I wrote this post for my blog on Vox, a new blogging site by Six Apart.  You can visit my blog, Ellen’s Blog, if you would like.  Vox asks a question of the day which is a nice way to get inspired to write a post that may be more personal than what I write on Infomania World or here.

Top 5 books:

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - This is a great book that follows the life of an Afghani boy/man and how a choice he made as a boy affected his life.  Great character development.  It was hard to put down. This is a must read.
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - A great historical novel about the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and a serial murderer who is believed to have killed up to 200 murders.  Based on fact.  Spellbinding.
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - The story about Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s younger sister who was the mistress to Henry VIII before Anne married him.  A romantic tale but compelling.
• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - This is a pleasant read.  This is a love story between a man who time travels within his own life span and the woman whom he meets when she is a child and marries when she is an adult.

Top 5 movies:

• The Departed - I walked out with the feeling, “wow, that was a movie!”
• The Illusionist - Very well crafted and a joy to watch
• The Prestige - Good plot and acting
• The Chronicles of Narnia - I watched this in HD on Starz and was blown away.
• DeLovely - On DVD - Great music and acting.  The extras on the DVD are great.

Top 5 music:

• Snow Patrol  Eyes Open - My favorite new band right now.  I love this album, especially Chasing Cars.
• ColdPlay X&Y - This is by far the best album by ColdPlay. I listen to this all the time in my car.
• Avril Lavigne Let Go - I enjoy listening to Avril.  I love the song Complicated.
• Howie Day Stop All The World Now - Features The Perfect Time of Day and Collide.  Great album.

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