Downbeat

I found a review today where someone had been so disappointed by then end of The Snow Queen that they felt like throwing their ereader against the wall.  The upside was that they felt that the story was beautifully written—which was very flattering.

I suppose i think that short stories are fair game;

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Talking of downbeat, I’ve just finished watching BENT on the DVD and feel a bit crushed.  Of course I didn’t expect it to end well, how could it?  But it was very hard to watch, which is how it should be.  I applaud Sherman hugely for doing the play in the first place, and really wish I’d seen the original version. Clive Owen isn’t my favourite actor, but I have to admit that he worked very well as Max, and Jagger was brilliant too.  I don’t think the script worked as well on the DVD as it would have done onstage, because it was a little self-conscious, and “play-like” – I would have preferred a more natural style, but it only seemed that way in certain sections.  I liked the way the Nazis were not over-stagey, prowling monsters.  Just men doing terrible things, without over-dramatics. It will stay with me forever, I think.  I should do a fuller review on Speak Its Name.

 

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