Tuesday, February 16, 2010
[Books & Movies] Current Movie Releases
Did you know that movies often encourage people to read? Watched a movie recently? Odds are that the movie is based on a book! Here are a few recent books to movies titles. Enjoy!
January 2010
Extraordinary Measures
Based on: THE CURE: How a Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked the Medical Establishment in a Quest to Save His Children, by Geeta Anand
February 2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Based on: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Book 1, by Rick Riordan
Dear John
Based on: Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks
Shutter Island
Based on: Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane
Extraordinary Measures
Based on: THE CURE: How a Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked the Medical Establishment in a Quest to Save His Children, by Geeta Anand
February 2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Based on: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Book 1, by Rick Riordan
Dear John
Based on: Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks
Shutter Island
Based on: Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane
by Beth, Highland Branch Library
Labels: Books and Movies
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
[Book Review] NEVER AFTER by Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, & Sharon Shinn
Fiction/Romance
Beth explains why readers should grab a copy of
NEVER AFTER by Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, and Sharon Shinn (Jove Books, 2009)
Remember those fairy tales you read from childhood? The stories were always about the beautiful princess needing rescue, or the princess who knows not her royal blood and returns with great gladness to her people. Well, this book doesn’t have those tales. Never After is about the princess doing the rescuing!
In these four tales you’ll see a traditional fairy tale turned on its ear, often with the princess making a wise decision on her own--no man involved! (OK, so a man is involved in the story, but she makes the decisions!) Each notable author writes a wonderful story. Some involve supernatural themes, while others go back to the times when kings and queens ruled the entire land, which means, no story is to be missed.
Enjoy this quick read today!
Labels: Reviews by Beth, Romance
