Aug. 18th, 2006

blue_lotus13: (louise)
Driving Miss Daisy won the best picture in 1989. Not much to say about this one, except that Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman are both great actors. It's a slow movie, and not one of my favourites, but ultimately, it wasn't that bad.

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Only 3 left- Ben-Hur, The Deerhunter and Godfather 2!
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1. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell- A book about the theory of how we make our decisions. I really enjoyed this one, and was intrigued by how quickly minds can be made and signs can be read. I think there's a lot of validity in the stuff he presented.


2. Liar by Lynn Crosbie- A long narrative poem written to her ex-lover, who was a poet (can't remember his name). This is a vitriolic and nasty book. If I was the poet in question, I'd move to a country where no one knows me and no one speaks English.


3. Emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman- If you're going to read one book about the mind and the way it works, I highly recommend this one. This is a scientific look at feelings, the brain and emotions. It also describes how emotions can affect our actions and decisions. I thought this book was phenomenal and highly recommend it.


4. Addicted edited by Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane- A collection of essays by Canadian authors about their addictions. A quick read, but rather interesting and moving.

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