Yeah we watched the Tom Hanks WWII movie last night and it was quite action-packed as their convoy is under siege! It seemed worth seeing. I hope all these tell-all books on Trump … will push the tide against him to be voted out of office! I try to keep up on new releases … just to sort of know what’s out there … glad I can help in some regard. Enjoy your reads!

I’m looking forward to the new tell-all book coming out tomorrow on Trump. Overall, I don’t pay attention to what’s coming, just what’s newly out. So I appreciate the updates on what you’re looking forward to!

Thanks Deb, I’m trying to keep up with what’s coming out though I’m not always successful either. My mind is definitely distracted during Covid and I’m planning a trip to try and see my folks in Calif. More on that later. Hope you stay well.

Thanks Carmen for your takes on these. I have not seen them yet. And I’m so glad you & your mother are doing all right though I’m sorry to hear about her layoff. I hope it won’t be for too too long, though I am glad she’s safe. I’m still trying to see my folks in Calif. More on that to come.

Ooh, I forgot to say that I saw Shirley too. It was quite good–3.5* from me; it’s quirky, different, and a little on the dark side.

Thanks for asking. We’ve done OK, but my mother is now on temporary layoff. Our state has kept the cases to tolerable levels, praise God and the health/government authorities who have done their best to restrict travel and big congregations of people, of course our state does not attract those big vacationing crowds, so that’s a plus too.

Da 5 Bloods may be an acquired taste. I liked it a lot, but my father didn’t make it to half. Bad Education is very good too; one of the gems of this year. It is streaming on HBO Max and Google Play if you are interested.

David Mitchell is a wonderful writer but I’m no fan of big books. I’ll see what you think before deciding. Emma Donoghue is always good, too.

Have a good week.

Hey Carmen: thanks for your insights. Great to hear from you. Yeah summer is a bit more active now and the cases here are low. I remember you had read Utopia Avenue – which I’m glad you liked and that it didn’t feel overly long. I’ll look into Crossings as I think I saw that one and it looked good. We did watch half of Da 5 Bloods … and will likely see the rest soon. Not sure about it yet — but perhaps it picks up. How have you been doing? & your mother? Hope all is well there.

Oh great report on Hamilton! We are very interested to see it but don’t think we get Disney Plus … so we’ll have to check into ways here to get it. So glad you all got to see it again. Speaking of Chernow, Robert is really liking his book on Rockefeller called Titan, which he reads like a Bible. ha. Saying it’s his favorite book etc. I agree about the Chicks. The name doesn’t do much for me … but we’ll see about the music.