So, I mentioned in all those weeks that I had been reading plays for DCP Theatre. I don't want my count to remain low for too long. I simply wanted to finish the review I had already started. So, below are the list of plays.

The Book Club Play by Karen Zacarias
Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark
Seven Keys to Baldpate by George M. Cohan
Thumbs by ( Read more... )

So, that was a lot of weeks. I was busy reading plays, and I needed to set aside my regular reading. I'll give you a list of those later. Right now I need to finish the book I started. The Tower of the Swallow continued to move about. I'm still not positive I have all the timelines correct. As the book ends, we have the knowledge that some of our ( Read more... )

I've been reading The Tower of the Swallow by Andrezej Sapkowski for several weeks, and I'm only half way through the book. There are several stories happening at the different points, but you don't know that until your deep into the narrative. Since I didn't have a good point of reference, I was having a difficult time staying engaged. I couldn't ( Read more... )

Over the past weeks I read The Newlywed's Instruction Manual by Caroline Tiger. This is another of the Quirk Books from Philadelphia. Since I had read the bride and groom books previously, this was the natural follow-up. These books are researched well and lovingly diagrammed, if you can call a schematic lovely. I think you can ( Read more... )

I'm easing into the new year with I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It: Vol 4 of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. This volume has one of the most unique issue with a “Chose Your Own Adventure” module. You pick what SG will do, and see how it plays out. Yes, you can die, but only from studying too much. In one story she ( Read more... )

It was another tough year for reading. With only 24 titles, I have hit my all-time low. However, most of my recreational reading were things I wanted to read. As in years past, the scripts haven't been added to my averages. And speaking of averages, look at those! Those are the highest ever (excepting maybe a few years when I still added the ( Read more... )

The last book of the year was Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski, the next in The Witcher series. I actually finished the book weeks ago and just never posted. Geralt and Ciri are still apart, and they don't reunite through the book. We get to see the create of the Lodge of Sorceresses. We meet Emiel Regis who is Geralt's vampire friend in The ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched 47 Meters Down directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Claire Holt and Mandy Moore. Two sisters are on vacation in Mexico and decide to go on an unregulated shark dive. We follow their adventures as they are plunged, you got it, 47 meters down. I wish I could say I enjoyed the movie. However, every step along the way I was ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched La Llorona directed by Jayro Bustamante. It takes place in Guatemala where a general is on trial for war crimes against the native people. He's indicted but escapes punishment. Is the family being haunted or menaced? You'll have to watch to find out. It's a slow burner for sure. There are spooky happenings, but nothing ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched Antebellum that was directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. It stars Janelle Monae as Veronica Henley, an outspoken African-American author. It's difficult to talk about the movie without giving away the plot. However, I can say that it raises some very difficult feelings regarding slavery and racism. Watching this made ( Read more... )