The Legend of Bagger Vance is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I watched it twice this weekend. Based on the book by Steven Pressfield, the movie tells the story of Rannulph Junah, a disillusioned war veteran who reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf with Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones. Photo Source: Amazon “He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance, teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.” (Written by M. Fowler, IMdb) At the beginning […]
Book Review: Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl
“On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?” (Written by Twentieth Century Fox, IMDb) Pinterest Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is an edge-of-the-seat thrill ride. I decided that before I watched this highly anticipated movie, that I would listen to the audiobook. And boy, am I glad I did. I still haven’t […]
Marcus Sakey is a "Brilliant" Author
I love to read. I have loved reading ever since I was a child. Whether it was for school, work, or for the pure pleasure of being transported to another world, my love of reading lives deep within my soul. Most recently, I listened to two books by Marcus Sakey – The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Brilliance. Photo Credit: Google Photo Credit: NPR Both books were great to listen to because the readers were phenomenal. Christopher Lane narrated The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Luke Daniels narrated Brilliance. In The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, “A man […]
The Glitz of The Great Gatsby
“I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” -Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby “I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love…” -Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby Photo Source: Rotten Tomatoes The grandeur of The Great Gatsby is captured beautifully by director Baz Luhrmann, with all the glitz and glam of an era where there was a stark contrast between elegance and poverty. The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby has been airing on HBO this past month, and […]