Archive for November, 2010
Paper Towns by John Green
My Rating: 4 stars Quentin Jacobsen has been in love with his mysterious, beautiful and adventurous neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman for as long as he can remember. And when Margo appears at his bedroom window one night, as she did so, so long ago, he just can’t say no. Margo takes Q on a journey […]
Posted: November 26th, 2010 under John Green.
Tags: John Green, Paper Towns, review, teen
Comments: 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
My Rating: 5 stars I have been waiting three years for this movie, even though it is only half of the whole. But let me tell you, it was definitely worth the wait. My friends and I all went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. We were ready […]
Posted: November 19th, 2010 under Movies.
Tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, J.K. Rowling, Movies
Comments: 6
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
On November 3rd, 2010 I had the amazing privilege to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida. I felt like I had stepped into one of J.K. Rowling’s books. With Hogwarts castle off in the distance, Hogsmeade winds its way toward the school with cobble-stoned and store-lined streets. Stores like Honeyduke’s, […]
Posted: November 10th, 2010 under Movies.
Tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter Theme Park, J.K. Rowling, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Comments: none
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
My Rating: 5 stars Sanger Rainsford falls off of his yacht, which he is on for a hunting trip, when he hears gun shots. He skillfully swims to the nearest shore, eerie Ship-Trap Island. Every sailor is afraid of that place. There, Rainsford meets General Zaroff, who is also a professional hunter. The two men […]
Posted: November 4th, 2010 under Richard Connell.
Tags: Richard Connell, Short Stories, The Most Dangerous Game
Comments: 2