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Category: Books and Shorts

Drive vs. Drive

February 14, 2019 tobyhallblogLeave a comment

Is the book always better? No. Here's a reason why.

Posted in Books and Shorts, Film & TVTagged analysis, blog, books, cinema, drive, film, gosling, heat, mann, movies, refn, review, sallis

The Catcher in the Rye

February 9, 2019 tobyhallblogLeave a comment

The Catcher in the Rye is the kind of book which is said to change lives, yet this novel has never crossed my path. I have avoided the hype, so to speak. This week I change that.

Posted in Books and Shorts, Classically LackingTagged America, blog, books, classic, J.D. Salinger, reading, review, The Catcher In The Rye

The Last Wish

February 6, 2019 tobyhallblog1 Comment

At some point in 2019, Netflix will release a series called The Witcher. Supposedly. In the run up to this I'm re-reading the source material, starting with the excellent short story collection: The Last Wish.

Posted in Books and ShortsTagged blog, blogging, books, geralt, netflix, review, sapkowski, short stories, the witcher, writing

Making the most of reading on my phone.

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 tobyhallblogLeave a comment

I've tried, several times, to read on my phone, but these screen-reading experiences have always been painful. Now, finally, I've broken my duck.

Posted in Books and ShortsTagged Algernon, books, Keyes, Kindle, reading, review, writing

I Just Read Dune, by Frank Herbert.

January 17, 2019 tobyhallblogLeave a comment

Published in 1965, Dune manages to remain futuristic in it's vision today. It is no surprise that another film adaptation is on its way.

Posted in Books and ShortsTagged books, cinema, dune, film, reading

So Much Water So Close To Home

January 11, 2019January 16, 2019 tobyhallblogLeave a comment

One of the marvels of writing is that so much can be done with so little, and Raymond Carver is a master of that.

Posted in Books and ShortsTagged books, carver, reading

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