Thursday, July 17, 2008
Always the union guy and always with that hat on.
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About Me
- TheReader23
- Pennsylvania, United States
- The Three R's -- Reader/Realtor/Recreational Poker Player ------ Guiltiest Pleasure -- Hooked on Big Brother!!!
Nancy's Amazon Reviews
2010/Books Read
- Ford County...John Grisham "7"
- Vertical Run...Joseph Garber "6"
- The Weight of Heaven...Thrity Umrigar "5"
- The Girl Who Played With Fire...Steig Larsson "10"
- Too Much Money...Dominick Dunne "3"
2009/Books Read
- Await Your Reply...Dan Chaon "4"
- Last Night At Twisted River...John Irving "6"
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...Stieg Larsson "10"
- Love And Summer...William Trevor "4"
- The Overlook...Michael Connelly "8"
- Travel Writing...Peter Ferry "4"
- Echo Park...Michael Connelly "9"
- No Time To Wave Goodbye...Jaqueline Mitchard "6"
- No Mercy...John Gilstrap "8"
- The White Queen...Philippa Gregory "9"
- The Closers...Michael Connelly "9"
- South of Broad...Pat Conroy "7.5"
- Rules of Vengeance...Christopher Reich "8.5"
- That Old Cape Magic...Richard Russo "9"
- The Narrows...Michael Connelly "8.5"
- Breakfast At Sallys...Richard Lemieux "2"
- The Help....Kathryn Stockett "10"
- Vanished...Joseph Finder "8.5"
- Brooklyn...Colm Toibin "7"
- The Scarecrow...Michael Connelly "10"
- Cutting For Stone...Abraham Verghese "10"
- Trust No One...Greg Hurwitz "6.5"
- The Beach Trip...Cathy Holton "6"
- The Turnaround...George Pelecanos "7"
- The Boleyn Inheritance...Philippa Gregory "10"
- The Book Thief...Markus Zusak "9"
- Leaving The World...Douglas Kennedy "8.5"
- The Brass Verdict...Michael Connelly "10"
- Olive Kitteridge...Elizabeth Stout "7"
- The House At Riverton...Kate Morton "5"
- The Hour I First Believed...Wally Lamb "4"
- The Lincoln Lawyer...Michael Connelly "10"
2008/Books Read
- The Christmas Shoes...Donna VanLiere "6"
- The Given Day...Dennis Lehane "8.5"
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society...Shaffer and Barrows "8"
- Power Play...Joseph Finder "9.5"
- The Art of Racing in the Rain...Garth Stein "10"
- Rules of Deception...Christopher Reich "7.5"
- The Constant Princess...Philippa Gregory "7.5"
- "G" Is For Gumshoe.....Sue Grafton "5"
- The Winter Rose.....Jennifer Donnelly "7.5"
- Running Blind.....Lee Child "7.5"
- Belong To Me.....Marisa de los Santos "7"
- The Finder.....Colin Harrison "7.5"
- The Palace of Illusions....Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni "3"
- Violets Are Blue.....James Patterson "6"
- Pompeii.....Robert Harris "5"
- Undue Influence.....Steve Martini "9"
- Bridge of Sighs......Richard Russo "10"
- Killer Instinct....Joseph Finder "10"
- World Without End....Ken Follett "10"
2010 Movies Seen
- The Fighter -- Great acting -- okay movie
- Eat Pray Love -- Snoozefest!!
- The Social Network -- A terrific movie!!
- Sex and the City 2 -- Loved it -- so shoot me
- The Last Song -- A good story
- Dear John -- Very enjoyable
- Valentine's Day -- Cute
- Up In The Air -- Good but not as great as reviews
2009 Movies Seen
- Invictus -- Great story; great acting.
- Blind Side -- Absolutely terrific!!!
- Julie and Julia --- Absolutely loved it!!!
- Milk -- Sean Penn definitely deserved the Oscar for this performance
- The Reader -- Spectacular adaptation of the book
- Marley and Me -- Cried my eyes out!!
- Slumdog Millionaire -- Such a great movie!
2008/Movies Seen
- Cadillac Records -- Touted as Beyonce's movie -- just okay
- Sex And The City -- It doesn't get any better than this!
- The Other Boleyn Girl -- As good as the book!!
- Atonement -- Mesmerizing
- There Will Be Blood -- Unnerving but engrossing
- Juno -- Cute but definitely not an academy award contender
- 27 Dresses -- So very enjoyable
- No Country for Old Men -- Well Done But Very Disturbing
- Untraceable -- Excellent but "sick"
- The Kite Runner -- Highly recommended
2010/Netflix Rentals
- The Ugly Truth -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyable.
- Wall Street -- 4 out of 5 stars -- An oldie I had never seen before.
- Mystic Pizza -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Cute
- Inglourious Basterds -- 4 of 5 stars -- Silly concept -- Brad Pitt awful.
- American Gangster -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Denzel is great in this one.
- The Prestige -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyed the magic in this movie.
- Law Abiding Citizen -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Just okay.
- The Magdalene Sisters -- 4 of 5 stars -- Decent movie.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- 5 out of 5 stars -- 1st in the trilogy -- GREAT.
- Proof of Life -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Meg Ryan/Russell Crowe -- Exciting.
- The Proposal -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Good romantic comedy....love Sandra Bullock.
- (500) Days of Summer -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Really cute movie.
- Hachi -- A Dog's Tale -- 5 out of 5 stars -- THE BEST -- Cried my eyes out.
- The Illusionist -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Ed Norton great acting.
- The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard -- 3 out of 5 stars -- BBC series -- a bit boring.
- Once Upon a Time in America -- 4 out of 5 stars -- 1920's Jewish Mob story
- Taken -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Unbelievably tense...Liam Neeson incredible.
- Far From Heaven -- 4 out of 5 stars -- good acting -- Julianne Moore/Dennis Quaid
2009 Netflix Rentals
- Frost/Nixon -- 3 of 5 stars -- Well acted but boring
- Revolutionary Road -- 3 of 5 stars -- Well acted but depressing
- Man On Fire -- 5 of 5 stars -- Denzel Washington is great in this nail-biter
- Nothing But The Truth -- 5 of 5 stars -- Kate Beckinsale is great as a journalist who refuses to give up her source
- Berkeley Square -- 4 of 5 stars -- Enjoyable BBC production of three nannies in London
- Australia-- 5 of 5 stars -- Beautiful production with a great ending
- The Scarlet Letter -- 3 of 5 stars -- Demi Moore in an abominable performance
- Elegy -- 5 of 5 stars -- Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley give two amazing performances
- Brick Lane -- 4 of 5 stars -- based on the book, good but not great
- I've Loved You So Long -- 4 of 5 stars -- slow moving but decent story
- Valkyrie -- 5 of 5 stars -- Great story....on the edge of my seat all the way
- The Pianist -- 5 of 5 stars -- This was the movie Adrian Brody won the Oscar for. An amazing production but very depressing.
- The Red Violin -- 4 of 5 stars -- Interesting movie following the life of a violen from the 1600's to the present time
- The Other Boleyn Girl-- 3 of 5 stars -- BBC production -- The movie of the same title was much, much better
- Tell No One -- 5 of 5 stars-- French sub-titled thriller
- Return To Me -- 5 of 5 stars -- Bonnie Hunt wrote, directed and acted in this really terrific movie
- Pride and Prejudice--3 of 5 stars -- BBC production not as good as others I've seen with this title
- Doubt -- 4 of 5 stars -- Great acting but I had my own doubts in the end
- Flash of Genius -- 4 of 5 stars -- Interesting story about the man who invented the intermittent wipers (and Ford took credit for it)
- Rachel Getting Married -- 2 of 5 stars -- What an absolute train wreck of a movie
- Vicky Christina Barcelona -- 4 of 5 stars -- I really enjoyed this quirky Woody Allen movie
- Changeling-- 5 of 5 stars -- Don't like Angelina Jolie but this movie was amazing and so was she
- Frozen River --5 of 5 stars-- Wow, what an amazing movie/story
- Rebecca -- 5 of 5 stars -- Based on one of my all time favorite books by Daphne DuMaurier -- Fabulous Masterpiece Theater production!!
- To Serve Them All My Days -- 4 of 5 stars -- Hated the beginning and ended up loving it
- The Way We Live Now -- 3 of 5 stars -- There wasn't one redeemable character in this entire production
- Tess -- 4 of 5 stars -- I enjoyed the Masterpiece Theater production better than this Rolman Polanski version
- Persuasion -- 5 of 5 stars -- A Jane Austen story with a happy ending!!
- Oliver Twist -- 5 of 5 stars -- Poor Oliver...great story
- Les Miserables -- 5 of 5 stars -- Unbelievable portrayal of injustice at its best and worst
- A Tale of Two Cities -- 5 of 5 stars -- It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...great movie
- The House of Mirth -- 3 of 5 stars -- Based on an Edith Wharton novel, just a bit boring
- Nicholas Nickleby -- 4 of 5 stars -- 2002 movie; not quite as dark as the Bravo mini-series ;
- Martin Chuzzlewit -- 4 of 5 stars -- Dickens must have known some really evil people to be able to write about them this way
- The House of Elliot - Seasons 1,2,3 -- 5 of 5 stars -- Absolutely loved this BBC production which takes place in the 1920's
- Jane Eyre -- 4 of 5 stars -- Franco Zeffirelli's 1996 production not as good as the Masterpiece Theater production
2008/Netflix Rentals
- Emma -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Casting was abominable...This was the BBC production; the movie is probably better
- Howard's End -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyable...I'm becoming a Helena Bonham Carter fan
- He Knew He Was Right -- 5 out of 5 stars -- A BBC production of an Anthony Trollope book
- Lady Jane -- 5 out of 5 stars -- A young Helena Bonham Carter is fabulous in this nine day reign of Jane Grey
- Mary, Queen of Scots -- 3 out of 4 stars -- 1971 production with Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson -- Overacted and they all need porcelain veneers
- Great Expectations -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Continuing my Dickens' obsession, good yet depressing....aren't they all?
- Northanger Abbey -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Based on a posthumously published Jane Austen work, just okay
- Elizabeth -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Cate Blanchett in another superb performance
- Daniel Deronda -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Based on the George Eliot novel, I loved this one!!
- Nicholas Nickleby -- 4 out of 5 stars -- I'm on a Dickens' kick -- this one a bit depressing
- Bleak House -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Masterpiece Theater Production of a great Charles Dickens' classic -- Fabulous
- Jane Eyre -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Masterpiece Theater Production -- Loved it!!
- Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen -- 4 out of 5 stars -- the Masterpiece Theater production -- movie is better
- Rendition -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Scary interpretation of the Patriot Act at work
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Cate Blanchett is fabulous
- Bella -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Nice story but nothing great
- North and South -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Another great BBC production
- Wives & Daughters -- 5 out of 5 stars -- I love this BBC stuff
- Cranford -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Wonderful BBC Production
- Mad Men -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Fascinating
- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Far Fetched
- The Savages -- 1 out of 5 stars -- Depressing
- Tara Road -- 1 out of 5 stars -- Awful
- The Tudors Season 1 -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Visually Powerful
- After the Wedding -- 5 out of 5 stars -- I thought it was great
- The Best of Youth -- 5 out of 5 stars -- very enjoyable
- Nip Tuck Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 -- 5 out of 5 stars -- loved it
2 comments:
What a sweet smile, Nancy! Thoughts with you...
I know the feeling, my friend.....and I am glad you have such happy memories of your father. He had a great daughter.
Hugs.
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