I have just finshed all of these late last night and this morning (as I have no work until 9pm).I've Loved You Too Long (2008) stars Kirstin Scott Thomas as Juliette Fontaine, who is released from prison after serving 15 years for murdering her 6 year old son. Her sister Lea knows little about it, but lets her stay with her family, although her husband Luc is wary in case any harm comes to their adopted daughters. The film follows Juliette as she tries to rebuild her life, but has a brooding and menacing feel about it, so you are never sure how it will conclude. Juliette does however, confess to her sister that she only killed her son because he had a terminal disease, so she did it out of love, but still felt guilty and wanted to be punished for it, which is why she never defended herself in court or gave any reason for the murder. As usual with a lot of these type of French films, it is slow but superbly done, with great tension and acting.
Submarine is a book by Joe Dunthorne from 2008, about a 15 year old boy called Oliver Tate, who is trying to save his parents marriage. It is an instant classic, strange, intelligent and funny, and is bound to be read by lots of teenagers in the future. I preferred it to Catcher In The Rye, and I think Oliver Tate is a great new creation.
The Beatles - Shout (1996 by Philip Norman), I have read before, but it is worth re-reading every few years (if you are a sad git like me), as it is the best biography of The Beatles out there. Nothing more to say really, apart from this is the reprinted version with some extra bits in it, and Norman does admit he was a bit too harsh in the earlier versions of the book. I do think he is still too harsh and opinionated about some other things (such as Stella McCartney's clothes range), which usually l would be all for, but l think he just comes across as a bit spiteful sometimes. Never mind, it's still great.
Right, back to the coalface (kettle and TV) to make the most of my time off.
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