Read:
This month has been an excellent one for reading, my best in a long time. Only one book that I didn't like all that much, A Study for Obedience, but otherwise, the rest were all four and five star reads. I'm finding the Booker Prize listed books so hit and miss. More miss than hit. And yet, I still can't resist them and found myself saving the photo of today's long list that was announced for future reference, just in case I want to flog that dead horse a little bit more. Frankie, Bear, and The Echoes were all review books sent to me by publishers, and I enjoyed each of them immensely. Graham Norton is a favourite author of mine, he never disappoints. I was thrilled to receive a copy of The Echoes. It was unexpected and it arrived just in time to be devoured over a weekend. Evie Wyld's stories appeal to me immensely. The remainder were ones I purchased myself and I enjoyed each of them. I'd like to keep the momentum going with this reading streak if possible. I always feel more like myself when I am reading every day.
Listen:
Two out of three this month with the audio books. I loved How to Be Champion by Sarah Millican. She's pretty much the only stand-up comic I like so I was thrilled to discover this one. Memphis was very good but unfortunately, I didn't like I Give My Marriage a Year all that much.
Watch:
I enjoyed three very different movies this month. Leave the World Behind was terrifying, I loved it far more than I expected to. A Family Affair was a fun romcom starring Nicole Kidman. I don't think anything with Nicole in it could ever truly be bad. It won't win any awards, but it was a fun watch. Palm Springs had quite a unique storyline, kind of a ground hog day but with every day being a wedding. M and I both enjoyed this one, it had some very funny scenes in it.
TV wise, I've been dipping in and out of a few things, but I did watch all of season two of The Responder. I really loved how this second season was so heavily linked with the first and by the end, you could see so many parts of the story coming full circle. I think this series is incredibly well written and I see both seasons as more of a part one and part two than two separate pieces. I found this short series, Out of Her Mind, quite by accident and after reading Sara Pascoe's novel and enjoying it, I thought I'd take a look at her creativity in a different setting. This was indeed different. It's meta-TV, Sara is playing 'herself' and also narrating the show, and all through it, we, along with the other characters, are regularly reminded that nothing is real. She breaks the fourth wall over and over; it's at times ridiculous, funny, sad, and clever. Not everyone's cup of tea but I didn't mind it.
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Until next month, good reading - and stay warm!
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