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Spooky season movies (and more)
a list of not-terribly-scary movies that I like to watch around Halloween every year.
Oct 132 min read
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crazy classics: Brave New World
This book is almost a hundred years old, and I had ahold of my pearls the entire time I was listening to the audiobook.
Aug 283 min read
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Comfort books and movies
I'm old enough to remember The Precedented Times. It was awesome. I only checked the news a few times a week because that was enough to...
Nov 22, 20244 min read
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Spooky Season '24
I'm usually much more into spooky season than I am this year, and I think that it's so hot!
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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See it or read it: His Dark Materials
In deciding whether to see it or read it, in a series like His Dark Materials, I don't think that any movie is going to be able to equal...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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See it or read it: Belgravia
A couple of months ago, I saw Belgravia on DVD at the library and wondered how I had missed it. I'd read the book when it was fairly...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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See it or read it: All Things Cease to Appear
A comparison of the book All Things Cease to Appear and its movie.
May 27, 20212 min read
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General fiction: Older, The Glass Hotel, Perestroika in Paris
Older, Patricia Redmond The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel Perestroika in Paris, Jane Smiley Older: This was cute. It's a sequel to...
Jan 2, 20212 min read
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