I just finished Anthony David Durham's 2,100 page Acacia Trilogy. It's fantasy, very much in the vein of Tolkein or George R. R. Martin, and it was truly awesome. It was original and gripping, which is hard to do in fantasy, where so many things have been tried, done and regurgitated again and again. I just started The Liars Gospel, by Naomi Alderman. It's great so far. It's the story of Yehoshua (Jesus) through Miryam (Mary, his mother,) Judas, Caiaphas, and Barabbas.
I recently saw The Last Temptation of Christ and thought it was the best movie about Jesus I had ever seen. It was brilliant and daring. I find alternative views of Jesus' life very interesting. I only hunt and pecked through Aslan's Zealot, a book about Jesus from a biblical scholar who was born Islamic, but it is great.
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I am so sick of snow, but who isn't. Had to call in sick to work with a bad stomach thing, I am getting better (maybe 60%.)
And then I have a second interview tomorrow for a new job to try and get me out of this hot tub messs I find myself in. I even had to work yesterday, on Sunday.
I watched Byzantium tonight, a Neil Jordan vampire movie that was offbeat and absolutely amazing. Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan were amazing. It had a great historical back plot. I highly recommend it.
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