Katherine Nabity's Blog, page 46
May 23, 2022
20 Books of Summer 2022
Cathy at 746 Books is hosting her annual 20 Books of Summer reading challenge. The “rules” are, between June 1st and September 1st (or so), read and blog about twenty books. Or ten books, or fifteen. Stick to your list, or swap books out. It’s a *very* flexible challenge. I don’t think I’ve ever attempted […]
May 21, 2022
Cinema Saturday, 5/21/22
Death on the Nile Year: 2022Runtime: 2h 7mRated: PG-13 Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Michael Green, Agatha Christie Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot Double Feature Fodder: Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Initial: I’m not a fan of Agatha Christie, but I was in the mood for a big, lush, star-studded period piece. […]
May 19, 2022
Reading Notes, 5/19/22
Read Sundial by Catriona Ward This was Ladies of Horror Fiction’s May book selection. I almost gave up on this book because its first 10% is pretty much all domestic drama, mostly Rob and her awful husband fighting. Luckily, Ward started weaving in some creepy threads kept me reading. Ultimately, Sundial goes in a science […]
May 16, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 5/16/22
Monday Miscellanea, a look back at the stuff of last week. Bout of Books 34 Wrap-Up I had good intentions but my brain went a little sideways last week. It happens. Despite that, I read a smidge over 400 pages, finished Bloodlines (which was in-progress) and read the entirety of Sundial by Catriona Ward. I’ll […]
May 14, 2022
Cinema Saturday, 5/14/22
Old Year: 2021Runtime: 1h 48mRated: PG-13 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writers: M. Night Shyamalan, Pierre-Oscar Lévy, Frederik Peeters Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell Double Feature Fodder: Unbreakable (2000) Initial: I’ve not heard good things about this movie, but I want to give M. Night Shyamalan a fair shake. And it’s available on […]
May 12, 2022
Reading Notes, 5/12/22
Read Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale In the fall of 1995, as junior in college, I took a Native American literature course. Since it counted for the college of arts and sciences’ cultural minority requisite, many of the students were there because they had to be. I was there because […]
May 9, 2022
Bout of Books 34
I didn’t get to fully participate in Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon (I was off winning a spring league championship), but never fear, Bout of Books is here! My goal is to read 600 pages this week and make it to one of the chats. My TBR Finish Bloodlines by Janet Campbell Hale – This has been […]
May 7, 2022
Cinema Saturday, 5/7/22
Since my Horror A–Z, I’ve been taking a break from movies. I kept up with Winning Time during April, and added Tokyo Vice (a recommendation from my husband) and Under the Banner of Heaven this week. I did try to watch The Batman (2022). I got maybe halfway through its nearly three hour runtime. Aside […]
May 5, 2022
Reading Notes, 5/5/22
Read Those Who Walk Away by Patricia Highsmith About mid-April, I was in the mood to read something neither old (19th century) nor new (21st century). I also wanted to actually finish a book for Spring into Horror. Mystery counted for the theme, so I picked the slimmest Patricia Highsmith novel that I had on […]
May 2, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 5/2/22
Monday Miscellanea, a look back at the stuff of last week. April Reading Wrap-Up My reading in April month felt a little lack-luster. Because I planned my reading with Classics Spin and Spring Into Horror? Maybe. The best read was The Shadow on the Blind by Louisa Baldwin. It’s a collection of turn-of-the-century ghost stories, […]
