Currently Reading (& more): 07/04/2019

[drownsoda]

 Books on-the-go:

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: I've started to re-read my favourite plays and fill in the gaps of the ones I never did read - when is a better time than during lockdown? I just finished Julius Caesar and I'm about to start Coriolanus
• Le Morte d'Arthur: I've been listening to this on Librivox. I won't lie, Merlin sparked my interest in reading the Arthur stories - the last time I visited them was probably in primary school! 
• De Profundis by Oscar Wilde: This is a particular Penguin edition that also contains selected essays and poems by Wilde. So far I am finding it a beautiful, but hard-hitting read.        
• Stalin's Englishman: A biography of Cambridge spy Guy Burgess. I find the whole case rather fascinating, and he, regardless of opinion of him, certainly merits a closer look.

Tv I've been binging:

• Tiger King: I ended up watching this entirely in one sitting. I felt it lost its momentum a little towards the end, but I still felt compelled to finish it there and then. I think Netflix have refound what made their Originals so addictive with this; it's just wacky, with characters so strange and abhorrent yet charismatic. Not to mention, released at the perfect time, perhaps!

Planning on watching:

• Killing Eve: One of those, 'oh I'll definitely watch that, it's a cultural moment, can't be missed...' shows that I inevitably never did watch. However, two of my friends in real life have recently become obsessed, so I feel I should follow suit and see what I'd been missing.
  
• Cambridge Spies: I had trouble finding this series on my Firestick, but I'm sure I'll be able to find it somewhere. How it's eluded me for so long is what's surprising; it's right up my street! If my love for Another Country is any indication, I should love this.

Until next week!