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Hljómalind:
Our book group did The Road by McCarthy. Captivating and freaky.

I have a couple of recommendations:

Fiction - S/He by Minnie Bruce Pratt, interesting and varyingly poignant and humorous short fiction collection that challenges conventional approaches to gender, sex and sexuality

Non-fiction - Fences and Windows by Naomi Klein, collection of vignettes, essays and op-eds that summarises the left anti-corporate globalisation

Sese:
I went to see DiCaprio's movie of this week - Body of Lies - and I like it! Mainly because DiCaprio and Crowe made such great pair to spice up this combustible spy thriller, which acted as a timely theme about the power shifts in the spy world since 911. Russell Crowe gained 50 pounds to his gladiator frame to play this Uncle Sam who revealed the moral rot behind the facade of homeland security. And Leonardo DiCaprio, a CIA agent, is the pawn in his chess. (but DiCaprio is still the main role in his top form!)

All these elements kept my excitement level high throughout the movie, especially the shooting scene in Morocco, and the changes of some subordinary plots from the novel also gave me some romantic surprises. It is a good movie and a pretty much mind-bender, I have to say.

Trailer Here

Coffee_Kaioken:
TV-show wise, I'd suggest Kyle XY. Amongst all the other popular shows like House, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, The Office, Supernatural, and whatever, they've really underrated this one.

It may start out boring at first (what got me into it was when I sat down to see what it was like, and I saw the 6th episode of the first season and was fascinated), but it picks up and it's actually a really good show when you get into it - it grows on you. A lot of people are turned off because they think "omg, the way he's just always staring at the screen in the commercials is just creepy, and his eyes... omg... and the way everyone's like, 'HE HAS NO BELLY BUTTON', it's... ugh", but there are actually interesting elements incorporated - it's about a boy who basically started his life as a 16 year old, and the way he looks at everything is just interesting to observe. He questions a lot of human nature, and it's interesting to see such a fresh perspective, an innocent one if you will.

Like I said, it just has to grow on you.

dozyrozy:
I'm reading A Home At The End Of The World at the moment and (insert McDonalds tune here...) I'm loving it. I have to read it for class, but it's the one I've enjoyed most this term.

So... has anyone seen the film? I'm considering buying it, but it's had pretty bad reviews on the internet. I'm not expecting it to be as good as the book as films rarely are, but can something with Colin Farrell in it be that bad?

Alex C:
Yes, a film with Colin Farrell in it can be bad. It could be so bad in fact, that your post inspired me to go check his IMDB to see if he was involved in anything decent (besides Tigerland) when I wasn't looking.

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