11.21.2006

Books and a movie

I went to go see the movie A Good Year on Sunday night. We were two of six people in the whole theatre. Ouch. Not the best movie I've seen, as I think there may have been some holes in the script, but on the whole it was charming. I kinda thought it would have some great scenery and photography of the south of France, and I wasn't mistaken. I've been thinking recently I'd like to check the area out on my trip next May, so seeing this movie reaffirmed it. Seeing it in photography is something, but being there is something all together different. Can't wait!
I went a bit nuts at Borders over the weekend as well, but they had a good sale! I bought three books:
A Walk in the Woods: I've never read anything by Bill Bryson, but I have been meaning to. I've heard great things about him and especially this book from a friend at work, so I decided to finally start reading his work. What better way to temporarily ease the travel bug by reading travel books? Plus, this book is about walking the Appalachian Trail, something I would love to do at some point.
Slow Man: J.M. Coetzee won the Nobel Prize in literature and the book looked interesting, so I figured I'd give it a shot...continue on with reading "important" books every now and again.
Haunted: I've never read anything by Chuck Palahniuk, so I'm not quite sure to expect. When I worked at Borders, I sold a whole bunch of his books, and I'm not sure why I never picked up any of his books then. Oh well...no time like the present to start.

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