Reading. Listening. Watching.
December 22
Hi All,
The other day, I was out and about running errands picking up on all the rush and frantic energy that the world puts out the week before Christmas. As I sat at the light near our train station, I looked to my left and there was a little boy and his mom standing still- in stark contrast to how I felt the rest of us were moving. A train had just pulled into the station and he was holding his mom’s hand with one hand while pointing at the train with the other. I couldn’t see his face but it was easy to imagine the joy he must have been feeling.
Going in to these last days of 2023, I am going to try hard to remember this train loving little guy who I think would probably want me to slow down a bit and look around for things to love.
But… before I do that- it’s time to share what I have been reading, listening to and watching this week. There was lots of good but most noteworthy is that I actually watched something in addition to Grey’s Anatomy!
I was nervous to watch Leave the World Behind because I loved the book and I didn’t want the movie to ruin the book for me. Interestingly, at first I did think I hated the movie- the ending especially. But.. after listening to Julia Roberts and director Sam Esmail on the Big Picture podcast, I think I might have actually loved it? One thing that Esmail said that I found particularly interesting is the fact that in his mind, adaptations should be very different than the source material because the adaptation is in a different medium. Why have I never thought of that before?!
So… I am really curious. Have you watched Leave the World Behind and if so, what are your thoughts?! Please share!
xo,
Stacey
Reading:
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (print)
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley (audio)
Listening:
The Big Picture (Julia Roberts and Sam Esmail on ‘Leave the World Behind’)
Fiction Matters (Best Books of 2023 with Liz Hein)
10 Things to Tell You (Best Books of the Year)
Pantsuit Politics (Hilary Clinton on Diplomacy and the Year of the Girl)
Mo News
Watching:
Grey’s Anatomy
Leave the World Behind
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