Tonight I am cutting up the last bits of the paper I brought back from Norway. Making shapes (or not) and gluing them into my travel journal. Printing a few more photos. Trying not to scribble on all of them with my white pen, but it's hard not to. I am a scribbler by nature.
Still listening to Gone Girl. I have figured out that if I was reading this book instead of listening to it I would be doing more "skimming" because I don't like the characters very much. Actually, right now Nick is annoying the crap out of me and I would like to push him into the Mississippi river. I am not seeing any chance of redemption for him but I still have 9 CD's to go.
9 more CD's to go? And to linger with characters you don't like...I think I'd give this book the wall banger treatment...how would one do that with an audio book?
Just send it back to the library. Life's too short to spend on bad books, stories we don't like, characters we don't like...move on to the next one on the list.
The papers are yummy...looks good enough to eat!
Posted by: Joan Clarke | 09/12/2012 at 10:47 PM
I liked or disliked first one and then the other. Still, I couldn't just leave them with everything unsettled. I found the ending strangely satisfying, but it only comes after many twists and turns. Hang in there.
Posted by: Caroline Berk | 09/13/2012 at 01:13 AM
Loving that journal, boy those papers are just gorgeous , don't you think...lol oh yes you do ! You bought them. . I've got one of those books sitting on my dresser, been the for what seems like ever with only 3 chapters read, hate the main character or the author , not sure !.....loving that journal Carol. Did I say that already.thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Marianne | 09/13/2012 at 04:53 AM
I totally agree with Caroline....I hung in and then HAD to find out how it ended. I now realize that I don't have to like the characters in a book to appreciate the book. I heard that Reese Witherspoon bought the rights and will play AMY. I can see that. I THINK.....
oh, and Dashing Journal-Play my friend!
Posted by: Lisa Hoffman | 09/13/2012 at 11:18 AM
Hi Sweet Carol, just popping in on this delightful midwest fall day (MN) the kind of day I wish for when it's so hot and sticky that it's impossible to do more than just sit and sip lemonade...your journal pages are awesome. So nice to see your pages and your sister's too. You are my visual journal bookends; holding things nicely together. Kind of like being in the middle of a gentle but sustaining hug. I say push Nick in the river, after all he is resurrect himself clear across the country as someone else cracks the book open. You've got nothing to loose. I tried Gone Girl but I just couldn't do it. I'm completely enjoying this book Field Guide To Now by Christina Rosalie. A creative memoir of musings and thoughts with little snippets of artwork tossed in for good measure. Highly recommend even tho you didn't ask. ;) It's been hard to put down. The kind of book you can read, knowing it will pull at your heart and that life rolls on moment by moment. I think you'd enjoy it. Enjoy the day with a big wide open heart. I know you will.
Posted by: Susie LaFond | 09/13/2012 at 12:08 PM
Both characters will ultimately annoy the crap out of you. Promise! Very unlikeable people and almost made me put the book down several times. Bu, I had to see how the train wreck would end.
Posted by: KateinCleveland | 09/15/2012 at 09:14 AM
The book was good but you are so right. I can't stand Nick or his wife. Love to see what you think about the ending.
Posted by: Diane Herrington | 09/16/2012 at 06:45 PM