In which there is the art of city living
- I saw the film Paterson, by Jim Jarmusch, 2016, which is a loving tribute to the art in everyday city life as found through walking, public transport, sitting and being with the city and its inhabitants, and also through home decor, popular music, and baking. I have a love/hate relationship with Jarmusch's films and this one even has a manic pixie dream girl, which is a trope I usually dislike, but in Paterson the trope has been rewritten so she's working class and has a workable business plan through which to express herself. ♥ (5/5)
- Reading, books 2016, 217
216. Lise Lillywhite, by Margery Sharp, 1951 but set in 1946-8 or so, is a romance novel about a 17-18 year old heroine seen from the perspective of her much older male cousin, and by an author who emphasises the importance of character over plot although the plot is fully functional and more complex than most genre romances. (4/5)
• Lol: Susanna's bosom heaved in turn - really, thought Martin, it was like sitting between a couple of gasometers.
• Punning names include: Lillywhite, obv, Lord Mull who makes a mull of things, and a duffer named Mr Duff, which leaves me wondering about the significance of Stanislas Dombrowski.
217. Redacted first novel by subsequently bestselling author, another romance novel that did nothing for me except cause constant irritation, lol, so I can't rate it fairly although it's probably technically better than most similar novels in its genre and sub-genre in every way. Nonetheless it took me two whole weeks to read 350 pages and I nearly dnfed the book because it was straining my eye-rolling muscles.
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