Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler
This is crazy and incredibly interesting. Wild how this stuff wasn't more well-known.
This is crazy and incredibly interesting. Wild how this stuff wasn't more well-known.
My first taste of Russian poetry. Incredible stuff in here. Some of it didn't land for me, unfortunately (particularly the poems toward the end), but the stuff that I liked, I REALLYYY liked. Some of my favorites: "Where does this tenderness come from?", "from INSOMNIA", and "My ear attends to you"
Watched the movie in high school and bought an old, used copy of the book about three years ago. I found a free audiobook version of this, so I decided to listen and read at the same time. One of the most compelling and enthralling stories ever. Sorta my dream job. Sometimes hard to keep track of all the names (especially when I was only listening) but I think I walked away with a pretty solid understanding of everything.
I listened to this on audiobook while going on walks. This was super super interesting. It explores aspects about grocery stores/the chain of production that are not typically thought about when you're walking around a store lol. Some brutal stuff in here (Thai fishing slavery, the harvesting of shrimp, the injustices of long-haul trucking). Sorta a must-read, I think.
Mainly listened to this on audiobook while walking. Very valuable, especially at the weird time in my life that I listened to it. I need to revisit it again soon.
My first time reading Glück!! Some of the most personal poetry I have ever read, and it still remained very relatable! Extremely well done. My two favorite poems were "The White Lilies" and "Presque Isle"
This was so funny. Very obviously written by Jesse Armstrong. Yayyyy James Gandolfini and Peter Capaldi
Unfortunately, I just thought this was okay. It was fun to watch a movie in theaters again, though :)
Obviously really good. Was really ashamed that I couldn't stop thinking about how handsome Liam Neeson was throughout the whole thing... probably shouldn't admit that. Last few scenes were heart-wrenching (...not unlike most of the rest of the movie, but still...)
Got on a big political thriller kick after reading/watching All the President's Men, I guess. This was interesting and the editing was super cool.
Watched this because I had just finished the book. Had already seen it in high school, but I appreciated it more this time around. I'm just a huge sucker for any movie where a group of journalists have to break a big story, so I loved this.
Somehow had never seen this. I was itching for more Vietnam War stuff after finishing Full Metal Jacket, and this was the most obvious next step. I didn't love it as much as FMJ (yikes!! is that bad...) but it was still great. Use of The Doors was so goooodddddddddd. Now I need to read Heart of Darkness.
I really liked this. Just leaves a pit in your stomach. Really effective. Probably a 10/10... if not, a 9.5/10 :-)
I had never seen this because I have been telling myself for years that I would watch it after I read the book. I will probably never read the book (especially after how much I disliked Gillian Flynn's first novel when I read it a few years ago). The movie was fun, but still had some of that Flynn dialogue that I hate. Still good!!
This was really great. I immediately felt like I needed to rewatch it once the credits started rolling. Great performances all around. "I'm Easy" is such an incredible song (and the scene is wonderful, too). Anyways... I need to watch it again asap