Can I Get a Five Finger Discount on my Books?

I really enjoyed The Book Thief despite all the odds. It plays a little bit too safe in its handling of its Nazi Germany setting, though. The Book Thief counters its constraints with a respectful tone and strong performances. I am slowly becoming jaded with all these so called film critics.  I much more enjoyed The Book Thief than I did say Gravity. Maybe I am just weird when it all boils down to it. I want character development instead of all that kinetic action in a film.  One thing is for true, though, that two hours is about the limit I can sit and watch a film. I got very fidgety and antsy towards the end just as I did with 12 Years as a Slave and Captain Phillips.   Movie Info: Based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the story of an extraordinary, spirited young girl sent to live with a foster family in WWII Germany. Intrigued by the only book she brought with her, she begins collecting books as she finds them. With the help of her new parents and a secret guest under the stairs, she learns to read and creates a magical world that inspires them all.   Land of the Christian Chicken… Mom and I ate at Chic-Fil-A afterwards. We were both starving even after a mammoth sized bucket of popcorn. I ordered us both a meal deal and then an extra sandwich for me. “Didn’t Chic-Fil-A get in some kind of religious rigmarole or bru-ha-ha recently?” I asked my mother as we sat down to eat our meal. Of course, my mother d...

Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - December 14, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs