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Peril at End House by Agatha Christie – Book Review

December 5, 2019December 7, 2025yggdrasille

I’ve now plowed through about one third of Agatha Christie’s detective oeuvre (only three more years to go before I finish them all, going by the current pace… wheee), but I’ve only now stumbled on a novel that features and is narrated by Hercule Poirot’s own faithful Watson, Arthur Hastings.

Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie – Book Review

November 26, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

A classic locked room mystery from the Queen of Crime, with the murder committed in the ultimate locked room – an aircraft cabin a few thousand feet up in the air.

U2 @ Adelaide Oval

November 23, 2019yggdrasille

After the Melbourne show rocked my world last week, I was even more excited for my second U2 concert in Adelaide and it was worth every cent spent. Different city, same awesome show from a different perspective.

U2 @ Marvel Stadium

November 16, 2019yggdrasille

The Joshua Tree tour finally landed in Melbourne! I danced, I sang, I lost my voice, I had an absolute ball finally watching my favourite band live again.

The Terror by Dan Simmons – Book Review

November 12, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

A peculiar blend of historical fiction and supernatural horror, The Terror is a chilling speculation on the fate of the doomed 19th-century polar expedition led by Sir John Franklin. Though it’s not an easy breezy read at over 900 pages long, it’s a meticulously researched, deeply absorbing and deeply nightmarish tour de force.

Judy – Film Review

November 7, 2019yggdrasille

This biopic about Judy Garland’s final 1968 concert run in London has very little to it outside of masterful performance from Renée Zellweger, but what a performance.

Hustlers – Film Review

November 5, 2019December 19, 2025yggdrasille

A somewhat overlong but still fabulously entertaining caper movie about the lesser-known effects of the Global Financial Crisis, with a career-best performance from Jennifer Lopez.

Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie – Book Review

November 1, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

This stand-alone mystery was one of the first Christie novels I’ve ever read, and for that reason I’ve always had a soft spot for it even though the best compliment I can give the book is “solid”. Many other Christie novels have more memorable settings and ingenious twists, this one simply has classic crime ingredients – a small group of suspects, poison and red herrings galore – that come together for a cracking good read.

Run Lola Run – Film Review

October 28, 2019December 29, 2019yggdrasille

I enjoyed this fun and inventive German thriller from the late 90s, but I do wish I had seen it at the time of its release.

New Music 10/2019 – Sleater-Kinney, Billie Eilish, Gillian Welch

October 22, 2019yggdrasille

The best kind of surprise from my long-time faves; I finally jump on the Billie Eilish hype train (and enjoy the ride); more of the warm and lovely folk-country.