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Saturday, August 11, 2018

Lovely Books and Things - 8.11.18

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Stacking the Shelves (details)
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Loving arm-chair traveling to Singapore via reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. And, excited to continue the fun with book 2 of the trilogy, China Rich Girlfriend.

2. Free tickets to see the film The Wife.

3. Visiting the Legion of Honor museum and finding art by Julian Schnabel

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Library:

Next Year in Havana
by Chanel Cleeton
-Romance, Caribbean, Cuba, Havana
Amazon | Goodreads
REESE Witherspoon's book club July pick (here).

Author event:

The Masterpiece
by Fiona Davis
-Historical, New York City
Just released: August 7, 2018
Amazon | Goodreads
BookShop West Portal hosted an event with Fiona Davis to celebrate the release of her third historical novel set in New York's Grand Central Terminal, The Masterpiece. Loved to listen to the research process for the novel and found that Helen Dryden was one of inspirational points.

AND watched: in theatre

Puzzle (2018)
Director: Marc Turtletaub
Screenplay: Polly Mann, Oren Moverman
based on the Argentinian film "Rompecabezas" by: Natalia Smirnoff
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman
-Drama | imdb | my rating: 4
Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world - where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

LOVED the scenes at Grand Central Station. One of those taking stock of your life stories.

The Wife (2018)
Director: Björn Runge
Screenplay: Jane Anderson
Based on book by: Meg Wolitzer
Stars: Christian Slater, Glenn Close, Max Irons
-Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

GLENN is amazing in this role. Interesting take on a couple and the power that writing holds.

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Friday, August 3, 2018

World Reads: Havana

World Reads
hosted by Stephanie Jane
details | my world posts
World Reads blog series challenge is to encourage and promote the reading of global literature. On the 5th of each month Stephanie Jane highlights five books. Everyone is welcome to join in by reading one or more books from a different country each month, write a post about them and include the World Reads banner.

My reading list:

Going to Havana, Cuba with these...

Havana Lunar
by Robert Arellano
-Mystery, Caribbean, Cuba, Havana
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 4

Next Year in Havana
by Chanel Cleeton
-Romance, Caribbean, Cuba, Havana
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

WATCH:

Juan of the Dead (2011)
Juan de los muertos (original title)
Director/Writer: Alejandro Brugués
Stars: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perugorría
-Action, Comedy, Havana, Horror, Zombies | imdb | my review | my rating: 5

LISTEN:

Havana
artist: Camilla Cabello and featuring Young Thug

Hey
Havana, ooh na-na (ay)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ay, ay)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ay)
There's somethin' 'bout his manners (uh huh)
Havana, ooh na-na (uh)
He didn't walk up with that "how you doin'?" (uh)
(When he came in the room)
He said there's a lot of girls I can do with (uh)
(But I can't without you)
I knew him forever in a minute (hey)
(That summer night in June)
And papa says he got malo in him (uh)
He got me feelin' like
Ooh-ooh-ooh, I knew it when I met him
I loved him when I left him
Got me feelin' like
Ooh-ooh-ooh, and then I had to tell him
I had to go, oh na-na-na-na-na
Havana, ooh na-na (ay, ay)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ay, ay)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (uh huh)
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ay)
My heart is in Havana (ay)
Havana, ooh na-na
Jeffery
Just graduated, fresh on campus, mm
Fresh out East Atlanta with no manners, damn
Fresh out East Atlanta
Bump on her bumper like a traffic jam
Hey, I was quick to pay that girl like Uncle Sam (here you go, ay)
Back it on me, shawty cravin' on me
Get to diggin' on me (on me)
She waited on me (then what?)
Shawty cakin' on me, got the bacon on me (wait up)
This is history in the makin' on me (on me)
Point blank, close range, that be
If it cost a million, that's me (that's me)
I was gettin' mula, man they feel me
Havana, ooh na-na (ay, ay)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (oh, ay, ay)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (oh no)
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ay)
My heart is in Havana (ay)
Havana, ooh na-na
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (oo-ooh)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yeah, babe)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yea, yeah)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yea, babe)
Take me back, back, back
(Hey, hey)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Take me back to my Havana
Havana, ooh na-na
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (oh, yeah)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (ay, ay)
Oh, but my heart is in Havana
My heart is in Havana (ay)
Havana, ooh na-na
Uh huh
Oh na-na-na (oh na, yeah)
Oh na-na-na
Oh na-na-na
No, no, no, take me back
Oh na-na-na
Havana, ooh na-na

Songwriters: Adam Feeney / Jeffrey Williams / Pharrell Williams / Andrew Watt / Brian Lee / Ali Tamposa / Brittany Talia Hazzard / Camila Cabello

Havana lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Cypmp, Reservoir Media Management Inc.

Monday, January 8, 2018

Reese's Book Club 2018

Reese's Book Club
@Reese’s Book Club
I have been enjoying Reese Witherspoon's Book Club posts on instagram since last July and finally decided to join. Below is the book list of selections since July which I will catch up on this year.

2018

Loved this list of reading goals and plan to take it on for mine.

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DECEMBER
One Day In December by Josie Silver
Goodreads | my review: tba

NOVEMBER
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones
Goodreads | my review: tba

OCTOBER
This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Goodreads | my review: tba

SEPTEMBER
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

AUGUST
Still Lives by Maria Hummel
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

JULY
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

JUNE
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

MAY
You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 3

APRIL
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
by Heather Harpham
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

MARCH
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

FEBRUARY
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
Amazon | Goodreads | my review: DNF

JANUARY
Braving the Wilderness:
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
by Brené Brown
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | rating: 4