Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is a novel I hear about from time to time but for some reason was never interested. Audible gave this one for free and it is read by Rachel McAdams (whom I LOVE) so I said why not? And surprise I truly loved it. Started crying right away and cried at the end too. The characters are so life like and lovely but also there is a fairy tale air to it too. Anyway I'm glad to have found this novel. 

Gifted

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Gifted I stayed away despite the fact that it sounds exactly like my thing but I guess I'm just not into Chris Evans. Nothing wrong with him, he is great looking, sounds like a decent guy and a good actor. Anyway I thought I'd check this out since its length matched the remaining time of my flight to Buenos Aires - yeah yeah I city name dropped- heh) so I started watching it and I loved it. It is a good story, simply told, wonderfully acted by everyone involved and I may even start to like Mr. Evans. 

Atomic Blonde

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Atomic Blonde I like action films and I like them with smart, strong female leads and Charlise Theron turned to be a lot successful in this niche than Angelina Jolie (not that she was bad, I liked her too) This one has a decent amount of fight scenes and I do like James McAvoy (who was starred with Jolie in Wanted) I guess Mad Max did it the best, there is nothing wrong with pairing a strong, smart woman with a strong smart man you know (not that James is not strong looking).

Anyway this one has the added retro flavor of being a historical spy film (so no cell phones or satelite assitance) and I enjoyed the whole thing but probably will not try and watch it again.

And Charlise Theron is so beautiful it is a pleasure to look at her. 

This Is Not What I Expected

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This Is Not What I Expected there is probably a trend where a rich guy falls for his talented chef. Anyway I only chose to watch this one because -yep you guessed it- Takeshi Kaneshiro stars in it. This man to me is the epitome of manly beauty. If I had a robot husband I'd want it to look exactly like him. Anyway the film is your usual rom com of meet cute and opposites attract. Some nice food shots (but they are very short) and two people with zero chemistry. It was bland but seeing Takeshi Kaneshiro was worth it. 

Gintama

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Gintama I only chose because I remember reading about it long ago at a blog and liking the way Oguri Shun looked. I have not watched the anime and knew nothing about it before going in. However the whole thing was explained very well and it turned out to be one of those wacky Japanese comedies that you either love or hate. I LOVED this one and actually laughed out loud more than once.

Disgusting Side Note: Oguri Shun is probably one of the few people on earth that did not disgust me when he picked his nose (on more than one occasion) on camera - and he dug deep too!

The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory was not a novel I liked very much. Nothing wrong with the prose but the feel of it did not really worked for me and I saw the final revelation pages ahead. 

The Verdict

The Verdict this novel turned out to be a decent one with a decent mystery and nice characters. The thing I most liked about this one is how decent the lead character is. He is a good guy and I like good guys. I also liked the ending very much.