… Prior to reading Pocket Book 1 of Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise, I had never really read a comic book. Of course, I know people who read them—and many of them are vocal proponents of the form—but somehow I’ve never felt compelled to pick one up myself. In truth, I only read this comic because [...]
All posts for the month May, 2011
Strangers in Paradise (Book 1)
Posted by Kathleen on May 31, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/strangers-in-paradise-book-1/
Wide Sargasso Sea
“None of you understand about us,” I thought. When I first read Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, I approached it as a continuation of Jane Eyre. That is to say, my high school English class introduced it as another entry into the world of that novel, and I went along for the ride. As I have previously [...]
Posted by Kathleen on May 26, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/wide-sargasso-sea/
Exit Through the Gift Shop
… Exit Through the Gift Shop is, ostensibly, a documentary about the rising phenomenon of street art—and, in particular, the street art of the mysterious Banksy. At least, that’s how the film begins; where it ends is, in fact, in a much different place. Rather than the story of the notoriously secretive Banksy, we instead get [...]
Posted by Kathleen on May 19, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/exit-through-the-gift-shop/
The Lovers
… The Lovers begins with its protagonist, Yvonne, returning to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband spent their honeymoon almost thirty years ago. The trip is not a happy one: Yvonne, no longer a wife, but a widow, is now navigating the foreign land alone. She is dealing not only with [...]
Posted by Kathleen on May 16, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/the-lovers/
