I needed some cheering up so I went to a secondhand bookstore at lunch time and... well, let's just say that I have no will power. Here's what I got - guess how many are on my reading list for this year. Ummm...none.
1. Dancer by Colum McCann
2. The Last of the Irish Males by Joseph O'Connor
3. Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui
4. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
5. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
6. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (finished 24/02/08)
7. The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
8. The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
9. The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman by Sue Townsend
10. Sorceress by Celia Rees (now I have to buy Witch Child soon...)
11. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
12. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
13. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
14. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
15. Folktales of the North American Indian
16. Cajun Tales of the Louisiana Bayous by Ray Robinson
Friday, February 8, 2008
Annie Hall
We finally watched 'Annie Hall' last night. I say 'finally' because it's been on our shelf for about a year, I think. I'm not sure why we hadn't watched it till now - and even last night it was only our second choice, we started out watching Underworld but gave up about 20 minutes into it, so boring!
'Annie Hall' is Woody Allen's film from 1977 and is on my Movies by Decade challenge list. The plot is basically what happens in the relationship between neurotic New Yorker Alvy Singer (the typical Woody Allen character) and his girlfriend Annie Hall (played by Diane Keaton). The relationship itself isn't that interesting, but the way the characters act, react and phrase things is excellent. The writing is brilliant, as in so many other Woody Allen films. And I'm a sucker for good writing.
The film won 4 Oscars in 1977! Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role. It also won 5 BAFTAs and loads of others. It was competing against Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Turning Point, The Goodbye Girl. I always like to put these things in context!
This film's a keeper, I'm sure I'll watch it again. 'Underworld' is not getting a second chance though. I find it strange that a film where nothing really happens is more entertaining than an action-loaded film.
'Annie Hall' is Woody Allen's film from 1977 and is on my Movies by Decade challenge list. The plot is basically what happens in the relationship between neurotic New Yorker Alvy Singer (the typical Woody Allen character) and his girlfriend Annie Hall (played by Diane Keaton). The relationship itself isn't that interesting, but the way the characters act, react and phrase things is excellent. The writing is brilliant, as in so many other Woody Allen films. And I'm a sucker for good writing.
The film won 4 Oscars in 1977! Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role. It also won 5 BAFTAs and loads of others. It was competing against Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Turning Point, The Goodbye Girl. I always like to put these things in context!
This film's a keeper, I'm sure I'll watch it again. 'Underworld' is not getting a second chance though. I find it strange that a film where nothing really happens is more entertaining than an action-loaded film.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Another challenge... 8 Books, 8 Decades
I couldn't resist this, especially since the books can overlap with other challenges. Not that all of these are ones I already have in other challenges... I also couldn't resist adding new items to my 'I need to buy this' list! ;-)
The Decades '08 challenge requires one book from each of 8 (at least!) consecutive decades. Here are my choices - I'm not completely sure about some of them, so I'll list my choice within the decades too!
Completed: 8/8 as of Deember 3, 2008
1900s The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1909)
1910s The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery (1911)
1920s Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (1926)
1930s Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937)
1940s Animal Farm by George Orwell (1945) - finished 28/03
1950s Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953) - finished 27/04
1960s Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961) - finished 17/03
1970s Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970) - finished 24/02
The Decades '08 challenge requires one book from each of 8 (at least!) consecutive decades. Here are my choices - I'm not completely sure about some of them, so I'll list my choice within the decades too!
Completed: 8/8 as of Deember 3, 2008
1900s The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1909)
1910s The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery (1911)
1920s Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (1926)
1930s Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937)
1940s Animal Farm by George Orwell (1945) - finished 28/03
1950s Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953) - finished 27/04
1960s Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961) - finished 17/03
1970s Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970) - finished 24/02
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