The Keep:
nice book, very well written. but the ending is less than satisfactory. i dont neceesarily need a happy ending; a sad ending can be fulfulling too as in giving me a chance to cry all over myself.
but this ending is just awkward. it sabotages the entire story.
There's Nothing in this Book that I Meant to Say
by Paula Poundstone
I'm torn. I really like Paula, I really really do. But her book - like what they say about Britney Spear's performance at the MTV award - is less than stellar. It's very random. More like a loose collection of her routines. A lot of funny bits. Such as this one:
"My kids have a cardboard book called The Book of Shapes. I looked at it while I cleaned up one night. It was about six pages long. One one page there'd be a picture of square, and it would say 'square', then a page of circle followed by the word 'circle'. It got as sophisticated as "oval". I think that was the climax. I closed the cover and noticed it was co-authored. They just needed each other to bounce ideas off of, I guess. I've often thought about that if Harmony Books* sues me for taking too long to write this opus, I'd use the Book of Shapes in my defense:
'Your honour, you see here The Book of Shapes, Exhibit A. And may I draw your honour's attention to the fact that it has two authors? Well sir, I am only one person. I rest my case.'"
* Harmony Books is Paula's publisher.
Driving Lessons
Nice British movie. Worth a see. Notice that it's played by "Ron" and "Ron's Mom" circa Harry Potter? ; )
