4 Stars
This movie reminded me of FX's Atlanta - contemplative, character driven, touches of humor and a measured amount of surrealism to keep things interesting.
Based on the title I was really expecting the main character to be a repugnant narcissist. Instead she was just a sad millennial just kinda looking for some direction. Glad she found it in a job rather than being a mom, I guess.
Originally gave it 3 stars, but upon reflection...3.5. I really appreciate combination of the amount of research that went into this book as well as the conjecture of what Neanderthal culture may have been like. This story really satisfied my survivalist nerd cravings. I'm very drawn
One of my favorite all-time books, and each subsequent reading has been at a different part of my life and lead me to (slightly) different conclusions. It was only this most recent re-read that I realized how unreliable Shevek is when it comes to his evaluations of the
4 Stars I avoided this movie for a long time pretty much due to it's title. That alone implied an unenjoyable gore-fest to me. But with assurance from my best friend that it wasn't even that particularly gorey, I found this movie is actually a
Although I found the majority of the book beautifully written with fascinating elements, I felt the story sort of fell apart at the end. The protagonist felt very much like a self-insert of the author, which isn't inherently a bad thing, but somehow the abundant philosophical musings