Monthly Archives: October 2007

Primer

Primer

Very. Confusing.  Had to read the imdb message boards to figure out what was going on… Rating: **+

 

Transformers

Transformers

Definitely made for the teenage boy.  Lots of action and shots of Megan Fox’s torso.  I’m just not into action movies, I guess. Rating: ***

 

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Barbara Kingsolver This novel is a fascinating journey into one family’s year-long commitment to eating locally. Kingsolver, her husband, and two daughters all take on …

 

Come To Grief

Come To Grief

Dick Francis Bizarre mystery about an ex-jockey-turned-private-investigator.  The interesting thing about this book is that Francis tells you who did it on the first page.  The …

 

Inventing Elliot

Inventing Elliot

Graham Gardner

 

The Emperor’s Children

The Emperor’s Children

Long, somewhat slow book about three selfish, self-obsessed, and self-interested friends and their lives in New York City. I had trouble getting into any …

 

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Rating: **

 

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

Rating: ***

 

Deja Vu

Deja Vu

Ok sci-fi flick about a group of federal agents who have found a way to stop a crime by going back in time using a …

 

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Rating: ***