Thanks for sharing your five-word book talks (or movie talks) at the first RAVALA interest group meeting.
Please share them again as a comment so we can make all of those other interest groups envious as to what a fun group we have!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
21 comments:
I'll go first!
"Pee-wee's Big Adventure" starring Pee-wee Herman: "Weirdo searches for his bike"
I'll go next! "Promise of the Wolves" by Dorothy Hearst: Mythological, wolf behavior, think Watership Down - oops, one word too many.
I'll just go!
Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard: Friendship, adventure, suspense, tragedy,compelling.
Sherry
Here's mine.
Fearless Fourteen/ Janet Evanovich
Bounty Hunter finds kidnapped woman
I'll go last!!! "Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. "architect, egomanica, historyical, lover, tragedy.
I really do know how to spell, the keyboard must have had a glitch!
RG
Late Night Talking by Leslie Schnur: Manhattan radio host's funny predicaments.
"Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls: Girl thrives despite dysfunctional family.
"World Without End" by Ken Follett: medieval England, multifamily, intertwining plots.
My book:
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey (non-fiction book on CD)
Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
Dave Ramsey reads this book and makes it quite entertaining.
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad: Afghanistan, customs, burkas, frustrations, incredible.
(This is a non-fiction account of a Norwegian journalist who lived with an Afghani family.)
Laura Craig
Mine was "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin: love, confusion, moving, infidelity, trust.
My movie was "Moliere"
Rogue
Deception
Seduction
Deception
Gentleman
I got the film from KO and I really recommend it.
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (YA graphic novel): Gripping tale of gruesome survival.
So here's mine:
"If I Get to Five..." by Fred Epstein, M.D.
Life Lessons from dying children
A. Josephine Tey
T. The daughter of time
"Bedridden detective solves historic mystery".
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
"Romance and undying love. Superb!"
Also, Pirates of the Caribbean movies:
"Johnny and Orlando. Yum! Yum!"
"CHANGE OF HEART" by Jody Picoult
MURDER,PRISON,STRANGE-HAPPENINGS,
EMOTIONS,TWISTS
Cheryl said:
"Veteran detective solves cold case"
Book: The Closers by Michael Connelly
Been on vacation, so missed the meeting, but I'll say for the Evanovich series (Stephanie Plum)
"Bounty hunter and pistol-packin'granny"
Sharon
Jonathan looks for grandfather's rescuer.
Post a Comment