a_little_person's reviews
43 reviews

Directing Actors by Judith Weston

informative medium-paced

4.0

This book didn't inspire me, nor did it give me the urge to jump full of energy and happiness. But it is a very comprehensible and thorough book about directing. I really enjoyed the practicality of it, which is quite rare in books. It is great to get prepared for a shoot with actors, and Judith is really good at putting the readers at ease. Always reminding us of the important parts.

Noces / L'Eté by Albert Camus

fast-paced

3.0

It's nice. In the good sense of the word. It makes the world a nice place to adopt his way of seeing it.

Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity by Byung-Chul Han

reflective fast-paced

4.0

1 or 2 chapters were a bit tedious to go through. But the rest were exquisite. His books are such nice reads, such fistfulls of thoughts to think. 

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

medium-paced

2.5

Hit or miss. It is oscillating between interesting points of view, and overanalysis through Freudian nonsense. The writting feels detached from reality ; the points made are sometimes so convoluted and lost in Freudian Jargon that it isn't understandable. I am really missing simple and concise sentences, which are able to get an argument across, instead of an academic paper. It gets lost, and cannot bridge the gap between Theory and usefulness outside of it's world. 

Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement by Anuradha Ghandy

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

Concise, to the point. Masterfully written. Great overview of Feminism and it's critiques.

Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks

fast-paced

3.0

Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind by Sakyong Mipham

fast-paced

3.0

It feels introductory to meditation, and to running. What I would have loved is diving into Meditation + running, whose surface it barely scratched. Would recommend for either a beginning runner or meditator, besides that it is rather benign.

Landscapes of Liminality: Between Space and Place by

medium-paced

3.0

Very difficult to know for whom the book is. It's a collection of 10 essays that uses liminality to explore their thesis. Since the topics are so divers, it is difficult to really get into them all. The inquiry of liminality's concept wasn't satisfying as an exploration. It mostly is just used as a tool for understanding different social and anthropological cases.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Roland Barthes

reflective fast-paced

4.0

Fascinating insight into his well articulated thoughts. Some words where put on my feelings about photography which I never dared to think about - mostly about not connecting with the grand majority of photographs. Quick and not too heavy. Nice for a day in bed!

Creative Quest by Questlove

lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

It's nice. Very safe. Feels conversational. Sometimes makes you think a bit, but mostly not mindshattering. If you are interested in music, it might even be richer.