Beautifully written story, capturing your heart with Pi’s struggle for survival. I read this in anticipation of the movie, and having done so, seeing the movie the week after I finished the book, was perfect. I saw things in the story on the screen I had not picked up on in the book, as their…
I can admit that I knew the ending. Goodness, I knew the major plot highlights. Still, what a great movie. What a great story. What a great moment in history. All of that said, of course, the movie also greatly highlights the dirt that is politics. And the low that the deals were as portrayed…
I should start with a confession: I’m not a huge Tarantino fan. Nope, I’m not. I did not care for Inglourious Basterds. Pulp Fiction was entertaining, but it didn’t ado for me what it seemed to do for so many others. And Reservoir Dogs? Huh? But I wanted to give this one a chance. I…
What a fantastic few hours I had losing myself in the recent movie version of Les Misérables. The story itself is grand—–with traditional romantic love, with great familial love, with forgiveness and kindness and angry grudges, with revenge and shenanigans, with government oppression and religious salvation . . . . and with fabulous comedic relief…
Fabulous! It was all I could do not to read this again as soon as I finished it. No, actually, half way through, I wanted to start it over, reading it in a different order. (I have one friend who’s read this three times in the past nine months.) I dare not say too much…
Wow. I saw the television previews for this flick. And I was wholly misled. I expected a suspenseful movie about a plotted cover-up and conspired set-up. What I got was a deeply emotional and biting glimpse into a sad, heart-wrenching life as affected by addiction. Denzel grabs this role with both hands and cannily dazzles…
Argo—this movie came with much hype and built-up expectations. I have vague memories of the bigger issues as related to the hostages at the time, but I have no memory of this story. Then again, no one knew this story until some time in the late 90s. And although I was sure of the ending,…
I knew I was incapable of seeing the new Clint movie. (Aside from choosing not to see his movie, I just cannot handle the father/daughter story. (lesson learned after watching the “daughter watches her father die” scene in Beasts of the Southern Wild. (FAB movie. So sorry for my friends’ mortified feelings who took me…
Wow. I’m still processing this. I want to write about it, but I cannot think for thirty seconds about it without tears taking over. I was not at all ready for it. Much, much too raw. Much, much too close, even if thousands of miles away. Stay tuned; I’ll get there.
I saw this one a few weeks before I wrote about it, and what a delightful time it was. The stories are varied as several folks leave England to live at The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in India. No, the hotel is not exactly the best, and no, it’s not completely exotic. But it is…
Fantastic, gripping tale told by Jack about his confinement to “room” with “Ma.” The characters’ development is intense and moving. Although the story’s backdrop is harsh, seeing the world, even his limited one, through the eyes of a five-year-old is refreshing. I recommended this to all.
I’m exhausted having just finished Alice Sebold’s latest book. She writes with such clarity and truth in the face of such complex and frightening issues…call it what you will: mental illness, insanity, madness. But the complexity of the mother–daughter relationship here, and the way in which it defines and suffocates, those are the true gifts…
Read this book! What a fantastic time, sharing in the life of Denny and his family. The story told is funny and heartfelt, sad and dark, and uplifting and encouraging. It tells of Denny and his family and some difficulties they face—as witnessed by and told by his dog, Enzo. I laughed and I cried.…
I LOVED this book for the easy read it’s meant to be. It is for dog lovers, and even more so for those with dogs. If you’re a single woman (or a woman who remembers dating), it’s even better. AND if you have some dysfunction in your family, then you’ve got it all for this…
