what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{3/5} “I don’t care about your nicked knick-knacks. Your burgled baubles bore me.” Linda has taken care of Blu, a macaw, since he was a baby. A scientist came along to tell her that Blu is the last male of his kind and he wants to introduce him to the last female to try to keep […]
{4.5/5} “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it’s not particularly dignified or […]
Gil is an eight-year-old boy who has a friend named Shandra and a nemesis named Morgan. Various strips show him at school, at home, or hanging out outside. Gil first appeared only on the web but it’s now in newspapers too. It’s written and drawn by Norm Feuti, who also does the strip Retail. I think it’s often […]
{5/5} “I’m an ordinary man, Jack. Meat and potatoes, I live in the real world. Not a big believer in magic. But this place… is different, it’s special.” A plane crashes on a possibly deserted island in the middle of the Pacific. Because the plane turned around, rescuers will be looking in the wrong place. […]
{4/5} “The incorporeality was, to many of the human race, something akin to a new and exciting religion… There were, however, some who protested most violently against it. We number ourselves among those protestants. There are many other protestants hiding out in various time periods. We maintain small, widely separated groups. It is harder to […]
I’ve decided to imagine, just for fun, that I’m giving out an award for the most significant (to me) author I’ve discovered in a given year. The award is given to an author that I really like (ie. who writes brilliant books) who I haven’t read before (except possibly a small number of short stories). Since […]
{4.5/5} “It’s theoretically possible in the same way as a manned mission to Mars is theoretically possible.” A fabulously wealthy sheikh wants to bring salmon fishing to the desert of Yemen. On the surface, it seems an implausible project. But the British prime minister’s office was looking for a good news story involving Britain and […]
{4.5/5} “You seem restless, in a kind of permanent way.” Margot meets Daniel on a business trip. Although she’s happily married to Lou, they form a connection. When they get home they discover that they live very close to each other. Margot is tempted to have an affair with Daniel, but is that what she […]
{5/5} “‘Does it concern you that your daughter’s just run away from home?’ ‘That’s a loaded question.’” It’s 1965. Sam and Suzy are 12-year-olds who both have trouble making friends, but they’ve formed a bond with each other. After writing back and forth a few times they decide to run away together. Sam is a […]
{5/5} “Oh, my goodness. Everybody behave naturally.” Mrs. Bennet is doing her best to marry off her five daughters to the richest men possible. Things are looking good for Jane, her eldest daughter, who has caught the eye of wealthy Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth has some interaction with Bingley’s friend Mr. Darcy, but he seems arrogant […]