The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
As I lay in bed at 4:30 this morning, I realized I had not picked out any Friday Favorites, nor had I asked anyone what theirs was. I panicked a little, Friday had totally sneaked up on me. Then I started thinking about what book to read next and I decided to share some of my favorite books.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Don't be put off by the sheer size of this book. I actually love a really good book with lots of pages, if the story is good, you don't want it to end. The story takes place in France and it's a story of cruelty, redemption and sweet revenge (or is it so sweet?). The Count of Monte Cristo is a delicious book, full of intrigue, great fight scenes, love, passion, and witty social satire. My daughter, husband and I have all read this book twice. It also introduced me to the 3 Musketeers, which are also excellent books.
Author Lee Child
My family is addicted to these books. Lee Child has created a main character named Jack Reacher who is a man that is not afraid to kill you. An ex military policeman, now living on the road and seems to find trouble and solve the problems. Jack Reacher is Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled into one...but with much more personality and pizzazz! These novels are action packed thrillers.
Loving Frank
Wow, what a biography. Frank Lloyd Wright was narcissistic, arrogant, and beyond convention. This was a very interesting book with a huge twist at the end.
John Grisham
I love most John Grisham novels, but A Time To Kill is one of my favorites. Don't watch the movie and think you have read the book. The book is so much better.
Overboard
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
Okay, this is not a book, but what a movie! Totally hysterical and for the whole family. This is one of my all time favorite movies. I love it. Rich B*#$^, snobby woman falls overboard of her yacht and gets amnesia. The country boy carpenter that she hires to do work on the boat and then stiffs him of payment, decides to claim her and put her to work as his boys "mom" and his "wife" until she pays for the work he did on her yacht. So, So funny and wonderful ending.
3 comments:
Hi Janie! I just wanted to say, I love the beautiful picture at the top of your blog. Is this where you live? What a lovely and serene place. =)
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is one of my favorite reads of all time and interestingly enough, I was just introduced to "Loving Frank" by a blog I visited yesterday.
Recently I came across another book with a connection to FLW. It's Dear Bob, Dear Betty by Elizabeth Catherine Wright. The book is a collection of love letters written between Robert Llewellyn Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright's son) and Elizabeth Kehler in the time of the Great Depression. It's a lovely book, and it details the early history of "Bob" including the abadonment of the family by his father. It's very worth a good, long peruse and the added benefit is the real glimpse into the life and love of these two people set amidst such hard times.
Cheers to you and enjoy your day!
Thanks for the heads up on all the great books. It's neat that your whole family reads the same things. When I was younger, my sisters and I passed around books. We actually fought over who would get a book next!!
I love the movie Overboard. A classic comedy!!
Have a great weekend. Janie!
xoxo
Jane
Did you know they're remaking Overboard with J-Lo of all people?? Ugh. Such a travesty. If they were ever going to remake it I think the only acceptable person would be Kate! But really, they just shouldn't remake these classics!
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