Mistress America was funny. But it was also scattered and tiring. It rambled. It was muddled. And it did not sell its premise to me well enough. It’s a good enough movie to escape for a short time for a matinee, but if you’ve choices for that time, think about which way to spend your…
Entertaining enough if all you need is a diversion. Ana’s age, I can buy, but not Christian’s. The story’s arcs become a bit tedious after a while. Still, though, it does provide a diversion. And sometimes, that’s all we need from a novel.
Book Two in the Fifty Shades series is still a basic read for some frivolous entertainment. I’m not sure if there was less explicit material here or if the first book was so overloaded, it didn’t stand out in the second round. Either way, the characters developed a bit more, which was welcomed. At the…
Exactly as one would expect—-nothing intellectual. Easy read. Entertaining enough for light chick-lit that puts gimmick of explicit scenes sales above plot and character development.
Fast & easy summer read exploring dynamics of two sisters and finding one’s life even after 40. I have tried to read some of the “Chick-Lit” books about girls in their 20s, but really, they are girls in their 20s. I have little patience for some of that —– ? —naiveté? —foolishness? —self-absorption? …