I've seen all the books appear over the past few years, but have always resisted buying them. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I tend to avoid most anything hinting at "literature" or afrocentric or that everybody tells me I should be buying.
What a fool!
Having taken a half-day from work - complete aversion to work today combined with an overabundance of comp time/time-in-lieu not yet taken - I ended up watching the movie I'd recorded from the BBC onto my DVR a couple of weeks ago.
As you can see, this has motivated me to write a blog post for the first time in a month. And why? Because my experience was so fantastic, so amazing, I think everyone should know about this. This wonderful movie was funny, engrossing, empowering, touching, and flat out beautiful.
I guess it should be no surprise really. With a director like Anthony Minghella, of The English Patient and Cold Mountain fame, there was little chance that this film wouldn't work. Add in a screenplay co-written by he and Richard Curtis, of Four Weddings and A Funeral (see earlier post) and Bridget Jones' Diary, and you have a wonderful script. Round all this off with the acting chops of some fantastic actors and cinematography actually shot in the true location (!), and you have a film where everything rings true. I laughed. I shed real tears. And... now I want to go to Botswana.
But first, I need to read the books.
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Hi!
I found your blog clicking the "next blog" button in blogspot bar and I loved it. I remember I read the first book four years ago when I was studying English (I'm a Spanish girl, sorry for the grammar) and I really enjoyed the reading. I hope you finally decide to read the book, you won't regret it.
See You!!
I'm four books in and enjoying them very much. They are relaxing, addictive leisure reading. Hope you like them!
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