A Winter Book - Selected Stories (2006) by Tove Jansson

 Robin's choices

Theme: Somewhat Chilly

Sadly only three HBGers attended this in person with written reviews being more plentiful that in person, face-to-face discussion on Sunday 17th March 2024 at Robin's penthouse flat in central Lewes

READ: A Winter Book - Selected Stories (2006) by Tove Jansson

Tove’s short stories were not to everyone’s taste but a small majority were enthused

Nick 7 / Tristan 8 / Nigel 4 / Keith 5 / Roland 4 / Robin 7 / Hamish 7.5

 

LISTEN: Ágætis byrjun (1999) by Sigur Rós

One of those albums that seemed completely ubiquitous when it came out. 

Nick OK / Tristan not good / Nigel 8 / Keith not his thing / Roland 6 / Robin 7 / Hamish good

WATCH: The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter 

From “killing” his computerised chess game in a fit of pique, this classic film is ultimately a study of masculinity in crisis. Unlike Alien, this is all blokes under siege from an alien life form, and all are behaving in a stereotypically classic masculine fashion. An alien? Nothing a load of dynamite and flamethrowers won’t fix though why they have quite so much dynamite, and a flamethrower, is never explained. Not to everyone’s taste though…

Nick didn’t like / Tristan liked / Nigel 8 / Keith not keen / Roland 8 / Robin 8 / Hamish liked

HBG endorse it: 8 February 2024 - 16 March 2024

The Rest Is History - Britain in 1974 episodes (Podcast)

Death comes to Pemberley (Netflix)

Past Lives (Netflix)

American Fiction (2023) dir by Cord Jefferson (Film)

Society of the Snow (Netflix)

Saltburn (Film) (Prime)

The Kitchen (2023) dir by by Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya (Netflix)

Anatomy of a Fall (Film)

Poor Things (Film) (Disney+)

The Dome cinema, Worthing