Thursday, June 24, 2021

Book Chat - 6/24/2021

Even if y’all didn’t know, I’ve read quite a few books over the last many weeks.


Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton                               In her second book, Doyle shares about her marriage to Craig Melton. It’s more chronological than the first book. It is full of many inspirational pearls. 


Untamed by Glennon Doyle 
In this third book, Doyle writes about her meeting and then subsequent marriage to Abby Waumbach. 

The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
An agoraphobic woman spends her days drinking, watching old movies and spying on her neighbors. Things go south when she sees something she shouldn't have.

The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak tells the stories of an Armenian American girl, a Turkish girl, their families and a secret connected to the Armenian genocide.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
This novel is about an apothecary who lived in 1700s London, making poisons for women to use against the oppressive men in their lives AND about  a present day woman who finds a clue to solving the mystery of the Apothecary Murders of long ago.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Set during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the story follows a family trying to survive at all costs. 

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
A family starts to fall apart after the death of one of the children.

In The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth the more responsible twin has spent her life protecting the other from their psycho mother. The book examines lies that bind. 

Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory is about a family with different psychic abilities. 

All were very good. Spoonbenders was fun.

MK out.


Monday, June 21, 2021

Movie Monday - 6/21/2021

People! I have many movies on the “to watch” list, but as I was mentioning to friends recently, I haven’t been feeling “it.” You name it, and I’m not doing it.


I did rewatch Pieces of April the other day. This film may have been the first time I noticed Katie Holmes. I like her. She’s a pretty good actress. Patricia Clarkson, one of my all time faves stars in this film too, and she was really good, as usual. I liked it the first time and I liked it this time. It’s about the black sheep hosting her somewhat estranged family for Thanksgiving. The story is sweet and the characters are awesome. 


MK out.


Monday, June 7, 2021

Movie Monday - 6/7/2021

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams is a silly but cute parody of the real Eurovision Song Contest. The pair played a couple of musicians chosen by default (you’ll see why) to represent Iceland in the contestInterestingly, the film's opening was supposed to coincide with Eurovision Song Contest 2020 that was cancelled due to Covid-19. I liked it!

In Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, a teen and her cousin travel to NYC to terminate an unintended pregnancy. Sydney Flanigan and Talia Ryder star. It was good.

Kodachrome tells the story of a son (Jason Sudeikis) and his estranged father (Ed Harris) who finally get together after a long time. The dad is quite ill, but wants his son to drive him to Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas. It’s the last shop in the country that develops Kodachrome film and the dad has some rolls that he’d like to have developed. Elizabeth Olsen also stars. It was pretty good.

Binge Suggestions:
The Woman and the Dale (HBOMax)
Allen v. Farrow (HBOMax) 
Shrill - the 3rd and final season (Hulu) 

MK out.