confessional intimacy of PostSecret, Ransom Riggs's Talking Pictures is a haunting collection of antique found photographs—with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life—from the author of the New York Times bestselling illustrated novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Each image in Talking Pictures reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person's life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow. Yet the book's unique depth comes from the writing accompanying each photo: as with the caption revealing how one seemingly random snapshot of a dancing couple captured the first dance of their 40-year marriage, each successive inscription shines like a flashbulb illuminating a photograph's particular context and lighting up our connection to the past.
My Thoughts:
- This book was fun, heart warming, hilarious, sad, and everything in between.
- The photos were amazing! I loved each and every one. It was such a treat to be able to see some of Ransom's photo collection.
- I loved his introduction and his closing. He almost convinced me that I need to print my photos. I liked learning how his strange collection started.
- The notes added so much to the pictures! I can definitely see why Ransom Riggs favors the photos with writing.
- Some of the comments were hilarious, some were thought provoking, and some were really mean! It was awesome!
- This is a really fun and quick book to go through. I highly recommend it to people who enjoy photos and any Ransom Riggs fans.
Goodreads Synopsis: Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps.
The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
My Thoughts:
- I am very behind on reviews, and I'm in a major reading slump right now. I haven't read a book for weeks! It is awful. I hope I can remember enough of what I thought about this book to write a decent post. Luckily, I have a few notes.
- At the time I read this, I really needed a good book with old friends, and this one fit the bill perfectly. I loved reading about Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Leo, and everyone else. It was a lot of fun.
- While there are a lot of characters in this series/book, I didn't get the characters confused or mixed up. It is very easy to remember who is who and what god is their parent. - Leo really stole the show in this book. All our heroes did amazing things, but Leo really stood out to me. His role in the whole story was so great! I loved how he knew what needed to be done, and did everything possible to make sure it happened. He had some great character development throughout the whole series.
- I have been waiting for an all out battle with the gods, demigods, and baddies since the beginning of this series, and I finally got one! It was awesome! I loved it!
- This was an amazing ending to the series. It had everything! I was not disappointed! Riordan delivered!
- Overall, I loved the series, and I can't wait to buy my own copies of the book. I can't wait to see what Rick Riordan has in store for his readers next!
Goodreads Says: For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby. 
From Goodreads: With the candid quirkiness of Awkward Family Photos and the confessional intimacy of PostSecret, Ransom Riggs's Talking Pictures is a haunting collection of antique found photographs—with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life—from the author of the New York Times bestselling illustrated novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Each image in Talking Pictures reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person's life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow. Yet the book's unique depth comes from the writing accompanying each photo: as with the caption revealing how one seemingly random snapshot of a dancing couple captured the first dance of their 40-year marriage, each successive inscription shines like a flashbulb illuminating a photograph's particular context and lighting up our connection to the past.
