The Time Traveler's Wife Movie Review

I think, if you were following my live tweets you'd be able to tell since I didn't tweet nearly as much as I usually do. I was far too engrossed in watching. There were aspects I didn't like as much as in the books, but there were also a few moments I liked even better than the book!

I don't like the synopsis that IMDB.com offers:
A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

What do you think? I honestly would not watch that movie, it sounds boring. Ha!

I loved both Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, I think they did a great job. I especially loved Brooklynn Proulx, she as adorable and perfect!

I was a little sad we didn't get to see Kimy, she was, by far, my favorite character.

And a last little "did you know" for your reading pleasure: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt bought the film rights to the novel before it was released to the public. Pitt was a producer of the film, apparently he had some good feelings about it!

How did you like the movie? Did you think they did the book justice?

June Book Announced: Beautiful Creatures

We have chosen Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia (@kamigarcia) and Margaret Stohl (@mstohl) for our book this month.

Synopsis (From Amazon)
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

While Beautiful Creatures great reviews, and an occult following, I think this is the best review I read of it (From Publishers Weekly):

"Readers who like angst-filled teenage romance will be swept up by the haunting and detailed atmosphere, the conventions and strictures of Southern life, and a compelling and dimensional mythology."

Beautiful Creatures is the first in a four book series, so get hooked and see what happens! AudioBookSync.com offered Beautiful Creatures for free the first week of thier summer reading program, if you were lucky enough to download it at that time, have a listen - I really enjoy the way they do the songs! Or pick a copy from Amazon, here.

The movie was released in 2013. It was directed and (screenplay) written by Richard La Gravenese. You can order a copy from Amazon, here.

Happy Reading!

Twitter Handle

So I realized I didn't add any info about how to follow the conversations on Twitter. I'm sorry! I was too excited about getting things started.

I may have also had to create a new account, so I may have procrastinated a bit.

Anyway, the pertinent information:

Follow me here: @FIBookClub

While we watch movies the hashtag for the conversation will (usually) follow this formula:

#FIwatch____ 

The blank will be filled with the initials of the book title, for example later this month when we watch Pride and Prejudice it will look like this:

#FIwatchPnP

To be honest we can probably use that hashtag all month long, that way if you are reading and want to share a thought on twitter instead of on here, we can all find it.

Come find me on Twitter!

Disclaimer: I am working on getting better at using Twitter more regularly. In fact, all I've done is set up the account, I haven't even tweeted yet. I will though, I promise!