Another lovely newsletter! Thank you for all the work you put in it. In March I've been taking a couple classes as part of my MA in English Literature. Gothic Literature and Writing Poetry. I don't think I've ever read Henry James....but I am sure that will be remedied soon with the program I'm in. I hope you have a wonderful April.
Thanks so much Despina! It’s lovely to hear you enjoyed it. The MA in English Literature sounds wonderful. I’d love to read some more gothic literature. I’ve had The Castle of Otranto and Mysteries of Udolpho on my book list for a while. If there’s anything you recommend, do let me know. Happy April to you too. I’m looking forward to seeing the tulips.
The Turn of The Screw remains the only title I've read by James so far. And it was a very long time ago. I love its gothic elements and the way different people understand the plot. As to Inarritu, I haven't seen any of his films. Not even Birdman, which has been on my watchlist on Amazon Prime for a while. I don't have problems with 'artsy' films, but some of them turn out to be quite depressing and I must be 'in the right mood' when I see them, otherwise I feel really down (as I myself deal with depression). I've recently seen Tchaikovsky's Wife, a Russian film on the relationship between Tchaikovsky and his wife, and that was hard to watch. Stories about women, real women, going mad always are, I suppose. It was a good flm, but very much depressing.
Thank you for recommending Tchaikovsky’s Wife, I’ll see if it’s available here. Iñárritu’s films are difficult to watch, especially the early ones. They’re exquisitely made and very thought provoking but I can’t call them ‘favourites’ because I find them so challenging to sit through. Birdman is perhaps his lightest film, so it might be a good place to start if you feel in the right place sometime. I’m hoping to read Turn of the Screw soon. I feel much more excited about reading James now.
Another lovely newsletter! Thank you for all the work you put in it. In March I've been taking a couple classes as part of my MA in English Literature. Gothic Literature and Writing Poetry. I don't think I've ever read Henry James....but I am sure that will be remedied soon with the program I'm in. I hope you have a wonderful April.
Thanks so much Despina! It’s lovely to hear you enjoyed it. The MA in English Literature sounds wonderful. I’d love to read some more gothic literature. I’ve had The Castle of Otranto and Mysteries of Udolpho on my book list for a while. If there’s anything you recommend, do let me know. Happy April to you too. I’m looking forward to seeing the tulips.
The Turn of The Screw remains the only title I've read by James so far. And it was a very long time ago. I love its gothic elements and the way different people understand the plot. As to Inarritu, I haven't seen any of his films. Not even Birdman, which has been on my watchlist on Amazon Prime for a while. I don't have problems with 'artsy' films, but some of them turn out to be quite depressing and I must be 'in the right mood' when I see them, otherwise I feel really down (as I myself deal with depression). I've recently seen Tchaikovsky's Wife, a Russian film on the relationship between Tchaikovsky and his wife, and that was hard to watch. Stories about women, real women, going mad always are, I suppose. It was a good flm, but very much depressing.
Thank you for recommending Tchaikovsky’s Wife, I’ll see if it’s available here. Iñárritu’s films are difficult to watch, especially the early ones. They’re exquisitely made and very thought provoking but I can’t call them ‘favourites’ because I find them so challenging to sit through. Birdman is perhaps his lightest film, so it might be a good place to start if you feel in the right place sometime. I’m hoping to read Turn of the Screw soon. I feel much more excited about reading James now.