A couple of weeks ago I discovered Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon Prime. I was instantly hooked and four seasons with ten episodes a piece later, I've officially joined the ranks of fans who still mourn the loss of a season five. The story goes that Prime's new boss cancelled the show in a … Continue reading Mozart in the Jungle: Hitting all of the right notes…
TV Series
Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
Z The Beginning of Everything tells the story of the early years between Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's based on the novel, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. I haven't read the book but I am familiar with Fowler's work having read the novel she wrote about the … Continue reading Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
TV in Review: Ekaterina
Ekaterina The Rise of Catherine the Great Season One About the Show: Released in 2014, Ekaterina is a Russia-1 historical television biographical series starring Marina Aleksandrova as the eventual Russian empress Catherine the Great. It tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste, and her rise to power to become Empress of Russia, following a … Continue reading TV in Review: Ekaterina
Bookish TV: Game of Thrones The End
This post is more for me than anyone else, because I wanted to save each of these S8 episode recaps from the Booktopia blog. Not having pay TV meant that I had to wait until Tuesday of this week, the day after the season finale aired, to purchase GOT S8 on Google Play. To keep … Continue reading Bookish TV: Game of Thrones The End
TV Chat: Victoria – Season 3
I've loved the TV series Victoria right from the get go, so season 3 was a highly anticipated treat that I had been saving for a time when I could binge watch the lot. The time was this long weekend just gone, but sadly, it was a major letdown. For a start, most of the … Continue reading TV Chat: Victoria – Season 3
Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
American psychological thriller television miniseries Premiered on July 8, 2018, on HBO Based on the debut novel of the same name by writer Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl"), the eight-episode series "Sharp Objects" stars Amy Adams, in her first major role on the small screen, as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her small hometown to … Continue reading Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
Bookish TV in Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Australian drama series (2018) Picnic at Hanging Rock… When three schoolgirls and a teacher from Appleyard College disappear on Valentine's Day in 1900, the event has a far-reaching impact on the rest of the school, as well as the nearby township. People quickly come up with theories about the disappearances as paranoia sets in and … Continue reading Bookish TV in Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Books on the Screen: A couple of recommendations…
Just as I like losing myself in a book of historical fiction, I'm quite partial to historical adaptations, particularly for television. I like the depth and languish a TV series allows for bringing a novel to dramatic life, as opposed to the more condensed option of a movie. This summer, I have been watching a … Continue reading Books on the Screen: A couple of recommendations…
Book Review: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumn... About the Book: In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that started with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager. Once again spanning continents and centuries, Gabaldon has … Continue reading Book Review: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Book A Day: Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
Day 8: Cloudstreet I've read most of Tim Winton's books, the novels and the short story collections, and Cloudstreet remains my favourite. I first read it after watching the ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club, back in the days when it was still named that, and Marieke had nominated it as one of her all time … Continue reading Book A Day: Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
