Newsletter #5 Don Quixote is way funnier than it has any right to be
Don Quixote is a book that has genuinely made me laugh out loud. It follows a man so consumed by tales of chivalry that he comes to believe he himself is a knight destined to help the world. Sword in hand, with his horse, sidekick and his donkey, he travels through the land, ready to come to the aid of anyone who asks.
Newsletter #4 Amaze amaze amaze! Project Hail Mary gives hope for mankind
In retrospect i cant believe i didn’t finish the book of Project Hail Mary. I don’t know what it was but i just could not get through it. What didn’t help was the sticker - but not really a sticker just kind of a printed circkle on the cover. Announcing the major motion picture with Ken! No wait Ryan gosling.
Newsletter #3 Robin Hobb made me be kinder to myself
I’ve finished the Robin Hobb audiobooks this last november. What moved me most is that I’ve started thinking differently about how I look at myself. I notice I’ve become gentler.
Newsletter #2 The Long walk
Is a film that, without me being able to predict it, captured a lot of my fears about war and conscription. I couldn't help but look at the boys and think, are these my friends? My little brother? Or maybe even myself? And who would I be in this story?
Newsletter #1 Frankenstein was about fatherhood al along
And he is not only the maker and god to the creature but also a father figure. He has done everything possible to create life where there was none before, but in doing so he hasn't thought further about what follows creation.