My Weekly Books and Films Update
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HAPPY THINGS:
1. Working on french themed craft projects to post for Yarn Along July post for later this month.
2. Zucchini spaghetti - who knew it could be so tasty and pasta-like ;-)
3. Been seeing this stencil around from unknown artist. I'm calling it the Covid Kiss - new scavenger hunt while walking.
Library: audiobook
by Karen Robards
Historical, WW2, Paris | Goodreads
Freebies: from Free Little Library
by Kim Izzo
Chick-lit, Jane Austen theme | Goodreads
For Review:
by Juli D. Revezzo
courtesy of author -Thanks!
Romance, Historical | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Booksmith
Listen to archive of this and check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
Tune in Tuesdays 11am pst VIRTUAL: ZYZZYVA & The Booksmith Present: Lockdown Lit @ Lunch
A conversation between:
Memoir, History | Goodreads
Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Historical | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Reese's Book Club
Check it out via instagram (here)
A conversation between:
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Mystery, Thriller | Goodreads
One By One by Ruth Ware
Mystery, Thriller | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Green Apple Books
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between:
Mystery, Korean American | Goodreads
River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
Literary, China | Goodreads
A conversation between:
Essays, Feminism, Morocco, France | Goodreads
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Feminism | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passages
Listen to archive of this and check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between: Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl and Kate Hudson
by Kate Schatz
illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl
History, Illustrated | Goodreads
A conversation between:
Memoir, Travel, France | Goodreads
The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George by Don George
Travel | Goodreads
A conversation between: Miss Manners and Liam Mayclem
Guide, Etiquette, USA | Goodreads
AND watched: virtual theatre for SFFILM Hong Kong Cinema (here)
Suk Suk (original title)
Director/Writer: Ray Yeung
Stars: Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au
Drama, Hong Kong | imdb | my rating: 5
SUK SUK is a quiet portrayal of a gay relationship between two men in their twilight years. PAK, 70, a married taxi driver who refuses to retire meets HOI 65, a retired single father. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and hardship over the years. HOI is a member of the Mature Tongzhi Society, a social group, which caters for gay men who are over 60. The group is planning to attend a public forum to request the government to create senior citizen homes dedicated exclusively for gay people. However, due to the fact that most men in the group are in the closet, there is no one who is willing to voice their opinions in the public forum. HOI supports the notion of a gay senior citizen home and considers speaking in the public forum. However when HOI begins to wonder whether his son WAN suspect he is gay, his attitude shifts. As PAK and HOI fall in love they contemplate a possible future together. SUK SUK studies the subtle day-to-day moments of the two men as they struggle between conventional morals and their personal desires.
BEAUTIFUL, gentle, sad love story. Also, learned a bit of the LGBTQ situation in Hong Kong.
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Shelter In Place - Day 125, Week 19
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