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Situation: You've settled down with a book, and are getting far more engrossed than you thought you would.
Tea Time: While you're still reading (holding the book in one hand), pop the kettle on and see if you can manage to make the tea while not only holding on to the book, but continuing to read. Note: I am not responsible if you pour boiling water on yourself, which is... I, um, hear... quite painful.
Tea Type: This depends a lot on the book. It has to match the mood and setting, so a humorous book would require a light and lively tea, where a drama would require something bold, and a mellow book would need an equally mellow cuppa. I happened to be reading a book that had mystery, murder, and intrigue, so went with my old favorite, a strong Earl Grey.
I'm a member of a mystery book club at a local library, and I'll be the first to admit the well over half the books we read aren't to my liking. Often, I'm the lone dissenter, but that's okay. I'm picky. I've read a LOT of books, and my taste is fairly... defined. I'm not a book snob, I don't read high literature, but I need something in a book that keeps me interested. An amazing character, a great setting, a plot that pulls you in - something. And while it can be mediocre in areas, if something (writing, dialogue, characterization) is really, really, really awful, I can't read it. So, okay, a little picky.
This month's selection, Bad Things Happen, was very intriguing. And despite starting it yesterday and setting it down for the night (lately, the kiss of death for books, I just never go back to them), I immediately finished it this morning. It's a murder-mystery that mocks the cliches of murder mysteries openly, and then still manages to use them without being annoying. It has interesting and enigmatic characters. And no one is "good" or "bad", not really. They're more realistic in that they all have secrets and I don't think any of them have pure motives. There's a slightly weird little bit at the end I'm going to pretend wasn't there, but it's not important to the storyline. To tell you more is to give too much away, I'll just say that if you like mysteries, this is a good one to pick up.
Along the same vein, I watched a movie today I didn't expect to like. Unknown is a story about 5 guys who wake up in an abandoned warehouse, and have no idea who they are, how they got there, or what is happening. Pretty quickly they realize that some of them must be the bad guys, but who? I can't say more than that, again, without giving away the ending, but... it was good. It almost seemed like it was going to be a bit trite and predictable, and then... it wasn't at all. See it if you like action movies! (Also, with that and finally watching X-Men III, I cross off my alphabet of movie watching from my 101 things in 1001 days list!)
Tea Time: While you're still reading (holding the book in one hand), pop the kettle on and see if you can manage to make the tea while not only holding on to the book, but continuing to read. Note: I am not responsible if you pour boiling water on yourself, which is... I, um, hear... quite painful.
Tea Type: This depends a lot on the book. It has to match the mood and setting, so a humorous book would require a light and lively tea, where a drama would require something bold, and a mellow book would need an equally mellow cuppa. I happened to be reading a book that had mystery, murder, and intrigue, so went with my old favorite, a strong Earl Grey.
I'm a member of a mystery book club at a local library, and I'll be the first to admit the well over half the books we read aren't to my liking. Often, I'm the lone dissenter, but that's okay. I'm picky. I've read a LOT of books, and my taste is fairly... defined. I'm not a book snob, I don't read high literature, but I need something in a book that keeps me interested. An amazing character, a great setting, a plot that pulls you in - something. And while it can be mediocre in areas, if something (writing, dialogue, characterization) is really, really, really awful, I can't read it. So, okay, a little picky.
This month's selection, Bad Things Happen, was very intriguing. And despite starting it yesterday and setting it down for the night (lately, the kiss of death for books, I just never go back to them), I immediately finished it this morning. It's a murder-mystery that mocks the cliches of murder mysteries openly, and then still manages to use them without being annoying. It has interesting and enigmatic characters. And no one is "good" or "bad", not really. They're more realistic in that they all have secrets and I don't think any of them have pure motives. There's a slightly weird little bit at the end I'm going to pretend wasn't there, but it's not important to the storyline. To tell you more is to give too much away, I'll just say that if you like mysteries, this is a good one to pick up.
Along the same vein, I watched a movie today I didn't expect to like. Unknown is a story about 5 guys who wake up in an abandoned warehouse, and have no idea who they are, how they got there, or what is happening. Pretty quickly they realize that some of them must be the bad guys, but who? I can't say more than that, again, without giving away the ending, but... it was good. It almost seemed like it was going to be a bit trite and predictable, and then... it wasn't at all. See it if you like action movies! (Also, with that and finally watching X-Men III, I cross off my alphabet of movie watching from my 101 things in 1001 days list!)
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