This week I read seven books.
96. How To Train Your Dragon. Cressida Cowell. 2003. 214 pages. [Source: Library] [audio book, 3 stars, children's fantasy]
Read this if...
- You enjoy children's fantasy
- You enjoy dragons
- You enjoy audio books narrated by David Tennant
97. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) J.K. Rowling. 1998. 341 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]
Read this if...
- You enjoy children's and middle grade fantasy
- You enjoyed the first Harry Potter book
- You enjoy audio books narrated by Stephen Fry
91. Frog and Toad Are Friends. An I Can Read Book. Arnold Lobel. 1970. HarperCollins. 64 pages. [Source: Bought] [3 stars, early chapter book, children's classic, animal fantasy]
Read this if...
- You enjoy children's classics
- You enjoy animal fantasy
- You enjoy friendship stories
- You enjoy early chapter books
60. The Bible, Simplified. Zach Windahl. 2025. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy] [4 stars, christian nonfiction]
Read this if...
Read this if...
- You enjoy christian nonfiction
- You are looking for a book summarizing books of the Bible
61. CSB Scripture Notebook: Psalms. God. 2020. 432 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, Psalter]Read this if...
- You enjoy the book of Psalms
- You are interested in journaling Scripture
9. KJV Thompson Chain Reference Bible. God. 1923 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, Bible]Read this if...
- You love the King James Version
- You enjoy the Thompson Chain Reference Bible
10. NASB 2020 Giant Print Reference Bible, Holman Published. 2022. 1776 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, Bible]Read this if...
- You enjoy the NASB 2020
- You are looking for a Giant Print Bible
Century of Viewing #35
1920s
- 1926 The General. Johnnie Gray loves two things--his girl and his train. When both are kidnapped by the enemy, he goes on a rescue mission.
- 1974 Airport 1975. There are, I believe, three Airport movies in the disaster series. This one involves a head-on collision between two airplanes. A stewardess is left to fly the plane, her boyfriend, a pilot, may just do a heroic assist...if he can survive what it takes to get to the plane.
- 1977 Airport 77. This is the third and final in the Airport series. This one stars JACK LEMMON as a heroic pilot. This one is perhaps the MOST intense of the three. And it is my personal favorite of the three. An art thief gets a little more trouble than he probably reckoned on, when his plan goes terribly, terribly wrong and the plane plunges into the ocean. Can they be rescued in time?!
- 1979 The China Syndrome. JACK LEMMON is not having a good day. I watched The China Syndrome and Airport 77 on the same day. In this one, journalists uncover a dangerous situation at a nuclear power plant. Jack Lemmon plays a whistle blower who risks his life to get the truth out. This is DRAMATIC and INTENSE.
- 1987 Adventures in Babysitting. I found this one SUPER entertaining. One babysitter has a terrible, horrible, no good very bad time. It starts when her boyfriend cancels their date. She takes a babysitting job. Her best friend calls with an emergency. She decides to take the kids with her to 'rescue' her friends. But, who will need rescuing by the end of the night?! Or who doesn't need rescuing! This one is over-the-top silly adventure. I think my favorite part was the blues song she is forced to sing.
- 2016 Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. This animated Batman adventure stars Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar. (Batman, Robin, and Catwoman). It is essentially an ANIMATED episode--though an extended story--of the original Batman. The dialogue is AWESOME if you loved the original show. The story is ridiculous--in a good way. And overall, I just loved revisiting these characters. It is almost a love letter to the original series.
- 2025 How To Train Your Dragon (live action). I definitely enjoyed this one. More than the animated original? Probably not. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the animated movie. This one was worth watching however. Hiccup, our hero, is anything but a "hero" according to everyone in his viking village. When he captures a dragon and trains it, well, folks doubt he has what it takes. But Hiccup and Toothless may just prove everyone wrong.
- 2025 Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan. Is this one about Ed Sullivan? Yes. No. Maybe. It is 95% focused on the Civil Rights movement and how 'shocking' it was that black artists were performing on the Ed Sullivan show. I was more curious about Ed Sullivan in general instead of such a narrow focus. However, it was fine.
- 2025 Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser. Another documentary. This one is the story of The Biggest Loser reality series--some details I'd either blocked or forgotten. It features interviews with many who were either a) on the show as trainers, hosts, producers, etc. or b) a contestant on the show. It presents the story the good, the bad, the ugly. The verbal abuse is disturbing--it always was.
Alphabet Viewing Challenge #5
A Admirable Crichton
B Big Fish
C The China Syndrome. JACK LEMMON is not having a good day. I watched The China Syndrome and Airport 77 on the same day. In this one, journalists uncover a dangerous situation at a nuclear power plant. Jack Lemmon plays a whistle blower who risks his life to get the truth out. This is DRAMATIC and INTENSE.
D
E
F First Contact
G The General. Johnnie Gray loves two things--his girl and his train. When both are kidnapped by the enemy, he goes on a rescue mission.
H Home.
I Insurrection (Star Trek)
J -- Johnny Mnemonic.
K
L
M Murder by Death
N
O
P Primeval Series 1 and 2
Q
R Return of the Caped Crusader (Batman). This animated Batman adventure stars Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar. (Batman, Robin, and Catwoman). It is essentially an ANIMATED episode--though an extended story--of the original Batman. The dialogue is AWESOME if you loved the original show. The story is ridiculous--in a good way. And overall, I just loved revisiting these characters. It is almost a love letter to the original series.
S Slipper and the Rose
T
U
V Valley of Vision
W
X
Y You Can't Run Away From It.
Z
© 2025 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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