Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

Not the typical "wonderland" eh?
I can't even begin to tell you how stoked I am for this movie which comes out in March 2010. Not only because of the amazing cast, (Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, etc.) but because Tim Burton movies are always amazing, and dark and ah, so great!


-Brooke

Impulse.

Ellen Hopkins has got to be one of my favorite author's ever. I've pretty much loved everyone of her books, but my all time favorite has got to be Impulse.






Quick synopsis: Three teens are sent to a psychicatric ward for those who have attempted suicide. Vanessa calls to the blade. Tony finds peace through pills. And Connor appears to have the most amazing life but hes at a constant battle with his parents, life, and self.


Review: If you're not one for books that seem to be or blatantly depressing, probably not for you but it really makes you think. For me I couldn't put the book down until I finished it. Theres about 666 pages but the writting format has like 4 paragraphs that have 20 words max. I fell in love with all of the main characthers and I could never exactly pin point what would happen next which I happened to enjoy. Really if I had to rate it I'd give it a 5 out of 5. Then again these are just my kind of books x)


Happy readings.

In my opinion..

Better Then Running At Night by Hilary Frank
amazon: Ellie Yelinsky is starting her freshman year at the New England College of Art and Design, and it's not exactly turning out like she expected. She falls for the devil at a costume party (in reality, cute sophomore Nate Finerman). She finds that her hippie parents have hidden pot in her baggage. Her beginning art instructor is a hysterical arm waver who only speaks in one tone: earsplitting. But the most disturbing discovery Ellie makes is that her paintings, mostly "screaming heads strangled by boa constrictors" are not dark, brooding masterpieces, but cheesy melodrama. However life, like art, isn't always what it seems. Nate actually is the devil, or at least a smooth-talking painter who considers himself the campus de-virginizer. Her dad only put pot in her suitcase in an attempt to make a meaningful connection with her. And even if Mr. Gilloggley is in desperate need of volume control, the more Ellie listens to him, the more she sees that what he has to share might actually help her grow past teen angst into true art.

My Review: I was attracted to this book by the cover, obviously it's very awesome looking. :) Unfortunately, the writing inside wasn't as awesome as the cover. Honestly, the main character annoyed me, she's really naive.. but in a way i can sort of see where she's coming from. Sam, one of the characters in the book is totally lovable. I probably would have put the book down if he weren't in it, honestly. So, I honestly wasn't to fond of this book..
Rate; 2/5

Long time, no post!
Brooke here. I haven't been reading much at all in these last few months, and I've gotten back into it! I made an account on paperback swap, so hopefully i'll have a bunch of new books coming soon :)



For high school senior Parker Rabinowitz, anything less than success is a failure. A dropped extracurricular, a C on a calc quiz, a non-Jewish shiksa girlfriend—one misstep, and his meticulously constructed life splinters and collapses. The countdown to HYP (Harvard, Yale, Princeton) has begun, and he will stay focused.
That's why he has to keep it a secret. The pocketful of breath mints. The weird smell in the bathroom.
He can't tell his achievement-obsessed father. He can't tell his hired college consultant. And he certainly can't tell Julianne, the "vision of hotness" he so desperately wants to love.
Only Parker's little sister Danielle seems to notice that he's withering away. But the thunder of praise surrounding Parker and his accomplishments reduces her voice to broken poetry:I can't breathewhen my brother's aroundbecause I feel smothered,blank and faded
Brooke's Review: It's a book about a eating disorted BOY. One of the few books about guys with eating disorders. What really grabbed my attention about this book was the quote on the back, ""Sometimes trees can look healthy on the outside, but actually be dying inside. These trees fall unexpectedly during a storm." It's a book that switches characters each chapter, between Parker and his little sister who feels like she's always in the backround when Parker gets the spotlight. I really liked this book, actually. Not THE best read, but pretty good.

Rating; 3.5/5

Rawrr

Anyone else notice I haven't posted in like... a month and a half.
haha. yeah. practically given up? shrug* I dont know. aha lame-but I feel like no one even reads this anyway. Merr...

Anywho. It's been all school work and the presence of spring being here lately. About the other day I went to B&N and got this book called Perfect Chemistry. Started it around 11pm, finished about 2am aha. Couldn't put it down, so go read it : )



Twilight came out yesterday. I was all excited to get it and watched it about 3 times...and the more I watched it, the more I was annoyed with it : pp. For what the movie was, it wasn't horrible. But I feel like they took out some essential parts and I don't know. I had a hard time feeling the chemistry between Rob and Kristen. I mean sure when they were all making out it was there, but when they talked it was just sorta akwardish and I felt Kristen was blahh. No jumping down my throat for that x] I just wish it was different...maybe New Moon will be better.

Lovely Bones

Anyone read it? I thought it was really good. Aha, won't lie, I did skim since I got a little bored with parts but overall it was a really good book. After I read it I went on an internet binge of looking things up on it. Their coming out with a movie of it, it originally said march of 2009 but I figure not since its already mid februray, but look out for it in december. I'm gonna be so thrilled to see how it turns out : ) You can't help but compare books to movies all the time now can you?

Daphne Loves Derby

Heard of em? Probably not aha. I pretty much fell in love with them in 7th grade, haven't been so engaged with them lately, but their an all time fav. Their pretty mellow so if you like laid back stuff, may be for you.

Favorite Songs:
How It's Going To End
To Struggle With Light Colors
Love & Mercy
Kirby
& Practically their whole Good Night, Witness Light album : )