Yesterday, I recapped our marathon watching of the Hobbit. We then watched all three theatrical editions of Lord of the Rings the next day and ate more food. Fellowship of the Ring Cool fact from Aunt: Words at the beginning spoken in the dark by Galadriel were actually from Treebeard in the book. Everyone is given these rings ... Read More »
Lord of the Rings Marathon Day 1: The Hobbit
Movie Marathons are becoming a tradition in my family. Lord of the Rings was the first one we did a few years ago and when we found out my cousin hadn't seen Star Wars we had a movie marathon for that. But I've never blogged about our Lord of the Rings marathon even though we've ... Read More »
Book vs Movie: Ender’s Game
Ender's Game was an amazing adaption of the book! The timeline was condensed and the political sub-plot involving Ender's brother and sister was dropped, but this movie really captured the book. I felt the intensity of the competition and the brutality of the school and the tragic fate of Ender. The biggest struggle to bringing ... Read More »
Austenland: I {heart} Mr Darcy
Here's the blurb for Austenland in case you haven't heard of this movie yet. Socially awkward Jane Hayes (Keri Russell) is obsessed with the works of Jane Austen and fantasizes about the character of Mr. Darcy. She scrapes together as much money as she can and takes off for Austenland, a British theme resort where guests ... Read More »
My Pointless Commentary for The Host
https://twitter.com/BooksATrueStory/status/370735672606220288 I thought I'd expand on my tweets I did about The Host a few days ago, add some animated gifs and BOOM I've got a movie review and hopefully something entertaining for you to read :) Before I even turn on the movie, I notice on the DVD menu that it's Jake Abel aka the bad ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.