Book
(One of the things that you read, it has pages)
Fevre Dream
by George R. R. Martin
This is a vampire tale, but not a classic vampire story. It is a vampire story on the Mississippi River during the Civil War, when steamboat captains reigned supreme and there was a poetic quality to the river. Of course, there is a major twist in the book that you will not guess. And the ending is not what you think it will be.
When I finished the book I felt that the author had set up things toom uch just to have nothing happen at parts, very anti-climactic in the middle of the book, it would build towards something, then fizzle, but it was still a good read. Martin is more than just an author, he is a story-crafter, his use of words is beautiful, he can make you feel like you are there. The epilogue is beautifully written. I had to read it several times, well worth the time, not a classic, but a good book.
3.5 out of 5
Movie
Batman Begins
I hate superhero movies, but Batman is a normal person, with all the normal person problems. An excellent tale of his beginnings, why he is the way he is, and why he dresses up like a bat. With a cast of Michael Caine, Gary Oldman (as a phenominal Sergeant Gordon), Liam Neeson, and Christian Bale (who I can't recall ever seeing before) doing a splendiferous job, the movie clicks well, even though it is long (2 hours, 21 minutes).
3.5 out of 5
Fritz
Quand la technologie voit tout : la magie de la détection de caméra
high-tech
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Quand la technologie voit tout : la magie de la détection de caméra
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3 comments:
certainly you jest....did you never watch the 90's version of Little Women? He was Laurey.
Christian Bale in Equalibrium. See it.
Absolutely! That was, and still is, a fabulous movie. It is actually instructive into how a person thinks...
Which part was more meaningful to you, the part with the dog in his trunk, or when he sees the sunrise?
My vote goes for the dog scene, whilst my brother feels the sunrise scene is of greater import, but really, what the heck do bald people know anyway?
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