Okay, here’s the rundown for the month:
I have to say, that even if you didn’t like The Road as a movie, the book is haunting and beautiful.
Thankfully, my face was getting better by the end of business on Friday, so much so that I could see the swelling disappearing next to my lips. Saturday it felt worse, but then by Saturday night it was all but gone, and save for the places where I bit myself while numbed after the dentist on Tuesday, I felt much better.
This whole thing still had me self conscious most of the weekend. It made Saturday’s trip to Lenox Square a bit awkward, as I felt that the sales people were already looking at me like something that should be swept out with the rubbish. Not only did I look like a ruffian in my fraying jeans and cheap t-shirt, but my lips resembled a botched botox job. Was I being judged for my fashion sense as well as my poor taste in plastic surgeon?
Probably not, but that’s what Lenox Mall always leaves me feeling like. Hence why I typically avoid going there and to Buckhead.
For the record, The Lovely Bones was rubbish. Much of it was overwrought, flamboyant, and nonsensical. While sitting in the theater, I noticed that about halfway through people began to talk. I took this to be a bad sign. The movie fails to involve you in the story, fails to capture the spirit of the book. In fact, the people I was with kept asking, “What was that movie about?” And I couldn’t explain it to them without giving away the whole book (which my friend had not yet finished). If you must experience this story, read the book. It is beautiful and painful in all the right places and won’t disappoint you like the movie will. I definitely wouldn’t give this one more than a D.
On the other hand, Thursday we went to go see The Book of Eli and were pleasantly surprised. After a conversation with a friend, I’ve come to the conclusion that apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic movies have never been very good, so the bar is set very low when a new one comes out.
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The weekend:
These are the books I’ve been reading so far this January, carried over from last month:
I’m seeing The Lovely Bones tonight with some people from work and a boy, so hopefully we’ll get in. I can’t wait to see what they’re going to do with the movie, since the book was heartbreaking at its best and absolutely soul-crushing at its worst. It had beautiful language and a transfixing premise. I’d highly recommend at least the book to someone who doesn’t mind reading about difficult subjects, and I’ll let you know tomorrow whether or not the movie is worth seeing. I’m hoping it will be.
Divided into highs and lows.