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Welcome to Aaron's Picks!This is my chance to share some of the things I enjoy with the rest of the world, books I love to read and reread, music I enjoy listening to, and movies I love to watch. There are three sections to this page. I highlight one item from each category. If you want to browse all the items in a category (books, music, or movies), scroll down to the category and click in the link right above the highlighted selection. Since this web page is generated dynamically from a database, each time you visit, a selection from each category is randomly chosen as the highlighted item. Featured Book:Dave at Night
Gail Carson Levine
I ran across this book at my parents' home. It came highly recommended to me by my mother and sister, whose opinions I so often agree with. And since it was written by the author of the immensely fun Cinderella retelling, "Ella Enchanted," I had to read it.
It's the story of always-in-trouble Dave, whose father dies and who is left by his step-mother at the Hebrew Home for Boys, where strict rules and a battering bully of a headmaster make life miserable. Dave, at night, escapes to Harlem (in the 1920s) where adventures ensue. This is a must have. Featured Music:The Four Seasons
Vivaldi - Gil Shaham & The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
I wanted my own CD recording of "The Four Seasons" for quite some time, but hadn't yet got to it. Then my sister, who had raved and raved about her CD recording of Orpheus' performance, brought it over to my home. I was instantly captivated as I listened to track 10, Allegro non Molto from Winter. I had to have my own copy of the CD. Needless to say, I was soon the owner of my own copy and I've not regretted it even the least bit.
I love it, in fact. I usually preferred a small ensemble performance over a larger group unless the larger group has insane precision and clarity, both in choral works, and string works. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's crisp precision backing Gil Shaham's own amazing accuracy and skill blend together making this a recording that I give a whole-hearted rating of 5. This is recording of "The Four Seasons" is a must have for any collection. Get it! Featured Movie:The Incredibles
A Pixar Film
When I first saw The Incredibles with my sister in the theater, I came home astounded. Wow! At times I forgot completely that I was watching an animated movie, the action was so well done and the story practically perfect. It reminded me of watching Spiderman 2 (which I also loved).
Pixar's done it again! This movie is intense, clean, exiting, the art and design beautiful. I loved the ending credits and watched to the very end. The instant the movie was available on DVD, I snatched it up. This is a keeper, a must-see movie. The well-written story and fascinating, believable characters make the movie every bit as enjoyable each time I watch it again. | |
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