So far in this challenge I've read 3 books. I'm pretty happy with this total and I just hope I can keep the pace up. Here's a brief summary of what I've read....
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The Dark Design is the third book in the Riverworld saga. I read the first two towards the end of last year and I've just ordered the 4th and 5th. Although I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as the previous two the general storyline and background is so good it carried me through. I was also pleased by the few little surprises that pop up in this book.
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The Night Circus was bought for me by Matt for Christmas. I'll admit I was first drawn to it by the physically beautiful book that it is but the story appealed as well. The imagery of the circus is what really carried me through this book. The storyline between the two main characters was ok but not great and it was the circus itself which I fell in love with. It was an easy, enjoyable read and a book that I finished in a couple of days.
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I loved this book. I've developed a sort of obsession with Sherlock Holmes at the moment what with the films and the BBC series and so naturally I was drawn to read it. Matt suggested I started with this collection of short stories and I'm glad I did. I didn't want to put it down. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more Sherlock stories.
The Films
I went to the cinema with a friend to watch this and waiting for months for it to be released. It was so worth the wait though. It was much more graphic than I expected, I didn't think there would be quite that much nudity, you really saw it all. It is a film portraying sex addiction though so I shouldn't have been surprised. It was extremely character based which is one of my favourite types of films and it was beautiful...the shots, the music, everything. I'd definitely recommend watching it but maybe not one to watch with the grandparents.
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
I watched this one of Sky Anytime on my day off last week. It's one that I'd wanted to see for a while and it was pretty good. Set inside a psychiatric ward it centres on a clinically depressed teenager and his experience. It had some sweet moments but no surprises really. I really liked some of the imagery though and the use of art. All in all it was OK afternoon off watching.
So there we are. Currently I'm on 3/50 books and 2/50 films.
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