Snow coming... maybe

Not to be cynical but with all the hype about the upcoming snowstorm I am doubtful about the amount of snow that is predicted. Sometimes the forecast is correct and sometimes not. We shall see. I am prepared for it. Went to the grocery story Weds and it was bedlam. Crazy. And the storm wasn't going to start until Friday night or Saturday morning (at that time). Also picked up not one but three books from my library that I had requested. Our library is in a new network for loaning and it is amazing how quickly you can receive books. Two of the books had over 5 "holds" (other people requesting) so I figured they would dribble in. But in this new system there are so many copies it takes little time to get a book. Well all three books came in a week. Surprise! So I am ready to for snow. I finished The Dressmaker. Can't decide about this one. It was slow at first and I really didn't like the characters. There seemed to be a stereotypical character of every kind- the bully, the crossdresser, the nasty mother, the snobby woman, the boy next door... Then the story took a somewhat unexpected twist and that caught my attention. But then it wallowed back into a dark, mean, sort of contrived ending. And in the end it was a bit depressing- nothing wrong with that but I was hoping for something a bit more upbeat after all the nastiness and depressing events that had occurred. At this point I am not sure I want to see the movie which was one of the reasons I had wanted to read the book. I started Brooklyn last night after coming home from my library board meeting.

My husband and I saw the movie and really enjoyed it. I really want to see how the book was adapted for the movie. Already (in the first 55 pages) there have been four changes- one the elimination of Eilis' three brothers. Two, Eilis is already studying accounting and book keeping before moving to the USA. Third, she met the priest who arranged her move while in Ireland not in the US. And fourth when she meets Anthony he is described in the book as "blond haired". Not to quibble but I am guessing the producers thought Anthony would look more "Italian" with dark hair. Not sure if these changes will significantly change the story but we shall see. But I really like the way it is written. My reading challenge for Goodreads if moving along nicely. Four books so far.