Theresa Smith Writes posted: " October October was a blur. I had a work trip to Cairns tucked in there, which was nice, but I also spent more than half of the month unwell across three different illnesses, either side of the work trip. It was exhausting, physically and mentally. Th" Theresa Smith Writes
October was a blur. I had a work trip to Cairns tucked in there, which was nice, but I also spent more than half of the month unwell across three different illnesses, either side of the work trip. It was exhausting, physically and mentally. This led to two things: introducing myself to audio books, as there were times when I wanted to read, but was too exhausted, so listening proved to be ideal. The second thing, finding comfort in bingeing New Amsterdam. There's nothing like watching a medical drama featuring random and highly serious illnesses to feel better about what's ailing yourself. It works for me anyway!
The view from my 12th floor hotel room in Cairns
What Zeus has been up to:
Let's just call this one: portrait of a dog on neighbourhood watch. Looks like he forgot his arms though. Or maybe he just doesn't need them as he's not going to be required to guard anything up on an enclosed balcony, and let's face it, this is Zeus. He is known for many things, but guard dog is not one of them!
What I've been watching:
Movie wise, it was a mixed bag. The Book Shop was genuinely lovely, an historical drama I found on Britbox. You Hurt My Feelings and No Hard Feelings were both overrated. M and I were in accord that they were both not entirely bad watching, but just not that fantastic either - in a nutshell, underwhelming. So many movies seem to be like that nowadays.
In terms of TV, as I mentioned above, I've been bingeing New Amsterdam. And by bingeing, I mean watching nothing else but that. I am almost through the entire five seasons. I took a short break from New Amsterdam to watch season two of Wolf Like Me. That show is utterly bizarre in concept but also has this sidebar into grief and love that is just gorgeous, along with a dash of Aussie humour, which never goes astray. I really enjoyed this second season as much as I did the first.
What I've been listening to (new segment!):
I'm enjoying my newfound interest in audio books. I tried listening them a few years ago and just couldn't get into them, but they've come a long way since then in terms of quality of narration. Weyward was fantastic, I couldn't stop listening to that one, it was like a movie it was so engrossing and vividly atmospheric. A Kind of Magic was also very good, a memoir narrated by the author, a concept I really enjoy; I think memoirs might actually be my preferred genre for listening, which is strange, as they are my least preferred for reading! The Natural History of Love took me back to the bad narration I remember from years ago. Two out of three isn't bad though.
What I've been reading:
I feel like it was a slow month for reading. Six books, nine if you count the abovementioned audio books. Three of these I read last week, but two were novellas so don't go being too impressed by that weekly tally. It took me over a fortnight to get through Lola in the Mirror, and that proved to be a real stumbling block, in terms of momentum. It's like I got stuck on it.
Four of the titles this month, The Ladies Rest and Writing Room, Ravenous Girls, Perfect-ish, and A Winter in New York, were review titles. Lola in the Mirror I bought based on my previous enjoyment of Trent Dalton's books, and One of Those Mothers was my book club's October pick. With the exception of The Natural History of Love, all of my books were four and five star reads for the month.
Even though there's still one day left in October, I'm pretty much over this month so I'm sharing this with you tonight and looking ahead to November.
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