Reviews

In my struggles with finding inspiration to write, I do a lot of reading and even more watching movies. I hate to watch movies a lot of the time - I love film, don't get me wrong, but I always am afraid that my writing and own creative impulses will be shaped by the films I watch. But I am somewhat obsessed with movies. And some TV. And celebrities.

This summer I have a huge list of books and movies I want to watch before I am sucked back into the black hole that is known as college... where the only movies I watch are mindless comedies or romances. Which is fine... but it doesn't do much for my brain. Here is a list of everything I have watched/read so far this summer (complete with pictures!)

BOOKS (my slightly shorter list... alright my very ridiculously short list):

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

I'm pretty sure this book is my worst nightmare. The story that is, not the actual writing. Flaubert's style is gorgeous and it's very compelling and so depressing. In a good way? I guess? I loved it.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

It was good, but sort of predictable. I've heard a lot of hype of Gaiman, and I think I might have to read some of his other work to get a true feel for his abilities.

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

I'm a huge fan of Donnie Darko, and sort of a nerd when it comes to the whole time travel/other dimensions/space-time continuum stuff. Yet I suck at the whole "science" thing. Hawking did a great job changing everything from crazy mumbo-jumbo to easy analogies that even I could understand. It did get a bit tedious at points, but overall I really liked it.

Emma by Jane Austen

It was sort of surprising I hadn't read this book yet, seeing as though I am an English major and typically dork out over Jane Austen, any of the Brontes, etc. type of novels. I really enjoyed Emma. The main character's growth over the novel was captured perfectly in Austen's prose. Good stuff.

Movies will come later!