My Weekly Books and Films Update
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HAPPY THINGS:
1. Date night with the gal pals ;-)
2. Making plans for holiday craft projects in December
3. Diving into the scifi world of the Wayfarers series (image source: fan art of space crew in book one by sebasp)
Library:
by Sophie Kinsella
-Romance, Chick-lit, Christmas | Goodreads
GATHERING up a holiday reading tbr pile.
by Sonali Dev
-Romance, Retelling, Jane Austen-theme | Goodreads
ALSO, gearing up for Jane Austen's birthday next month!
FYI: Review posts theme for this month: SciFi, Supper, Love, Sex and Marriage
AND watched: in theatre
Director: Paul Feig
Writers: Emma Thompson, Greg Wise, Bryony Kimmings
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding
-Comedy, Drama, Romance, Holiday | imdb | my rating: 4
Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true.
SCROOGE theme vs. rom-com sweetness.
Loved the George Michael and Wham songs incorporated into the film.
Director/Writer: Scott Z. Burns
Stars: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm
-Drama, Thriller | imdb | my rating: 4
Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.
CAPTURES this bit of CIA history in a riveting way.
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
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