Yeah Sarah, I’m finding out that hyped books on Goodreads aren’t always for me, and ones that are overlooked often are. So I’ll have to be better in deciding my reads. I hope you see get to see both of the movies. Moonlighting might have been overhyped for me, but Manchester had me totally unprepared. Bring Kleenex just in case.

Hi Ti, that’s a good question and a hard call. The storytelling is quite good in it, and there’s issues of secret identity combined with a computer program on artificial intelligence (those 2 themes run through it). I don’t think I would pick it — as I’m not sure if it would raise a good discussion — but I think you might like it more than I did. It sort of reminded me of a Kate Morton’s novel — where a daughter comes to grips with her father’s past by decoding what he did at work. Hmm. I’m wondering a bit if The Snow Child would be good for my book club? I still haven’t read it yet.

Yeah Rebecca, I thought Moonlight was a bit overhyped for what it was, but perhaps that’s just me. I will be thoroughly surprised if it wins Best Picture at the Oscars. But it did win the Golden Globe for that. My pick so far as a favorite is Manchester by the Sea. Very sad though!

Hi Rachel, yes I am quite stressed out too with Trump at the helm. It’s disappointing beyond belief. But try to hang on! The mini-series are both pretty captivating. We watch like one hour a night and it takes us a week or two to finish them.

Hi Naomi, yes it took me awhile to learn how to walk & listen to an audio at the same time. It takes a bit of focus for sure. Sometimes if my mind wanders and I feel like I missed something then I have to go back and listen to it again. I quite often replay parts of the audio. I do find them enjoyable though. Give one a try!

Both those mini-series look interesting – I’m always looking for shows that my husband and I can enjoy together and these look like great options.