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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
Bought:
=====> Book Passage, Corte Madera, hosted an event with, Isabel Allende to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Japanese Lover. She spoke about the book inspiration which was prompted by a conversation she had with a friend. Isabel also handled Q&A from the audience.
by Isabel Allende
-Historical, Romance, WWII
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> I plan on reading this, but I decided to give this copy to my auntie.
by Hannah Rothschild
-Art, Historical, Romance
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Got this because the perspective and the main character of this tale includes the viewpoint from a painting.
Freebie: from publisher
by Juan Gabriel Vasquez
-Contemporary Fiction, Politics, Spain
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Picked this up at a table full of ARC freebies.
AND watched: in theatre
Director: Robin Lough
Based on play by: Shakespeare
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds
-Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his Uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans his revenge.
=====> Another stellar live performance from Cumberbatch. So depressing. So emotional.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Based on Marvel comics by: Steve Ditko
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams
-Drama | imdb | my rating: 4
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Oscar nominated for Visual Effects.
Fun cast! Loved Tilda Swinton's performance as the Ancient One. What I found strange was hearing Cumberbatch without his English accent ;-) Oh, and stick around for all of the end credits for some easter eggs.
Currently flipping through: from the library
Volume 1
by Jason Shiga
-Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Hilarious. Who knew being an actuary could come in handy.
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