70s books
Movie Review: The Long Walk
4 stars out of 5 I approve of Stephen King as an author and as a human being, but as I covered in my review of IT, I’ve never read his stuff or even seen most of the movies based on it. Which made The Long Walk another total surprise for me. The trailer really […]
Movie Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
3.5 stars out of 5Full disclosure, I never read this book, nor have I ever been an 11-year-old girl. I think I read Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, does that count? At any rate, in hopes of gaining slightly better understanding of all the former 11-year-old girls in my life — and to support […]
Movie Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
3.5 stars out of 5 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a smartly written, wonderfully performed, expertly directed film which I enjoyed very much… and yet, left the theater wondering, “Wait—what the hell just happened?” I never read the book, mysteries not really being my bag, and I was too young for the mini-series. But it’s […]
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