Originally written for hobby blog on 6 April 2018 I first read Lynn Coady’s Strange Heaven for a special topics English literature class. The focus was on women in literature, specifically, pregnancy in literature. We read works from the early modern era such as Spenser’s Faerie Queen all the way up to modern Canada like today’s book. It was …
Originally written for hobby blog on 25 May 2018 While Brick Books generally publishes poetry, I’m not entirely sure this collection qualifies as poetry, even prose poetry. The line between prose and poetry can be incredibly thin, and I personally think this is more a collection of micro-fictions than poetry, as the diction lacks the …
Originally written for hobby blog on 20 April 2018 Spoilers be ahead I was initially excited about this film with the opening scene with characters Alex (Jeff Roop) and Jenn (Missy Peregrym) driving down the highway because I actually recognized the landscape passing by. Upon a quick google search I found that the movie is …
Originally written for hobby blog 6 July 2018 Don’t read the sixth paragraph if you don’t want spoilers There feels like there is a lot less to talk when it comes to this movie versus the movie adaptation of Into the Wild. Perhaps it’s because there is more focus on Mia Wasikowska as Robyn Davidson’s isolation from …
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Originally written for hobby blog 29 June 2018 In my review of the memoir this movie is based off of, I mention that there were two initial reactions from people hearing about McCandless’ story: disdain or admiration. While I can’t speak for the cast and crew’s personal thoughts, the movie on a whole seems to …
Originally written for hobby blog 8 June 2018 As is made evident on this blog, I have an interest in hiking. As such, I’ve been drawn to the experiences of other solo hikers, especially in what drives them to go on these journeys and how they tackle (or don’t tackle) the trials they inevitably face. …
Originally written for hobby blog on 4 May, 2018 Departures is perhaps one of my favoutite TV shows and I’ve watched and re-watched it several times. It follows the travels of mainly Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach (with Andre Dupuis emerging from behind the camera rarely) over the course of three years as they leave family …
(Originally written for hobby blog 1 June, 2018) Somehow, you’ve managed to enter the infamous Barkley Marathons (no, the “s” is not a typo) and received your letter of condolences in the mail. You make your way out to Wartburg, Tennessee. You’ve paid you $1.60 plus an article of clothing to enter as well as …