My week in books (not only) #44 - The sunday post

 

 

 

Hi, I'm linking back to The sunday post held by Kim, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Click on the links to access her post and discover plenty of great bloggers who are dying to share their book reviews, and other things, with you ! 

 

Last week, I switched computers and having starting to comment bloggers on last sunday's post on one, found myself commenting on the other computer on the previous sunday post...  I forgot to refresh the page. Oh well, I need more coffee ! Last wednesday, I also told my bookshop I would come pick up the books I ordered in the afternoon, but as it was November 11th, of course, everything was closed. More coffee ? I had also forgotten to include Agatha Christie in my last Sunday post, it's done now. Phew. Hopefully, I forgot nothing more.

And this sunday, once again, on the 15th of november, my windows are once again wide open on the sunny countryside - just like the whole week (month ?). Have a beautiful sunday !

 

Enamoto/Muro : Le puissant dragon vegan #1 (manga)

Agatha Christie : The secret of Chimneys (Superintendant Battle #1)

Faith Martin : A fatal obsession (Ryder & Loveday #1)

a cosy mystery set in Oxford in the 1960s

Min Jin Lee : Pachinko

A family saga covering 4 generations of Koreans living in Japan

 

Syrie James : The secret diaries of Charlotte Brontë

for my Brontë mania - e-book from the library

 

Julia Chapman : Date with malice (The Dales detectives series #2)

I enjoyed book #1 very much, so I borrowed this one from the library

 

Hiro Arikawa : The travelling cat chronicles

 

Patrick Rothfuss : The name of the wind

(The kingkiller chronicles #1) - e-book from the library

 

Watched :

 

This week, I watched Rebecca by Alfred Hitchcock :

because I watched this new version afterwards :

I then came to the conclusion that the novel was the best ! This "new" ending is a bit conventional and might please those who have never read the book, but I found it predictable and a bit boring. The ending in the novel is original and powerful, the whole novel is powerful ! Since some of the dialogue was the same in both versions, I began to wonder if it was true to the book and realized I've read it 3 years ago already, so I probably will re-read it soon - because I want to check the film dialogues, remember the plot but also because Rebecca fits my Brontë mania plan : first wife, burning house and all that. And it's a treat.

My boyfriend and I have been binge-watching this awesome Netflix series, 

which I highly recommend if you haven't watched it yet :

On the net :

 

Before Great-Britain went back to lockdown, Kate from the Youtube channel Books and things had the opportunity to visit Jane Austen's house in Chawton, she shares her tour with us :

Jen Campbell posted a video to discuss about disfigurement and villainy, because of the film The Witches and the instructions that kids were given to look out for "real witches" who can be noticed by a list of  physical disfigurements... What about people who have real disfigurements and are *not* villains ?! I love her youtube channel, she's a beautiful person and her videos are a joy to watch :

If you love classics and want to have a good laugh, please watch Claudia and Robin :

And now, for something completely different, here are some Spanish guitars and night plazas - let's travel in music with the beautiful voice of Loreena McKennitt, have a peaceful and beautiful sunday :