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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Jejune June 2025 Consumption

Greatest hits: "To the Lighthouse" and "Sexy Beast" and Parasite"; Low blows: "Iron Man 3"

2 months ago
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Monotonous May 2025 Consumption

Greatest hits: "To Live and Die in L.A." and "Floating Clouds" and "To the Lighthouse". Low blows: "City of Industry"…

3 months ago
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Anxious April 2025: Consumption

Greatest hits: Henrik Pontoppidan, "Lucky Per"; the 2024 series "Shōgun"; the long-awaited second season of the Disney series "Andor"; disappointments:…

4 months ago
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March 2025: Reading, Viewing

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

5 months ago
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Fearful February 2025: Reading, Viewing

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

6 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.

7 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)

8 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"?

9 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,"…

10 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"…

11 months ago