Alien: Out of The Shadows

Alien: Out of The Shadows was given as a gift from Audible and I thought it would be a nice listen (not really captivating hence allowing me to concentrate on the wonders of Rio De Janerio) and it was. A dramatisation done nicely by voice actors and sound effects it reminded me of the radio plays I used to love when a kid. 

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing turned out to be a very good mystery. It is characterisation heavy with lots of descriptions just the way I like it. I wonder whether the film is any good but probably not. 

A Family Man

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A Family Man was chosen by me as a filler and it turned out to be just that. Although I think I cried a little during it. It is about a corporate predator finding his conscience and getting rewarded by it in the end. 

Consequences

Consequences  (I'll just copy what I wrote in goodreads here) Kindle gave it free so I thought, hey I'll give it a try. After all I have actually read all three Fifty Shades novels. And I started this one and found myself in a battle with it. I kept on reading wondering how this will all tie up. And here are some bullet points that may include some spoilers

- The female character of this novel is suffering through a severe Stockholm Syndrome but is completely unaware and the novel treats the whole thing as "adapt to survive" .

- There is the idea of how a very rich person lives and spends money but the vision is too limited and not very convincing (even Fifty Shades did better)

- The novel has a lot of nipple action and nothing else (do not expect The Story of O here). 

- There is very little or no pyschological depth

- The whole thing goes on and on and by the end it turned out everything was (and going to be) about revenge. 

Not going to continue with this one and if it is offered for free, I'll just pass. 

Dhoom 3

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Dhoom 3 was released when I got out of my Indian film phase. I was totally over it by then and never thought to check this out despite liking the franchise. Abishek and John were great in the first time and the second one is really great for unintentional laughs but Aamir is an actor I respect more than I like. And this film put me into Team Aamir big time. First of all it is a ridiculous film. Even more than Dhoom 2. The premise is not original, the script it barely there and yeah the action is not bad but not spectacular either. And I really don't care for circus (even though the one in the film is more like cirque de soleil but I don't like that either). So trapped in the flight I just wanted to see how awful it was going to be and get a few laughs at its expense but I overlooked the Aamir factor. Yes by the end of this awful film I was crying because Aamir's performance was really good. How? How? I don't know. I have no idea, I just caught in the current and went along crying without realising I was and all the while knowing how ridiculous that I was crying. Anyway I can't really recommend this but even if you don't like Aamir Khan this film is a good example of how a great actor with star power can turn even an awful film around. Not many actors can do that. 

The Black Tower

The Black Tower was a Daily Deal purchase and I didn't really want to read it but I needed something to accompany in my walks at a new city and this should be something I wouldn't really get into (Boston and Kate Morton worked well but I can't expect this intensity every time. I actually hiked in the middle of the night to get to listen to The Girl On the Train more when in Kauai. My experiences taught me it is best to stick to an audio novel you will not get sucked into). I knew I would not get sucked into this since I'm not that much into French history and this is a French history mystery with Vidocq as the lead detective. I truly could not get into this novel at all. But I finished it, that's something no? 

The Bollywood Bride

The Bollywood Bride was probably purchased during one of my Indian phases and I dnfed it while in Phuket. However since I'm failing at my reading challenge. I decided to give it a go during short flights and waits at the airport. While reading I somehow got connected to it without realising and I was in tears by the end (and it was not that time of the month either).