August: Osage County

Filming for August: Osage County began a few weeks ago just north of where we live. There have been sightings of George Clooney!! I decided to read this book since the filming and story take place just north of Tulsa. Without doing much research I purchased it on my Kindle, to then find out it is not a novel, but a play. The last play i actually read was "12 Angry Men" in high school. So i decided to give it a go anyway. Reading a play was not bad, however the content was a bit sad and depressing. My guess is that they will need to change things quite a bit when making the movie. I didn't really like any of the characters or the ending. I gave this play a 3 out of 5. I didn't hate it, but i was hoping for more. Maybe I will get more from the movie. On a positive note, i read that the making of the movie should bring close to $14 milling to Oklahoma with remodeling, hotel and house rentals and other filming expenses.

The Timekeeper by Mitch Albom

"Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out."

 - Mitch Albom in "The Timekeeper"

 

 

This is a touching story about father time. Some of us want more time, and some of us want time to speed up. I believe this story wants us to live in this moment. "It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be." Use the time that we have wisely and be grateful. 

 

This was a quick and easy read with a great message, as do all of Mitch Alboms books. I would like to spend a day with Mitch and find out where his ideas come from.

 

I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

I just finished the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy! Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins was great! I read the Hunger Games years ago when it first came out and thought it was just okay. I couldn't get around the fact that it was a children's book about kids killing kids. I actually swore that I would not read the next few books.
My husband came home from work a few weeks ago with The Hunger Games movie, and after some protest, i decide to watch it with him. I had to stop thinking of the book/movie as a story for children and really just watch the move. I loved it! I may have liked the movie more than the book!
So i decided to get Catching Fire from my local library and from page one I couldn't put it down. I loved this book and have started to get attached to the characters. I am team Peeta for sure! Due to the cliffhanger at the end of this book I've already purchased the 3 book on my kindle and cannot wait to start it this weekend!
I give Catching Fire 5 out of 5 stars!

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

"I think i'm going to call you bike girl" -Judd Foxman

I absolutely enjoyed every bit of this book. This story is about a dysfunctional family sitting Shiva after their father has died. The Foxman family have not spent this much time together in years, but because of their fathers dieing wish they all come together. The family is crazy, funny, and down right crude at times. You will find yourself laughing out loud, cringing, and on the verge of tears all through out this book.  If you are a fan of "Arrested Development" and the humor of that show, you will love "This is Where I Leave You". Reading this book makes me realize that my family isn't so crazy after all; It could be much worse, I could be part of the Foxman family! I gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars.