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Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer (details)
I am participating in an Art-a-thon today and spending most of the day working on my comic book journal. There will be music performances and artists of all ages joining in. If you are in the Bay area come by. All is welcome.
Please support arts education and give lower income children the tools to give form to their dreams. Visit Artseed Art-a-thon 2017 (here) for more details. It would mean a lot to me.
Bought:
by Paulette Jiles
-Historical, Western
Amazon | Goodreads
(To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
by Jenny Han
-romance, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
(To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)
by Jenny Han
Amazon | Goodreads
For Review:
The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II
by Peter Eisner
-History, 1940s, WWII, Non-fiction
courtesy of Penguin's First Reads -Thanks!
Amazon | Goodreads
OTHER things (kinda book-related):
Independent Bookstore Day is coming, April 29. I have been visiting independent bookstores during the month. See the complete list of places I visited (here).
My latest visit was to...
San Francisco, CA (here)
with two books by Jenny Han
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
P.S. I Still Love You
AND watched: in theatre - part of Cherry Blossom Japanese Film Festival (details)
Soshite chichi ni naru (original title)
Director/Screenplay: Hirokazu Koreeda
Reference: "The Twisted Bond - 17 years of a Changing Baies Affair" (Bunshun Bunko) by Okuno Shuji
Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki, Lily Franky
-Drama, Japan | imdb | my rating: 5
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth, he must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
WHOA. Got me thinking of parenting and of the relationship between parents and their kids.
AND watched: in theatre
Director/Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis
-Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | imdb | my rating: 4
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
COOL monster and mental mashup concept.
I caught a preview screening of this which included a Q&A with the director. Nacho shared his love for the rock band, Queen which is something in common he has with Bear McCreary, the composer who did the soundtrack.
AND watched: on DVD
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Steven Knight
Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard
-Action, Drama, Romance | imdb | my rating: 3
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Oscar nominated for Costume Design
THIS romance/love story set during the war questions honesty and trust. The chemistry between the couple did not work for me.
aka The Conscientious Objector
Director: Mel Gibson
Screenplay: Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer
-Biography, Drama, History | imdb | my rating: 5
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Oscar win for Sound Mixing and Film Editing
AMAZING story about an amazing person that everyone MUST get to know. Ahh, the wonders of the human spirit!
side note: if you have any hangups due to this being a Mel Gibson film, get over it, this story inspires
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
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