Miscellaneous

Some of the activities that I feel provide a lot of meaning to me include reading fiction and watching films. With the fear of sounding too pretentious, I think film, literature and other art forms are incredibly important as they help our life experiences be less singular, make us see things from different perspectives, and let us ponder on ideas that would otherwise elude us.

Below, I list down some of my favorite books and films. The lists follow no particular order and are selected based on my personal experiences with them and not meant to provide any objective ranking.

Favorite Books:

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Favorite Films:

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004) by Michel Gondry
Burning (2018) by Lee Chang-dong
Secret Sunshine (2007) by Lee Chang-dong
A Brighter Summer Day (1991) by Edward Yang
In the Mood for Love (2001) by Wong Kar-wai
Her (2013) by Spike Jonze
Paris, Texas (1984) by Wim Wenders
The Disciple (2021) by Chaitanya Tamhane
Mulholland Drive (2001) by David Lynch
I am Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Charlie Kaufman
Barry Lyndon (1975) by Stanley Kubrik

With sparing moments of inspirations I try to jot down my thoughts on films I saw or books I read, some of which you can find below. I am also fairly active on Letterboxd and Goodreads.

December 31, 2022: Book Review - Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
January 19, 2022: Movie Review - Burning (2018) by Lee Chang Dong
April 21, 2021: Series Review - Mad Men by Matthew Weiner
September 13, 2020: Movie Review - I am Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Charlie Kaufman
June 05, 2020: Movie Review - Her (2013) by Spike Jonze

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