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hestergray

November and December 2008 Book Lists

Jan 05, 2009 19:03

Yeah, I'm still catching up on things. And yeah, they both win by default.

November:

There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia AhernBOOK OF THE MONTH AWARD ( Read more... )

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moredetails January 6 2009, 00:17:04 UTC

I get annoyed when I feel that a book or movie or song or email forward is purposely trying to tug on my heartstrings. I guess I'm cold and unfeeling that way.

Well then I am too, because I totally hear you. I hate that too. It brings out my rebellious side and I automatically want to feel the opposite of whatever they want me to feel.

karellieloo January 6 2009, 18:22:50 UTC

totally true! Almost any Oscar movie does that, just to suck up to the critics at the end of the movie. =P Sometimes it makes for a good tearjerk, but cmon lazies, incorporate your deep meaning into the rest of the story!

moredetails January 6 2009, 18:25:05 UTC

Yeah, I have lots of issues with lots of popular things. :P I get easily annoyed.

hestergray January 7 2009, 01:38:33 UTC

Yeah, sometimes when something is billed as "Oscar-worthy" I know what they really mean.

I like it when a story or characters tug on my heartstrings. But when they're too obvious about it, that's when I get annoyed.

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hestergray January 7 2009, 01:31:30 UTC

Perhaps! It's hard for me to say because I listened to the audio book, and it took me kind of a while to get through the whole thing. It probably would be different actually reading it, and just taking a reasonable amount of time to finish it. It's kind of magical though, which is nice, and it has certain similarities to The Wizard of Oz.

Actually, I would even more recommend her book If You Could See Me Now. I've listened to the audio book twice, and it's really good. It's probably good reading it as well. :)