Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård’s book series My Struggle is a massive autobiography, an emotional and critical commentary on cultural, political and sociological aspects of Norwegian society – but more than that, it is the story of a seemingly inconspicuous… Read More ›
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last months reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in October:
Welcome back to Quote Digest, where I take apart and reflect on my favourite quotes. Today’s quote comes from Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). His poetry is emotional and intense and loved by many, but his single… Read More ›
Quentin Tarantino’s 9th movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (OUaTiH) is somewhat of an homage to the 1960s Hollywood movie industry, and can in that sense already be seen as a controversial movie. The fact that Tarantino takes on the Manson… Read More ›
The expectation when going to watch Disney’s new Lion King was neither low nor high since it is usually not helpful to compare remakes of movies with previous versions, unless certain aspects of the narrative are drastically altered. But that is… Read More ›
The thought of a pursuit rendering someone’s existence as valuable was confirmed to me recently by reading Spieltrieb by Juli Zeh. In this novel, the main plot is a a sexual fantasy game between teenagers who have zero empathy towards their… Read More ›
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last months reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in April! Ottessa Moshfegh: My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2019) Interestingly… Read More ›
Tragedy has a vast array of consequences. At best it unites people and gives the opportunity to rebuild and improve what has been destroyed. At worst it can cause the demise of lives, homes, cultures and even civilisations. In any… Read More ›
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last months reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. March was somewhat of a disappointment, and you will find out why momentarily. These are the… Read More ›
Welcome to Movie Moments, where I lay down my impressions from a recently watched movie. Todays movie is Lady Bird! I rather enjoyed Boyhood a few years ago, so since Lady Bird was described as similar but more relatable, (also the trailer looked… Read More ›
The Shakespearean phantasmagoria of sex, violence, inner turmoil and synchronized badassery (those everybody-is-riding-in-perfect-harmony-and-oozing-of-badassery-and-brotherhood-kind of high angle shots are cool, man!) that is Sons of Anarchy ended in a somewhat disappointing but not unexpected Shakespearean way. To allow us our fix of… Read More ›
