Category: One-Liners
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
“And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.” —Dumbledore My favourite quote from my favourite character from my favourite Harry Potter book (which happens to have my favourite cover illustration). Dumbledore, I’ll miss you. No. 20 on my book challenge. Almost there.
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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Chapter 33 ripped my heart out. Luckily chapters 1-32 and 34-36 were charming, hilarious, and cleverly written. Amazing. No. 18 on my challenge. I guess some people might call it teal…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
I’m not going to lie; I really want to peruse Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Not my favourite of the series—this one was a bit long—but still incredible (obviously). No. 20 on my challenge. Can’t stop.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Wow. Just… wow. At first I thought, “SIX HUNDRED PAGES?!” Now I’m like, “Obviously. Six hundred pages. Totally makes sense.” SUCH a good read. Already reaching for Order of the Phoenix. Another for No. 20 on my challenge.
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The DUFF
This movie was not amazing—it wasn’t even good, really—but Mae Whitman is, so you should see it anyway.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
And I thought Professor Snape was mean in the movies. He’s significantly worse in the books. Alan Rickman was very well cast. I love these books. No. 20 on my challenge. Still going.
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Cinderella
Entertaining for sure, but not as good as I had hoped. The dialogue was very cheesy (shocking, I know). I have much higher expectations for Beauty and the Beast. That said, Cate Blanchett was astounding.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
I actually think it was better that I saw the movies before reading the books—I know the story well, but I’m still discovering so much. Again, I wish I’d just bought the boxed set. Another for No. 20 on my challenge.
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Perfect movie for Galentines with my single ladies. A few things I said out loud: “What?”, “Seriously?”, “I miss Jamie Dornan’s beard”, “Oh my God!”, “Oh”, “Ohhhhhh”, “HAHAH!”, “This should have been marketed as a comedy”, “Calm down, Ana”, “Creeper”, “Ew”, “Did he just say that?”, “NOPE”, “You’re fifty shades of what now?” I liked…
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Longitude by Dava Sobel
“John Harrison wrested the world’s whereabouts from the stars, and locked the secret in a pocket watch.” Did you know that? I didn’t. Now we do. While not particularly entertaining, it’s quite an interesting read. No. 17 on my challenge. Very educational.
Being Tori 