sábado, 26 de julio de 2008

Review: Books: The killer's Guide to Iceland

How I found this book is a funny story.
Last year I backpacked through Europe, starting in london and going all the way to Prague, Spain, France and Italy, among other places. Anyway, while we stayed in a hostel in Venezia I found this book in one of my drawers. I must say that apparently It is common knownledge that if you find a book in a hostel you replace it with one of your own and take the one you found. I didn't had a book that day so i practically stole the killer's Guide to Iceland by Zane Radcliffe.
I started reading the killer's guide that same day, but as it always happens to me i start reading other five books at the same time and end up finishing them years later.
One year later I found myself reading the killers guide again, only to find out that I loved this book.
This book is full of dark humor, great characters, twists and beutifull landscapes that I am sure can only be found in Iceland.
I wont spoil anything of the story so you go out and buy it(or steal it like i did), but i must say that of course there are killers, suspense, grim emotions and a lot of references to Europe that reminded me of all the great souvenirs I brought back a year ago.
Now I must go back and read the all the other books I left pending.

lunes, 21 de julio de 2008

why i cant bring myself to do it?.

When it comes to relationships I'm a really different guy. A long time ago my psychologist told me that it's not that I am antisocial, its just that I tend to socialize in very different ways and look for unsual ways to meet someone. Apparently my social skills improved over the last years, don't get me wrong, I have always made very good friends over the years, but sometimes I still think I need to find a best friend and make new ones.
So the thing is, when I am in a situation when I have to take initiative to meet new people, Why I can't bring myself to do it?.

L.

domingo, 30 de marzo de 2008

As-tu déjà aimé?

As a "first" entry I'm going to discuss the las movie I saw, hoping this can become something regular.
Les Chansons d'Amour(2007)
don't really know how I came across this movie because this kind of cinema does not get the deployment they deserve in my country, becoming some kind of underground art cinema.First of all, this movie is a musical, The story goes around Ismael, Julie and Jean, a threesome in Paris that is trying to figure out their relationship.
Apparently Jean wants to have a normal relationship with Ismael and wants to leave the threesome , but as soon as something starts to be clear between them she dies, leaving Ismael sad and confused. The relationship between Ismael and Jean weakens, and they become something more like friends. Later on Isamel meets Erwann, the guy that's going to introduce him to a homosexual relationship that's going to change the way he perceives life, love and explores his bisexuality.
This movie is a must see , the soundtrack is as profound as the movie and it left me thinking about a bunch of stuff that are happening in my life (but that's just me).
Les Chansons d'Amour satisfied The French cinema hype that has been controlling my entertainment these days and is totally recommendable.

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