Blog update?

It's not a major update. I finally fixed my blog so it now appears under Melissa verses my Elizabeth Bennet gmail account. Hooray!
This is something I have been wanting to do for a while. Well as my husband was helping me, I realize I really should have done this when I first began my blog. Well no matter. The point is it's done.
My old entries from this year will still have Lizzie Bennet, but it's still me as my previous profile mentioned. Now I'm just babbling. So stayed tune for new blogs in the new year ... same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.

Movie trailers part 2

I have been thinking about the recent movie trailers that I saw during The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug.

Jupiter Ascending: You know how when you read a paragraph of a book, and you automatically know the author before you even look at who wrote it? You could tell this was the Wachowski twins when watching this preview. While I have only seen one preview, for a second I thought it was a young adult book. Still have not figured out why Channing Tatum looks a little like an elf? (side rant: speaking of YA – Not books - movies – when I saw the Vampire Dairies – first I was like huh? Then I was like what? Then I was just confused)

Edge of Tomorrow: It’s like Ground Hog Day meets Elysium meets Starship Troopers. @DimesnsAndGalxs made a very good point, at least in this movie it seems like the girl does not need to be rescued. I love Emily Blunt, and I look forward to her kick butting skills.

47 Ronin: Still seem to be waiting for Wolverine to pop up on this one when I hear the guy is looking for a half breed, and makes who is looking for like this super awesome mutant.

Captain America: I am still kind of worried when I see the previews for this one. Since each preview I see on the telly (as they say on the other side of the pond) or at the movies 95% has the Black Widow. Where are you Captain America? I miss you already. L

Earth to Echo: AT first it reminded me of Chronicle. Then when I saw Echo, I started thinking of The Minions. You know the mini movie where an alien comes to Earth and the minion helps him learn how to be a puppy.

Spiderman 2: I know these are considered reboots, and I probably should not compare to the Tobey Maguire Spiderman but can I say something if I can say something? Gwen seems much cooler than Mary Jane. Okay, let me explain what I mean. I mean that she seems to be a bit more understanding to Spiderman’s whereabouts, and does not give him the “I’m mad at you-I’ going to date this rich guy-thanks for being late again-even though I know that you are Spiderman and are totes busy” look. Maybe I am the only one who felt this way when I saw it, but I think I prefer Gwen over Mary Jane.

These are just some thoughts I have had. I apologize in advanced, sometimes my mind tends to wander during the previews, but they are one of my favorite things of going to the movies.

Random and reoccurring thoughts.

I just finished reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I know that I might be a little late in reading this book due to all the wonderful comments I have read online. Although I did avoid summary comments because I wanted to be surprised when I finally read this book. It is one of the most wonderful books I have read this year next to Eleanor & Park, and Fangirl. I was looking for something to read after Fangirl because in all honesty I felt the next book I read after Rainbow Rowell had some big shoes to fill. I found it in The Fault in Our Stars. It made me laugh out loud, cried for true love passing away, and happy that two people found love.

This does have a point, I promise. With my statement earlier about how it was a beautiful and heartbreaking story why label it as it as YA fiction? I realize that labeling a books as Young Adult (YA) is based on the reading level of the book. I do understand that, however why can’t fiction just be fiction? I really don’t understand when it became important to label something as YA or juvenile fiction.

I think I might have asked this in a blog before, why can’t a great story be that a great story. For example, The Little Prince by Antonie de Sanit-Exupery is normally not introduced as children’s book The Little Prince, it’s simply called The Little Prince. I feel that the reason for this is because the meaning it holds for each reader. While it is true this book and The Fault in Our Stars have different stories and perhaps different meanings, the point is they have different meanings.

And books provide us with great memories. When I was little my brother and I were obsessed with Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch. Although my mother had gotten for both of us, we spent part of the time arguing whose book it really was, now the most important thing I remember is the time he and I spent together reading Happy Birthday Moon.

Stories are what make us human. It provides a connection to one another. And there are times when we fall in love with a story that we keep it to ourselves because it has special meaning. There are other times when we fall in love with a book so much that we just can’t help but share it.

In my world, I do not wish to label a book as YA, children’s literature, etc because what matters is how the story makes me feel. And a wonderful story is just that, a wonderful story.

My thoughts after reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I finished Fangirl a couple of days ago. I haven’t been able to decide what to read next because in all honesty, the next book has some big shoes to fill.

If you follow Rainbow Rowell on Twitter, you can see what she has such a great sense of humor in her books. At least I do. Not to mention that she replies to her fans tweets when she is able to whether it’s a favorite or a reply, Rainbow is a gracious enough to let her fans inside her life.

As some of you may, or may not know Fangirl is about a girl named Cather Avery. Cath has a rocky start in her first year of college when her twin sister makes to decision for both of them that they both need to grow up. Along the way Cath learns to stick up for herself, what love is, and that it’s okay to live in the real world away from the fanfiction she writes.

What I love about this book is the way Rainbow pays tribute to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. The more I think about it, the homage goes beyond Happy Potter, but to all the fans who have literary crushes on books characters. Fans who fall in love with not just the books, but the story.

Hopefully I am not about to give too many spoilers here. One of the many other things I love about this book is all the references to scifi related genre. As soon as you get into the book, page 9 has reference to one of the best movies … Soylent Green is people! I laughed out loud when Wren (Cath’s sister) called Levi, Lt. Starbuck. And good ol’ Levi does not let the Avery sisters nerdom catch him off guard, and knows it was a Battlestar Galactica reference. It made me smile when Levi tells Cath she is Clarke Kent.

Yes, Fangirl is about girl meets boy. However, Rainbow writes Cath’s story in a way that she does not make it obvious as to what will happen next. While Fangirl is classified as a YA book. I feel that it should not be. A great story is just that a great story. And a wonderful writer is a wonderful writer.