January 2022

Can you believe January already vanished? Where does it even go? I feel like nothing happened. Well, a couple things actually... At the cinema: Loved The Secret Life of Walter Mitty despite its flaws...

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1950s Barcelona. Adria grows up as an only child between a cold father and an indifferent mother. Both harbor big dreams for his future: Dad wants a scholar, Mom dreams of something else entirely...

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"Gone, gone, gone beyond, entirely beyond, finally awakened..." Walking a British Columbia beach, Ruth discovers a plastic bag containing a diary, letters, and an old watch...

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"While giving himself to love, man escapes the burden of his love, and himself at the same time." Now that I've started rereading Daphné Du Maurier, I can't stop. This one's often called Frenchman's Creek...

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After watching Nina Companeez's TV adaptation of The King's General (beautifully done, I think), I had this wild urge to re-re-reread the book. Du Maurier was one of my teenage obsessions...

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He's nothing, owns nothing, a lone wolf prowling Tokyo streets hunting for prey. He's a pickpocket. Goes after the rich mostly, haunts upscale spots: department stores and theaters. It's not about...

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"My psychology background keeps me from messing with heavily intoxicated people." Majésu Monroe (no relation to Marilyn, as he likes to remind everyone) is a junk dealer, half-anarchist half-con artist, who only sells...

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May 2022 be gentle and generous. May it bring you health, joy, and wonder. I wish you tons of books, stories, and words to consume without limits.

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