Self Portrait XXXIV, XXXV and XXXVI

26. Take a self portrair every week for one year (36/52)

Self Portrait XXXIII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (33/52)

The Book of Nightmares

38. Read a book of poetry.

“The Book of Nightmares” is quite lovely. I’m not a huge fan of poetry but I definitely enjoyed the book. However I had a difficult time understanding every single detail because I read it in English.

Notes from Underground

85. Read 26 books I've never read starting with each letter of the alphabet (16/26)

This is my first exposure to Russian literature and I have to say that "Notes from Underground" is a very interesting book. It is masterfully written and has one of the most complex characters I’ve ever read. Everything that this character does or thinks is a paradox; it must be exhausting being him and dealing with him.

The Exorcist

10. See 10 classic movies I've never seen (7/10)

I have to be honest… My knowledge of horror movies is very scarce. I’ve only watched like 10 horror movies. But I was rarely impressed so I end up avoiding them. I can’t feel immersed in that “new world” and because of that I don’t believe in the characters and the story. Most of the time, I just feel like laughing at those movies. Even though they’re supposed to be scary, they usually fail to scare me. If I want to laugh, I’ll just watch a comedy…

                Last week I watched “The Exorcist” with a group of friends (we also watched Cabin in the Woods and felt like it was kind of stupid). We thought it was going to be really, really scary. However none of us got scared and we thought that the best part of the movie was a comic scene and it’s sad to say that about a horror movie.

 I’ve never witnessed any paranormal event so I didn’t feel like any of that was plausible. However, if someone believes in that kind of thing, I think it is certainly scary.

“Saw” (I’ve only watched the first two movies) is the only horror movie that has had any real effect on me because if someone gets really crazy it can happen. And the truth is watching the news can be really scary…

                Feel free to recommend a really good horror movie.

(I noticed I didn't blog about the other classic movies I watched so here it goes: The Princess Bride, East of Eden, Giant, Some like it Hot, Gentlemen prefer Blondes, Sabrina)

Self Portrait XXXII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year. (32/52)

UnWind

85. Read 26 books I've never read starting with each letter of the alphabet (15/26)

“Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child “unwound”, whereby all of the child’s organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn’t technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and survive.” 

                I have to thank my brother for buying this book. It’s one of my new favorites. It’s highly disturbing. I felt like burning the book a couple of times. Sometimes it would make me so angry. But I couldn’t stop reading.

                The characters are interesting, the story compelling and the writing is clean. I don’t ask for much more.

                The sequel will be out on the 28^th but I want it already in my hands!