Stolen shamelessly from the lovely Lisa.
Current Book(s):Finished - Cross Country by James Patterson and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. PATHETIC for a book blogger.
Currently reading - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Current Music: Darius Rucker
Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies.. cannot say no
Current Colors: Dark Purple
Current Obsessions: Planning my workouts that I may or may not do. Weighing myself every morning.
Current Drink: Green Tea
Current Song: Don't really have one..
Current Movie: The Hangover ...I believe I have now seen it 8 times and it is still cracking me up.. haven't loved/laughed/watched a movie this much since Anchorman and Elf .. tonight or tomorrow the husband and I plan on watching Pregnancy Pact that Lifetime movie on demand.. :) it was his idea too haha
Current TV Shows: Big Love, The Good Wife and Mad Men (on demand)
Current Wish-List:- Ice Tea Maker (I think that's what it is called, just saw it on a blog today and I want it ha)
- Snow Day
Current Needs:- a maid
- dinner
Current Triumph:- Finishing the Atwood novel, working out and eating somewhat better
Current Bane of my Existence:- Water. I cannot drink enough water. I try and try and try and I would much rather drink something with flavor.
Current Goal:- Do ALL my workouts next week
Current Indulgence:- Chocolate Malts
Current Blessings:- IT'S THE WEEKEND BABY!
Current Slang or Saying:- Is that a good choice??????
Current (Fav) Outfit:- Blue fleece pants with ANY comfy sweatshirt with my slipper socks
Current Excitement:- Not having ANY plans for the weekend.
Current Mood:- Tired
Showing posts with label january 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label january 2010. Show all posts
Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Cross Country - James Patterson
I was on an Alex Cross vacation for 2009. Kind of because I was a tad burnt out and kind of because it was hard to get the book from the library. However, for my first book of 2009 I went with an old friend and walked away a little disappointed.
Cross Country finds the DC area hit by vicious murders of entire families. Cross and his girlfriend are of course on the case to find The Tiger, the ringleader of the violent gang of young African boys. Alex is of course personally touched by these murders because one of his ex-girlfriends and her family was savagely killed by The Tiger. Alex gets a tip that The Tiger is back in Nigeria and surprise, surprise has to go and track him down.. Because I mean, it is HIS case of course.
Of course there is dramatics. Of course he finds an attractive woman to spend his time with. Of course there is deception. Of course there is a twist. Of course he somehow is a hero. Of course I may have rolled my eyes a time or two.
I am glad I went on a hiatus of Alex Cross and am still wondering why I continue to read them. Probably because I am a sucker for a series. But I will say, that James Patterson must be a magnificent author for me to feel strongly about how his character has become too narcissistic for me. Like I told him my husband, Alex Cross should have died within the first 100 pages, but of course did not. At that point I got annoyed. I kept getting annoyed. The twists at the end? Stupid, predictable and unbelievable.
Now I will say, this book did touch on some very important subjects. Mainly the very uneasy and unpredictable and violent nature of life in Africa. About the abuse of power and the stealing of resources. Of using power and violence to get stuff done. Of government corruption and denial. Of rape and genocide. However, I think that was lost in the Alex Cross love affair with himself. Oh, lets save these ladies from the Janjaweed and ooh now they are calling him Mohammad Ali... ::rolls eyes;::
So, I may have outgrown Alex Cross but it definitely left me feeling uneasy for those who do not have an easy and safe life that we enjoy here in the US.
Cross Country finds the DC area hit by vicious murders of entire families. Cross and his girlfriend are of course on the case to find The Tiger, the ringleader of the violent gang of young African boys. Alex is of course personally touched by these murders because one of his ex-girlfriends and her family was savagely killed by The Tiger. Alex gets a tip that The Tiger is back in Nigeria and surprise, surprise has to go and track him down.. Because I mean, it is HIS case of course.
Of course there is dramatics. Of course he finds an attractive woman to spend his time with. Of course there is deception. Of course there is a twist. Of course he somehow is a hero. Of course I may have rolled my eyes a time or two.
I am glad I went on a hiatus of Alex Cross and am still wondering why I continue to read them. Probably because I am a sucker for a series. But I will say, that James Patterson must be a magnificent author for me to feel strongly about how his character has become too narcissistic for me. Like I told him my husband, Alex Cross should have died within the first 100 pages, but of course did not. At that point I got annoyed. I kept getting annoyed. The twists at the end? Stupid, predictable and unbelievable.
Now I will say, this book did touch on some very important subjects. Mainly the very uneasy and unpredictable and violent nature of life in Africa. About the abuse of power and the stealing of resources. Of using power and violence to get stuff done. Of government corruption and denial. Of rape and genocide. However, I think that was lost in the Alex Cross love affair with himself. Oh, lets save these ladies from the Janjaweed and ooh now they are calling him Mohammad Ali... ::rolls eyes;::
So, I may have outgrown Alex Cross but it definitely left me feeling uneasy for those who do not have an easy and safe life that we enjoy here in the US.
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