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Monday, March 28, 2016

Movie 45 ~ Birdman

BIRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 * R * 119 min *
Directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu
Written by Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, & Armando Bo
Play by Raymond Carver
March 2016

Movie 44 ~ Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

STAR WARS: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 * PG * 131 min *
Directed by Richard Marquand
Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas
Story by George Lucas
March 2016

Movie 43 ~ Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

STAR WARS: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 * PG * 124 min *
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Screenplay by Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan
Story by George Lucas
March 2016

Movie 42 ~ Outlander

OUTLANDER: Season One

2014/2015

Created by Ronald D. Moore

Book by Diana Gabaldon

March 2016

S1E1 Sassenach

S1E2 Castle Leoch

S1E3 The Way Out

S1E4 The Gathering

S1E5 Rent
S1E6 The Garrison Commander

S1E7 The Wedding

S1E8 Both Sides Now

S1E9 The Reckoning

S1E10 By the Pricking of My Thumbs

S1E11 The Devil's Mark

S1E12 Lallybroch

S1E13 The Watch

S1E14 The Search

S1E15 Wentworth Prison

S1E16 To Ransom a Man's Soul

Friday, March 25, 2016

Book 17 ~ The Grownup

THE GROWNUP
By Gillian Flynn
© 2014 Crown Publishers - NY, NY

ISBN# 978-0-8041-8897-5

63 pgs

March 2016

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

What an odd little horror story. I now wonder what librarian crossed Gillian Flynn. Here's an excerpt:

"What do you do? I'd say, I'm in customer service, which was true. To me, it's a nice day's work when you make a lot of people smile. I know that sounds too earnest, but it's true. I mean, I would rather be a librarian, but I worry about the job security. Books may be temporary; but dicks are forever."

I would purport Books are here to stay!

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Book 16 ~ Lady Midnight

LADY MIDNIGHT: The Dark Artifices #1
By Cassandra Clare
© 2016 Margaret K. McElderry Books - NY, NY

ISBN# 978-1-4424-6835-1

668 pgs

March 2016

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fantastic! The story started out a bit slow, but eventually I was a whirling dervish turning the pages as fast as possible and spending all my free time reading to find out what would happen next. The story centers on Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorne children. Dark magic is afoot, bodies are appearing with strange possibly demonic writing all over them and they may have a connection to the murder of Emma's parents. A powerful mysterious person is trying to bring a loved one back from the dead. Can the teenage shadowhunters find the murderer and save Mark from the wild hunt? Read on to find out. Another great trilogy? focusing on a different facet of the Shadowhunter world. Can you tell I loved it!?

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Book 15 ~ Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse

MAX HELSING AND THE THIRTEENTH CURSE
By Curtis Jobling
© 2015 Viking - NY, NY

ISBN# 978-0-451-47479-7

312 pgs

March 2016

Max Helsing And The Thirteenth Curse by Curtis Jobling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Max Helsing is the last in the line of the famous Van Helsing monster hunters. Something strange happens on his thirteenth birthday, every monster he encounters is rabidly bent on his death and destruction. Max navigates his adventures relying on his mentor Jed and his friends Syd and Wing. Together they handle any gruesome and hairy situation that Max finds himself entangled in. But when an old mysterious Warlock comes to town waging destruction and calling for Max’s death, will they be able to save the day and Max once again? Readers of all ages will find the characters and dialogue funny and engaging; Middle School Readers 10-14. Author, Curtis Jobling has another series – Wereworld and is behind the children’s tv show Bob the Builder.

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