Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

A daily record of all of the books and movies and films and novels and short stories and even television shows (occasionally) that I read or watched collected into a monthly report.

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March 2025: Reading, Viewing

Greatest Hits: "Triangle of Sadness", "Secrets & Lies", "Shampoo", and the 1989 "Lonesome Dove" series. Misses: "Ahsoka"?

2 months ago
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Fearful February 2025: Reading, Viewing

Triumphs: "The Red Shoes" and "Picnic at Hanging Rock"! Flaubert's "Sentimental Education"!

3 months ago
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Enervating Enero 2025, Reading and Writing

All of the books and films don't amount to much when political terror begins.

4 months ago
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Dissonant December 2024: Reading, Viewing

Greatest Hits: "Carefree", "Geology Bites" on sedimentary bias, "The Cheese and the Worms" (very sexy stuff)

5 months ago
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Notorious November 2024: Reading, Viewing

Greatest hits of November 2024: "Brewster's Millions", "Silas Marner", "Earth Time." Worst moments: "Over the Top"? "Short Circuit"?

6 months ago
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October 2024: Reading, Viewing?

October is a good enough reason to watch scary movies. Like the vice presidential debate ... or the movie "Terrifier,"…

7 months ago
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Sep. 2024 Reading, Viewing: Curzio Malaparte, Under The Skin

Greatest hits of September undoubtedly include Curzio Malaparte's unfinished novel "The Kremlin Ball"; they do NOT include watching "Jaws 2"…

8 months ago
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August August 2024: Reading, Viewing

Kept reading The Overstory" and should have finished it. Started "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993-99), which has been a…

9 months ago
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July 2024: Reading, Watching

Greatest hits: the Netflix Ripley series, "Blood and Wine" with Jack Nicholson, "Geology: A Very Short Introduction." Lowest lows: "The…

10 months ago
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June 2024 Reading, Viewing

Greatest Hits: Everett's "Erasure," Zweig's "Mary, Queen of Scots," "Code Inconnu." Lowest Lows: "S.W.A.T." (2003). Ouch.

11 months ago