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1. Finished watching Bird Box -- which would have worked better if they had gone the same route as A Quiet Place, with the focus fully on the trip down the river with the kids. Instead of the flashbacks to the people in the house and what had happened previously. Because what we end up with is the old cliche-ridden, six people slowly going nuts in a house afraid of whatever is stalking them outside plus the more unique trip down the river blind-folded.
It's a psychological thriller much like A Quiet Place, in that we really don't see the threat. Well, outside of a guy who has seen it and draws all these pictures of it. So, more character driven.
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[Now back to The Greatest Show as a palate cleanser -- because you know, I just watched a horror movie - not exactly great for sleep. I tried "Annihilation" early today...but it bothered me more than Bird Box, so chose to skip. I may try the book at some point.]
2. My Brilliant Friend Episode #1 - Dolls -- the HBO series based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling series that takes place in Post-WWII Naples Italy. HBO wisely films it in Italy, with an all Italian cast and in Italian with English subtitles.
The first episode was compelling. As are the little girls. I couldn't get into the book at all, so that's saying something. And it's a VERY close adaptation of the novel -- or at least the first fifty pages of it -- which make up the first episode. And I like it better.
3. Finished reading The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale which was better than expected. ( Read more... )
While it's not a focus of the novel -- it is different enough to be worth mentioning. Kinsale touches on Queer or Homosexuality and how it was handled at that time. At one point the hero thinks the heroine is a boy that is enamored with him in that way -- which makes the hero uncomfortable and irritated at himself for being uncomfortable. At another point -- the heroine contemplates marrying her father's safe friend -- who isn't physically attracted to women and prefers me, but can't tell anyone -- because you didn't back then. (Both are dealt with more sensitively than most.
I think I may try The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry next, which is described as part historical ghost story/naturalist story, part romance and part feminist parable -
that I bought on sale some time ago from Amazon. (I got it for $1.99 not $10.99).
I'll let you know how far I get.
It's a psychological thriller much like A Quiet Place, in that we really don't see the threat. Well, outside of a guy who has seen it and draws all these pictures of it. So, more character driven.
( Read more... )
[Now back to The Greatest Show as a palate cleanser -- because you know, I just watched a horror movie - not exactly great for sleep. I tried "Annihilation" early today...but it bothered me more than Bird Box, so chose to skip. I may try the book at some point.]
2. My Brilliant Friend Episode #1 - Dolls -- the HBO series based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling series that takes place in Post-WWII Naples Italy. HBO wisely films it in Italy, with an all Italian cast and in Italian with English subtitles.
The first episode was compelling. As are the little girls. I couldn't get into the book at all, so that's saying something. And it's a VERY close adaptation of the novel -- or at least the first fifty pages of it -- which make up the first episode. And I like it better.
3. Finished reading The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale which was better than expected. ( Read more... )
While it's not a focus of the novel -- it is different enough to be worth mentioning. Kinsale touches on Queer or Homosexuality and how it was handled at that time. At one point the hero thinks the heroine is a boy that is enamored with him in that way -- which makes the hero uncomfortable and irritated at himself for being uncomfortable. At another point -- the heroine contemplates marrying her father's safe friend -- who isn't physically attracted to women and prefers me, but can't tell anyone -- because you didn't back then. (Both are dealt with more sensitively than most.
I think I may try The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry next, which is described as part historical ghost story/naturalist story, part romance and part feminist parable -
that I bought on sale some time ago from Amazon. (I got it for $1.99 not $10.99).
I'll let you know how far I get.