Trouble With Angels

I was raised on old movies, where you knew that the heroine and hero would get together because they kissed, or because they had famous child stars. One of these stars Blue and I loved so much was Hayley Mills. We watched everything we could get our hands on that had her in it. One of my favorite movies is Trouble With Angels. Possibly because one of the main characters' name is mine. :) My family remembered this so well, they gave me the movie for Christmas. Per our Christmas tradition we began watching the movies we had received and there I finally noticed that this movie was based off of a book. My favorite type, if done right, I may add.

This book is written by Jane Trahey, and it is an autobiographical showing of her teenage years. The movie got it right. I absolutely delighted in reading the scenes and I had come to love. What makes it even better, is the fact that it is a true story. What would you do if you were sent to a boarding school ran by nuns? Exactly.

PD: I also love that this book came through an interlibrary loan from Indiana.

Brown

Hunger Games

I was hesitant to read this since it got the same reaction as Twilight. At least in my circle of friends. Finally, with the upcoming movie, I decided to try it.

The story in short is about survival. It is written in first person, where we follow Katniss' thoughts as she makes her way through the Hunger Games, where tributes from each district fight to the death. However, she ends up going with a young man named, Peeta, who has been in love with her since she was five.

It was painful for me to see such a cyncial attitude at so young an age. And then to see her misreading so many signs, especially how she misread Peeta's true feelings. However, she was smart enough to understand Haymitch's signals. Still, I couldn't connect with Katniss. One moment she was hard and calculating and the next she is teaming up with a girl named Rue to hurt the Careers. And all because she owes her one? Can you owe someone something when  you're fighting for your life? Peeta was easier to connect to, which is sad, since we only see him through Katniss perceptions of him.

An interesting read for sure, and I'm interested on how they do the movie.

Brown