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Week 0 Book - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The first word that comes to mind to describe this book is “cozy.” I picked this one up on a whim off the reccomendation of a friend and really enjoyed it. Set chiefly at a nursing home, the story takes some entertaining yet poignent jabs at the way that seniors are frequently underestimated despite their years of experience. I really enjoyed the incorporaton of Joyce’s journal as a narrator for the events of the story, and found the book had a nice brisk pace overall. The use of dialouge and clear descriptions of staging made it feel quite a lot like reading a play-by-play of a BBC miniseries.  I’m trying not to buy any more books before I’ve worked through my backlog (part of the reason of me starting the blog), but I might not be able to resist picking up the sequel soon. 

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Week 0 Movie - HOUSE ハウス

This is me, starting a new blog to track all of the movies, books, games, whatever that I’m consuming in 2022! 

I rang in the new year with Hausu, which I’ve seen countless times and absolutely and sincerely adore. I first caught it at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco on a 35mm print, and was lucky enough to watch it for an encore screening before I moved away. I’m always delighted to find other folks who have watched it, as well as getting to show it to people who havent seen it! It’s one of my cozy comfort movies that I can just throw on at any time.  After this latest New Years watch I encountered a delightful Youtube channel of a Japanese fan who’s interviewed various cast members and even toured the house itself with a couple of them:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8776k_V0eI9OJplKQ-n0YOF5jBKI5kPr

There are, criminally, no English subtitles, but I am extremely tempted to try my hand at it when I find myself with some time. 今年の日本語チャッレンジかなー