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Perfect Days – Film Review
Wim Wenders’ serene, understated film is a captivating love letter to Japan and pleasures of simple living.
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut – Book Review
Sometimes it’s worth reading a book twice. My first go at this darkly satirical novel with shades of science fiction was a mighty struggle, but then I really enjoyed it on a re-visit.
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2024
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is held every year at the beautiful Carlton Gardens and Royal Exhibition Building. I never used to attend, until three years ago when just about every big event looked good in the aftermath of Covid lockdowns. Since then, it’s become a March favourite and every year, I look forward to the show gardens, floral displays, sculptures, gardening booths and people watching.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Covers with Umbrella
This week’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is April Showers. I hate to be caught out in a shower without a sturdy umbrella, so this is my spin on the topic. Whether discreet or punchy, an umbrella can really add some visual interest to a book cover.
The Zone of Interest – Film Review
I finally worked up the resolve to see Jonathan Glazer’s intense, disturbing masterpiece that takes a wholly unique approach to its harrowing subject matter.
MSO: The Planets @ Hamer Hall
A magical evening at the Arts Centre, where I finally got to experience one of my all-time favourite classical suites, Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton – (abandoned) Book Review
I very rarely abandon books, but after struggling through more than three hundred pages of this exquisitely written yet unengaging historical mystery, I thought it was fair to call it quits.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey – Book Review
Few books grabbed me as instantly as this post-apocalyptic thriller. It doesn’t quite live up to the promise of its striking opening and strays into over-familiar genre territory, but it remains a riveting read and, like all good science fiction, raises some intriguing moral conundrums.
Dune: Part Two – Film Review
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