Citat 1. I have my driving theory exam on Thursday, the real one. Wish me luck! I spent four hours studying today (and I'll probably spend another few studying later tonight) and I'm also using the day tomorrow for studying. Sounds fun, right?

2. I received my copy of Breaking Dawn last week and I've read 8 chapters and I really have to force myself to pick up the book and read. I actually prefer reading my driving theory book and that's saying something. And because I have to talk about it a little, some random thoughts...
Spoilers for the first 8 chapters of BD and some really minor ones for the Host! )

3. When I was going home today I walked past the book store and they had a copy of "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy on display. It looked so pretty and the summary on the back actually intrigued me. Anyone know if it's any good? Because I don't feel like diving in to a 1200+ pages novel just because it was pretty and had an interesting back cover summary (any book can have that!). I was thinking about just watching the TV miniseries or something and if I like it, then maybe read the book...

♥, ...
Citat I decided to make a list of all the movies I watch and the books I read this year.

Movies:
January:

- Persuasion (2007) stars2
- Northanger Abbey (2007) stars4
- Sliding Doors (1998) stars4
- Hairspray (2007) stars4
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Klass (2007)

February:

- Sense and Sensibility (1995) stars2
- She's the Man (2006) stars2
- Das Leben der Anderen (2006) stars5 (rewatch)
- Sweeney Todd (2007) stars5

March:

- Volver (2006) stars2 (rewatch)
- El Laberinto del Fauno (2006) stars2
- Serenity (2005) stars2
- Rent (2006) stars2
- The Lion King (1994) stars2 (rewatch)

April:

- Juno (2007) stars2
- Atonement (2007) stars2
- Becoming Jane (2007) stars4
- Waitress (2007) stars4
- P.S. I Love You (2007) stars4
- Stardust (2007) stars4

May:

- Enchanted (2007) stars2

June:

- Shelter (2007) stars2
- Mansfield Park (2007) stars2
- Brother Bear (2003) stars2
- Rain Man (1988) stars2
- The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) stars2

July:

- Mamma Mia! (2008) stars2
- Tur & Retur (2003) stars2
- Ciao Bella (2007) stars2
- The Holiday (2006) stars2
- The Last Kiss (2006) stars4
- In the Land of Women (2006) stars4
- 28 Days (2000) stars4
- The Dark Knight (2008) stars4

August:

- Just Like Heaven (2005) stars2
- Griffin & Phoenix (2006) stars2
- The X Files: I Want To Believe (2008) stars2
- Mamma Mia! (2008) stars2 (rewatch)
- Across the Universe (2007) stars2
- House of Wax (2005) stars2
- The Covenant (2006) stars2

September:

- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) stars2
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) stars2
- United 93 (2006) stars2
- Wall-E (2008) stars2
- The Last King of Scotland (2006) stars2
- Mamma Mia! - sing-a-long version (2008) stars2 (rewatch)
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995) stars2
- Mamma Mia! (2008) stars2 (rewatch)
- The Duchess (2008) stars2

October:

- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) stars2
- The House of Mirth (2000) stars2
- Made of Honor (2008) stars2
- Brideshead Revisited (2008) stars2
- Definitely, Maybe (2008) stars2
- Burn After Reading (2008) stars2
- The Happening (2008) stars2
- Ghost Town (2008) stars2

November:

- Four Christmases (2008) stars2

December:

- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) stars2
- Fred Claus(2007) stars2
- Ten Inch Hero (2007) stars2
- Fanny och Alexander (1982) stars2 (Swedish)


Books:
January:

- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (not yet finished)

February:

- No time for extra reading because of school.

March:

- A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

April:

- Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

May:

- Myternas Historia by Karen Armstrong (Swedish)
- Låt Den Rätte Komma In by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Swedish)
- On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

June:

- The Host by Stephenie Meyer

July:

- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- What I Was by Meg Rosoff

August:

- No reading because of lack of time.

September:

- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

October:

- No time for extra reading because of school. And you know, discovering England! ;)

November:

- Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Citat I have to read a book for English class, but I have no idea of what I want to read. I know I said I'm reading all the classics, and I still am, but some variation is nice too so I want recs please! Anything you've read, that you think I'd enjoy reading is great as long as the book is available in English. *g*
Citat I'm officially in love with BBCs Jane Eyre. Ok, I probably love the novel more, but they did such a good job with this series it derserves some love too! As the hopeless romantic I am, I'm just getting really obsessed with all the classics - you should see my planned reading list it's pretty much filled with the entire works of the Brontë sisters, Jane Austen and similar authors...! So yeah, I know what I'll be reading this year. ;)
Citat I really should be getting on with my homework instead of updating lj, but since it's been a while I just have to share a few things.

1. Meg Rosoff's books are really interesting (good interesting!) and so lovable, especially "How I Live Now", which I liked better. If you need a book to read I can really recommend her writing.

2. Reading about the DVD extras on the Veronica Mars season 3 DVD box totally made me realize how much I actually miss the show. I never thought I would seeing as I was pretty upset about how they handled the 3rd season, but I really do miss it. I have to re-watch it soon!

3. Yesterday I watched Notting Hill for the first time ever. (Yeah, I know I'm the last person on earth to see that movie!) I really liked it, even though it was predictable, maybe because I'm a hopeless romantic... But it was cute! :)

4. Like I said, my homework is waiting for me...

Take care, ...
Citat Today has been (and still is) a wonderful day! I've been sitting outside in the garden reading all day! Warm and sunny weather always puts me in the mood for reading so I've now decided to make a booklist to keep track of what I read! (An idea snagged from [livejournal.com profile] miss_strawberry)

January - March:

- All American Girl by Meg Cabot stars2
- Världens dåligaste språk by Fredrik Lindström (Swedish) stars4
(I did read more books during this period, I'm just terrible at remembering the titles of the books I read, part of the reason why I want to do this list, to help me remember!)

April:

- A little Love Song by Michelle Magorian stars4
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer stars5
- Den vita massajen by Corinne Hofmann (Swedish) stars3
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer stars5

May:

- No reading this month - I was busy studying for my exams at school!

June:

- No reading this month either. I've been outside enjoying the summer!

July:

I'm re-reading the Harry Potter books for like the 50th time, before the release of the 7th book. (I read PS and CoS earlier this year.)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling stars5
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling stars5
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling stars5
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling stars5
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling stars5

August:

- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold stars3
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer stars4
- I taket lyser stjärnorna by Johanna Thydell (Swedish) stars3

September:

- Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes stars3
- Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt stars3

October:

- How I live now by Meg Rosoff stars3
- Just in Case by Meg Rosoff stars3

November:

- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë stars3
Today New Moon arrived - but it's not just that, it's the New Moon special edition with the first chapter of Eclipse at the end! *is excited!* From what I've heard it wasn't being released until May 5th so I was a little surprised...! Not that I mind of course! *goes to read*
Guess what arrived today?! *Points at icon* Twilight! Now I'm off to read!
I finally watched
A Walk to Remember
last night, after being told so many times (by different people) that I had to see it. I really loved it, it was so sad but so good!

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I also want to reccomend the book
A Little Love Song
by Michelle Magorian, I finished it for the 2nd time a couple of days ago. When I first read it I think I was a little too young to understand it all but this time it was different! It's a very sweet story about two sisters in England during the 2nd world war and their struggles with life, love and becoming adults. It's just one of those books that leaves you with a big smile on your face after you finish it. Smile

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