There are a few literary/film genres I have never cared much for. Westerns are one; I find them SOOOO boring. Never seen The Good, the Bad and the Ugly but I do love Gran Torino. Another genre I don’t care much for is horror. I like psychological thrillers, dark dramas, or […]
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Favourite Literary Classics I’ve Read
While I prefer modern books, I have a read a fair few classics and enjoyed most of them. Classic books address topics that are universally understood and can be replicated in modern literature. The Catcher in the Rye deals with teen angst and finding yourself, whilst The Bell Jar deals […]
Discussing Characters on Mad Men
Yesterday I finished this show that I have been watching for the past six months. Mad Men is a period drama set in the 1960s about men and women working in a high profile advertising agency. Its an incredible TV show that is character driven and focuses on human psychology, […]
The Genius of American Psycho
American Psycho is not a movie/novel about a killer. It is about the vapid, self-absorbed yuppie culture of upper class stock brokers living in 1980s America. It is about the fact that they are so consumed by the mass consumerism of their lives; obsessed with booking reservations even when not […]
Thoughts on ’13 Reasons Why’ Season 2
So the other night I watched the last five episodes of Season 2 of ’13 Reasons Why’ in one go. Didn’t go to sleep till four in the morning. I have so many after-thoughts about the season, including the finale, so this post is just going to discuss that. Long […]
Discussing Characters on 13 Reasons Why
Season 2 of this show has recently come out. I’ve binged watched the first season again before starting the second. Its great to watch this show again because I’m able to look at the characters differently and see why they behaved the way they did. I think this is a […]