My Faves for November

Movie of the Month

Across the Universe

Appropriate for anyone over 18.

It is a beautiful and unique movie set to a soundtrack that is primarily Beatles. It follows a British sailor on the evolution of his life journey, the evolution of the times (1960’s) and the evolution of the Beatles music. Despite an overly long and psychedelic LSD trip sequence ( a la Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), the movie is entertaining and very moving. And the music is, dare I say, better than when the Beatles themselves sang it. It is most definitely worth purchasing the soundtrack.

Book of the Month

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaleid Hosseini

Appropriate for anyone over 16

Thank you Christian and Emily for this fantastic book recommendation! I first read The Kite Runner by the same other and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, A Thousand Splendid Suns was on an entirely different level to me. It was the kind of book that was so intriguing that I didn’t put it down from the time I started, Sunday afternoon, til the time that I finished Monday at 3am.

It is two women’s interwoven stories as they struggle to survive during the many years of war, oppression and extreme poverty in Afghanistan. It is equal parts beautiful and tragic and the kind of book that, as a woman, has me thanking the heavens I was born in America.

TV Series of the Season

Chuck

Appropriate for all ages.

If you haven’t already, you need to get into the new series Chuck! It is charming, hilarious and exciting all wrapped into one. Chuck is the story of a computer nerd who is sent an e-mail with all of the government’s top secret information before it is subsequently destroyed. The information is downloaded into his brain, and as a result he is the only one with this info. He becomes an unofficial CIA agent, while maintaining his cover job with the Nerd Herd (equivalent of Geek Squad).

The number one thing that makes this show stand out is the lovable and hilarious characters, particularly Chuck’s best friend Morgan.