Entertainment

I've done a little reading and movie watching and have some more recommendations for you all.

First up is Tailchaser's Song. Julia recommended and then loaned it to me. If you are a cat lover and haven't read this book yet, it should be on your list. The author spins a wonderful tale (or is that tail) of felines on a mission. The story is entertaining and the characters become very real friends of yours as you read. I've been finished with the book for weeks and still miss opening it every day to find out what the felines were up to next.

The other book I just finished is The Sufferings of Young Werther by Goethe; a classic novel written in epistolary form told through the eyes of a tragic hero who allows himself to be slowly tortured emotionally. Werther is an artist who is hopelessly in love with an honorable married woman and can see no way out of his dilemma. I'll bet you can deduce the ending.

Now I am on to the C.S. Lewis' classic Out of the Silent Planet, the first of his space trilogy. This also comes as a recommendation from Julia who claims this set of novels is her favorite sci fi literature. I am not very far into it yet, but I'm sure it will prove more than worthwhile as all of Lewis' works do.

I also have a movie recommendation to make. Several days ago we watched the movie Girl with a Pearl Earring, the fictional story behind a very real painting by the famous 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer. We really enjoyed the film. It was well done. The setting was great as was the costuming and of course the acting was wonderful too. Although fictional, it was entertainment and an art history lesson rolled into one.

Next up in the Blockbuster pile will be The Painted Veil and then the Firefly sci fi series. I have The Last of the Mohicans ready to pick up at the library (I have seen it before, but it fits into Shawn's history lessons nicely) and we just finished watching The War, Ken Burns' new documentary about World War II that just aired on public television in seven parts.



Happy reading and viewing everyone.