Happy Halloween! Tonight kids are trick-or-treating on the streets, adults are partying at their friends’ houses and somewhere off the coast of Ft. Myers Beach a late-period pirate ship is…
Throwback Thursday: John Grisham’s The Rainmaker (1997)
Recently I was traveling by plane to my parents’ place up in Ohio. While traveling I like to read in the airport and on the plane before takeoff. But as…
The Great Gatsby – A Caricature of the Roaring 20’s
When you think of the Roaring 20’s, what comes to mind? I think of flapper girls and Speakeasies, bootleg whiskey and moonshiners. I also think of a generation of young…
The Host with the Most – A 3-Star Movie Review
I must say that the majority of the time I like to read the book before I see the movie so that I have something to compare it to. Very…
Happy Birthday Hippie Bookworm
Hard to believe it’s been a year since I invented Hippie Bookworm and started this little blog called hippiebookworm.com. The idea actually grew out of the fact that I couldn’t…
Awards ceremonies foreshadow a great year for book adaptations in film
I’ve already written an article on how many films in 2012 were based on popular books. Now it’s time for the 2013 awards ceremonies to show just how well these…
Movie Review: The Hobbit (5 Stars)
Over the Christmas weekend, I had the privilege to see Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit movies. I was skeptical, I must say, because the plan is to turn…
Movie Review: Breaking Dawn 2 produced by Stephenie Meyer (5 Stars)
Spoiler Alert – During this movie review I am going to spoil it, so if you haven’t read the book or seen the movie, beware. This past weekend was my…
Movie Review: The Hunger Games (5 Stars)
Spoiler Alert – During this movie review I am going to spoil it, so if you haven’t read the book or seen the movie, beware. First, I’ll give my rating….