Enjoying… books, music & movies

Reviews, recommendations, personal and biased opinions on music, movies and books I like

{music monday} kind of blueApr 23

{music monday} kind of blue

In my attempt to broaden my musical universe and escape my 2 songs on repeat dilemma, I asked a friend of mine, music enthusiast, to teach me music. The first homework is to listen to two of Miles Davis’s albums, Kind of blue (1959-1964) and Bitches Brew, a fusion album recorded in the 1970s. Miles [...]

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{music monday} the 1930s edition Apr 2

{music monday} the 1930s edition

I kind of missed my Music Monday series, so I thought I might just bring it to life once again. But this time, it’s about discovering new music, not just sharing my on-repeat-obsession. Fot today, I have a 1930s-1940s selection created by a friend. Thanks, C., this selection is just perfect: Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, [...]

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{books into movies} the time traveler's wifeJan 20

{books into movies} the time traveler’s wife

A favorite from my reading list last year and from my archives. Time is of the essence, as they say. It’s one of the things that limit our lives and potential, or at least our ability to grasp life and potential in an unrestricted manner. The unidirectional, continuous and unstoppable flow of time is the only [...]

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{books into movies} Never let me goJan 10

{books into movies} Never let me go

This is another post from my happy archives. Recommending you today a book I would read at least once again. And a movie quite suitable for a night in. Enjoy! I don’t quite remember how I got to Kazuo Ishigura’s Never let me go, but I do believe that it was after a quest for [...]

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