The truth about stories by Thomas King
From what I remember I bought this book a few years ago because of Aarti’s A More Diverse Universe reading challenge. I didn’t get around to reading it then, but for...
17 March 2017
Moonlight dir. by Barry Jenkins
The one word that comes to mind whenever I think about Moonlight is isolation.
17 March 2017
Apocalypto dir. by Mel Gibson
Rewatched 11th March 2017, originally watched Jan 2007, and I’m left with the same general impression. A lot of action and blood and running around the jungle screaming and shouting. But...
12 March 2017
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
The blurb for this book is very accurate as to the tone and feel of the book. It has all those epic fantasy tropes – a once great civilisation fallen to ruin, a loner adventure – but then it undercuts that with the “talk about a guilt trip” and introduces a more real grounded feel to the story, plus a bit of humour. And if I had to describe The Ninth Rain in a few words, then epic fantasy with added humour, would certainly be a large part of it.
11 March 2017
Logan dir. by James Mangold
[imdb_movie_detail title=”Logan” detail=”plot”] Logan has always been my favourite X-men1 . Not that I’ve read a huge number of the comics, I haven’t, but in the way back far off days...
5 March 2017
Good news is also news!
There is a whole heap of bad news out in the world. There are terrible things happening all over the world. But it does no harm to share some of the...
3 March 2017
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
San Francisco in 1940 is a haven for the unconventional. Tourists flock to the cities within the city: the Magic City of the World’s Fair on an island created of artifice...
3 March 2017
Room by Emma Donoghue
Imagine a room. Eleven feet by eleven. Bed. Bath. Wardrobe. Table. Chair. Rocker. Stove. Television. No windows. Only Skylight. Door is locked. Always. Imagine this is your home. The only home...
25 February 2017
Hidden figures [based on the book by] by Margot Lee Shetterly dir. by Theodore Melfi
Oh, I really enjoyed this film. So much more than I thought I would. I mean a story based on maths doesn’t sound all that entertaining. But I suppose that isn’t...
21 February 2017
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
I first heard about Six Wakes on Kameron Hurley’s blog. And then on John Scalzi’s Big Idea, and I thought it sounded intriguing. So I went ahead and ordered it. And...
20 February 2017
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Good Omens is one of my all time favourite books. I’ve read it and reread it so many times. But it has been quite a while since I picked it up....
18 February 2017
Mount TBR – Feb 2017
Vaughan, Carrie – Martians Abroad rec’d by Carl – Stainless Steel Droppings Stross, Charles – Empire Games rec’d by the author on Tor.com “It’s a science-fictional spy thriller; so if you...
16 February 2017