Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As with the other Harry Potter books, I really don't have a lot to write. I don't recall having much preference between the books in the series, and I have thoroughly enjoyed each of them. One thing that was noticeably different about this versus the past two is the divergence from the films. There were numerous times that I was struck by how differently things unfolded in the book than how they were portrayed in the book. I didn't think that they were necessarily bad diversions, but still pretty noticeable. Mark one more (pretty long one) off our reading list!

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Beautiful Christmas Sunset view over South Holston Lake.

My First (and only, since the program is ending) Miller High Life reward!



A Bull of Many Colors

A Bull of Many Colors, originally uploaded by fincher69.

A colorful set of bull figurines that we saw while we were in Sevilla. I would have liked to have the main bull a little more of a central focus (and have the one directly in the foreground a little more out of focus), but it was a fairly quick shot while we were shopping so I didn't put a lot of thought into it. Still a fun little reminder of our time in Spain.

What a slacker blogger am I

So I perused through the last couple of months of my blog, and it is readily apparent that I've let it be reduced to a collection of mobile photos and ridiculously long posts each time I travel. I need to step up. I need to add some variety. I'm thinking of choosing 1 or 2 days a week and having a themed post (e.g. video game related post, favorite news story of the day). At least, then, some variety will be added to this place, and I may keep all 3 of my readers entertained ;-) Who knows, I may even earn a new reader or two! I will try to mull things over during the Christmas break, but if anyone has suggestions about ways the think this place could be spiced up, feel free to share! :-)

Breathless by Dean Koontz

Breathless by Dean Koontz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I am a huge fan of Dean Koontz so I was excited to read another one of his since it had been a while. I love his style of writing and feel like he consistently provides a visceral experience that I really enjoy. As with many of his books, there are several independent stories going on and each chapter switches between the sets of characters. With this style comes short chapters, which I like because it makes it a lot easier to pick up and read a bit when I just have a few spare minutes. All that to say, this is probably one of my least favorite of his books. To me, it felt almost as though he lost interest about 3/4 of the way through and just tried to find a lazy way to tie everything together. I thought it developed some interesting themes and story lines, then each and every one fell pretty flat at the end. Worth the read for a fan of Dean Koontz, but pretty low on the list for anyone looking to experience one of his books for the first time. View all my reviews

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I don't really know how to review Harry Potter books since everyone is pretty familiar with them. As always, it is an easy read, always entertaining, and always a good story. Only several of them are on our reading list, but I look forward to slowly making it back through the whole series.

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