Book: "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink
Review: 4 bill-stars (out of 5)

I liked the book, plot and characters. I like the sparseness.
I tired of the author's endless angst, but the ending was strong.
Now, off to the movie.

You have an idea, a notion, a philosophy... seems it gets challenged or outright refuted in the span of 15 minutes for me these days. The author argued one point with which I disagreed. He argued that, in a relationship, events that follow can ruin the wonderful memories that were once there. I felt that a personal choice... didn't have to be that way. Then, I had a nice dinner followed by "The Amazing CSO Vomit Incident", and sure enough, it was tough to look past the vomit. A weak analogy, but stranger than fiction, baby... stranger than fiction.

Streaming...

Movie: "Schindler's List"
Review: 5 bill-stars

Beautiful and powerful and Schpielberg exploitative... easily a 5 star experience. Top 10 movie? I don't actually have top 10 list written out, so if not, it's close.

Maybe I'll watch Schindler tonight.
peace... yow, bill

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