Monthly Archives: July 2007

The Body in the Library

The Body in the Library

Agatha Christie I was in the mood for a mystery, so I decided to pick up this book. It reminded me that I’m really bad …

 

Extras, Season 2

Extras, Season 2

While this season might not have been as funny as the first season, it was still very enjoyable.  Andy Millman and his inept agent, Darren …

 

The Prestige

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan did a great job with this dark movie about two rivaling magicians.  Like Memento, he keeps you on your toes, right up to …

 

The Last Summer (of You and Me)

The Last Summer (of You and Me)

Ann Brashares The perfect summer beach read, “The Last Summer” takes place on Fire Island and is the story of two sisters, Riley and Alice, and …

 

RENT

RENT

Even though this musical has been on Broadway for 12 years, we just got around to seeing it.  It’s been on our list, and we …

 

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

This was the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, directed by David Yates. The books have continued to get darker and darker, and …

 

The Pilot’s Wife

The Pilot’s Wife

Anita Shreve This novel starts off with a woman learning that her pilot husband has been killed in a plane crash.  What follows is a page-turning …

 

On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

Ian McEwan Like Ian McEwan’s other books, it seems that it takes only one small event to set off a series of events. In this …

 

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Rupert Grint does such a good job of looking awkward in nearly every type of social situation. He plays a shy teenager looking for …

 

Moloka’i

Moloka’i

Alan Brennert This was an enjoyable fictional novel, based on the real-life leper colony in Moloka’i. At times, I thought the book dragged on a …