speak

Speak: 10th Anniversary Edition
$11.99
Speak was definitely not an upbeat book, so if you're depressed it won't help matters. One thing I can say about this book is that the author did an amazing job of painting a visual picture and subdued emotion that I have never felt while reading a book. I felt Melinda's pain and I was there for her until the end. I originally saw the movie a few years back and thought it was fantastic. To this day I have never seen another book/movie interpretation that I felt really captured the essence of the book.

Speak
$14.98
I bought the book for my daughter for school and I ended up reading it and loving it myself! Then I bought the dvd and it was even better. Kristen was excellent!

The Cake Eaters
$22.98
If this movie was overlooked at Oscar time we have critics that cannot see beyond their teenage years. Although I was drawn to this gem on the strength of Kristen Stewart's haunting and growing library of solid acting chops to date, enlarged deservedly by "Twilight," her range of work predicts an ascent to the heights of Streep with no reservations. This film is perfectly cast and exquisitely written as it explores the territory of generational love, as well as a Camille-like subplot of Kristen's terminal condition(not the story focus),and still delivers roundhouse performances from all the ensemble cast, particularly Bruce Dern and Elizabeth Ashley, two old studio veterans, that allows them to make up for their lengthy absences from the big screen. I have not seen a film cover such wide ground of emotions in so concise a manner so completely. Every character in this small, independent offering towers in courage before your eyes with fine shadings of flawed humanity and dignity. You will find yourself in this bitter-sweet offering in one of the characters and never forget what was so well unspoken long after each character had their say about the complexities of finding love in time. I can only explain the Oscar robbery as the Mona Lisa effect, cluttering the back room until it gets truly discovered by one with an eye for greatness.

Wintergirls
$17.99
This story was very touching, it is evident that the heroine has deep issues with herself and with her family and obviously the anorexia is a coping mechanism that she uses in order to deal. On top of the distress of the eating disorder, the protagonist also has to deal with her best friend's death and this drives her depression and anorexia to the edge. Towards the end of the book it becomes a little confusing as to what is real and what isn't, but I enjoyed the story very much and it certainly felt as if you got into the mind of someone who is truly going through these terrible situations.