Sunday, January 17, 2021

Lovely Books and Things - 1.17.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update


Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)
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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Cozy reading beside a fireplace. Or getting that vibe from Ambience/ASMR: Edwardian Library/Study with Fireplace & Snowfall via YouTube (here).
2. Start of the free Short films at French Film Festival, January 15 to February 15 (here)
3. Browsing open shops in Japan Town mall

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Library: audiobook
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V.E. Schwab
Fantasy, Historical, Romance | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

Library:
Heartstopper
volume 1
by Alice Oseman
Graphic Novel, Romance, LGBTQ | Published: 2016 | Goodreads

Freebies: from Free Little Library

The Best American Travel Writing 2000
edted by Bill Bryson
Essays, Travel | Published: 2020 | Goodreads


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AND watched: Netflix
Enola Holmes (2020)
Director: Harry Bradbeer
Screenplay: Jack Thorne
Based on book: The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer
Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
Action, Adventure, Crime | imdb | my rating: 5

When Enola Holmes-Sherlock's teen sister-discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.

LOVED meeting more of the clever thinking Holmes family members.

AND watched: virtual theatre

Minari (2020)
Director/Writer: Lee Isaac Chung
Stars: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim
Drama, Korean American | imdb | my rating: 5

A Korean family moves to Arkansas to start a farm in the 1980s.

TOUCHING moments in this immigrant experience.

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