Slow to get going, and a little too sappy. However, his prorgam for getting on top of your finacial game is simple, methodical, and concrete. Now I hope to make it work for me.

I’ve been going through the Discworld books in order and after the last couple mediocre ones I was definitely losing interest. However, Moving Pictures is in wonderful witty Practhett form once again and I look forward to reading Reaper Man sometime in the near future.

Excellent! Great current information in an each to read and reference format that respects alternative viewpoints, but stays strongly rooted in the scientific model.

I would consider this essential reading for the expectant parent. Dr. Brazelton goes through pregnancy to age three and gives you an idea of what to expect and how to adjust to the different stages that present themselves. In seperate sections he touches upon childrearing issues and the role of individuals play in a childs life. I read through it and it reflected a childrearing philosophy that I can respect. I will keep this book for future reference.

Transamerica wasn’t quite what I was expecting it to be. I liked it though. I had been told that it was a movie about someone in the stages of going through gender transformation. I guess I really expected it to be about the whole psychological process of going through a sex change, but it wasn’t.

We joined Bree at a point where those internal issues had mostly been dealt with already. When she actually has her operation it’s anticlimactic, almost beside the point. The movie really is more about the dysfunctional family relationships and the personal struggle for acceptance and respect from ones family members. In this particular case, the person who was struggling for acceptance just happened to be a transsexual.

Unfortunately, the movie was incredibly overdone. The characters were so over the top that none of it was quite realistic or believable. I guess it was suppose to add a comedic element to a serious subject, which it did, but I don’t think it was necessary. Also, while Felicity Huffman did a great job on what was no doubt an acting challenge, part of me really wishes that they had cast either a man or a transsexual in the role of Bree, and not a woman.

This is a nice short book about the emotional issues that one goes through while pregnant that are not really addressed elsewhere. It helped normalize many of the doubts and fears that I’ve been going through, so that I can face them in a productive manner.

Throughly enjoyable! I found it be a very quick read, although it was a bit awkward at first. I previously knew next to nothing about autism and this has gotten me more aware of it and interested in learning more.

I got stuck on this book about half way through and put it down about a month ago. I really enjoyed the first third or so, but then it just got way too self envolved. I’m hoping that I can skim through this middle section and that it will become more readable again. I’m not familiar with any of his other works so honestly I’m still trying to figure out how much of it is true.

Well, I finished it. The ending was very good, very well written. Heartbreaking-Yes. I think he could have cut out a great deal of the middle of the book though I guess it played it’s role.

Excellent! I plan to reread soon.

A very strong comment on the lives we currently lead and a future that may not be to far off.