Reading, Watching, Listening, Writing

Reading

I have a tonne of children's books to read these days and no permission to talk about any of them. On the plus side, however, commuting gives me plenty of time for audiobooks and this month I've been lucky enough to snag a copy of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

His books can be a bit hit-or-miss for me, but, as I'm sure you can guess, this will stand alongside The Yiddish Policemen's Union as one of my favourites.

Watching

I rather enjoyed Generation War, shown here on RTE2 and billed as a German Band of Brothers.

I'm going to say up front that it pales in comparison to the American effort, mainly because the creators hammered the "COINCIDENCE" button so often I think they may have broken it. But it looks great, and it's wonderful to see this awful era from a German point of view. Even the original title, "Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter", is pretty revealing. It's the German for "Our Mothers, Our Fathers", and the story works hard to show the hell that this generation lived through without trying to hide the hell they inflicted on others.

Definitely worth a watch in my humble, perfect opinion.



Writing

I spent an hour yesterday working over a single short paragraph. Don't doubt for a moment that it was screaming for mercy by the end.

Listening -- Metallers Keep Away

Beirut? Love those guys. Mellow and melancholy.