2025bestreads

Day 2 of #2025bestreads was my first book of the year. What was unusual about this one, is I don't recall when my first read of the yr was an audio book (my audio tends to happen on work commutes; at the beginning of the yr I'm on holiday) but I was so riveted by both the story & Haynes narration that I simply couldn't stop listening. This added a lot more to the Medusa story, which I already felt familiar with & genuinely surprised me.

BarbaraBB I had no idea she wrote another book! Thanks for the recommendation 11h

vivastory @BarbaraBB Glad to add to yr TBR! This is the only Haynes I've read, but am planning on reading Pandora's Jar soon. 10h

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Nutshell | Ian McEwan

Since it is a bit under the halfway point of the yr, I have made a list of my 15 favorite reads so far. I will be posting these, in no particular order whatsoever.
First up is a retelling of Hamlet with a very unusual POV. The narrator is the unborn child of Trudy & John and is made aware of a plan between Trudy & Claude to get rid of John. The narrator, a bit of a sommelier, & very much aware of the state of the world they are about to (CONT)

vivastory enter makes for a memorable character. A lyrical & sly version of one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, I loved this book. This is only the second McEwan that I have read (the other one is not Atonement, that is going to be the next I read), but he is someone I plan on reading much more of.
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Reggie May Cassidy was on Books in the Freezer and he talked about Hamlet because he‘s been in so many productions of it but he made me interested in revisiting it. This also sounds fascinating! 2d

vivastory @Reggie I feel like it's a play that you should read once you've had life experience. It's not really a good play to have HS students read. The McEwan is relatively short, think you;d dig it. I have Cassidy's latest from aardvark, def. looking forward to checking it out (Also: have you seen Sinners?!) 2d

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Reggie @vivastory I have not seen Sinners. Is it good? You know when we read Hamlet? In 11 grade. Could‘ve cared less. You know when we read MacBeth? In 7th grade. And I keep remember her not being able to wash her hands clean of blood. She was so ambitious and they killed those kids. It was crazy!!!! But Hamlet, all I remember is Mel Gibson made a movie. I should watch it. 2d

vivastory @Reggie Sinners is the best movie released this year I've seen. Just absolutely phenomenal. I do think that MacBeth is a great play to teach HS students, also a few of the history plays. There's a fantastic barebones production of MacBeth adaptation with Patrick Stewart that is honestly one of the best Shakespeare adaptations I have seen. If you do watch Hamlet I would rec the Hawke or the Tenant versions. 2d

sarahbarnes So interesting - I haven‘t heard of this one. I did really like Atonement but haven‘t read any of his others. 2d

AnneCecilie @vivastory @Reggie Funny that you should talk about Sinners since I just saw it at the movies. I was a little worried about the horror element, but that wasn‘t too bad. Great music. 2d

vivastory @AnneCecilie I feel like it was a historical movie with horror elements added in. The scene when “Preacher Boy“ plays is the best scene of any movie I have watched all year (edited) 2d

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