A new year is a new start, which oftentimes means doing something new, something different. Yet it can also mean getting back to your passion, doing something you once truly loved. As mentioned on the last post, I have jumped back into the Filmmaking Industry. Signed with a talent agency. Polishing up a dozen screenplays I had abandoned for way too long and began submitting a few to competitions and festivals. And I am in pre-production on a short film I wrote and will direct. My 8-yr old daughter is also in the industry and she is beyond excited to see where it will take her.
I only read two books this past month, albeit not small books. But still only two. Mainly due to the fact I have spent a lot of my 'reading-time' on writing instead. The two I read were phenomenal though! Selections by a couple of my favorites: Michener & Roth.
Without further adieu, here are the reviews...
 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - 1948 Tales Of The South Pacific by James Michener Signed First Printing ***** Michener is a writer's writer. Insanely gifted in being able to transport his readers anywhere he chooses to take them. With this book, of course we go to the South Pacific where we meet some very real characters and experience war time during WWII as if we were actually on the ground with or in the minds of these soldiers, nurses, and foreign servicemen. A collection of short stories, however all the stories subtly intertwine. A brilliant book and a must read! |
 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - 1998 American Pastoral by Philip Roth First Printing **** I do love me some Roth. I somehow always find myself immersed in the Jewishness of his plots and themes and characters. Very enriching and sometimes downright self-deprecating, especially since he actually puts himself into his storylines from time to time. Being part of the Zuckerman series, we begin with the writer Zuckerman getting reacquainted with a few of his old school mates. The one schoolmate who everyone looked up to, including Zuckerman, was "Swede" Levov. Perfect specimen, athlete...seemed to have it all. Zuckerman slowly pulls the cover off this facade and the real Levov is revealed. His real life. His struggles, especially the troubles with his own terroristic daughter. This novel takes down many roads, mostly through the 1960s; inside an older man fighting inner-demons, we learn of horrific anti-war crimes all done in peace, The upstart of the Weather Underground Organization, all the political turmoil, and so much more. A wonderful wonderful novel by one of the best! |
What did you read in January?
What are you currently reading?
Anything you recommend?
Thank you and don't forget to check out my Goodreads Page!
What are you currently reading?
Anything you recommend?
Thank you and don't forget to check out my Goodreads Page!
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