Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Reading/Watching

  • Why Do You Read Whatever You Read?

    Different people read for different reasons, and even individuals read for different reasons at different times. I find the variety intriguing and also the logic behind our choices. For example, I can tell my progress in the book I’m writing by what I’m reading. When I’m in the middle of writing a book—which seems to…

  • Silent Movies

    Mr. Math and I have been on a run of viewing silent movies. It’s quite interesting. I hadn’t known much about them, beyond loving Metropolis. The latest version of Metropolis, which comes closest to reconstructing the entire original film is impressive, and made me more curious about silent films. Right now, we’re watching Fantomas, a…

  • Losing Interest

    Mr. Math and I been watching a number of ongoing television series lately. We tend to binge-watch – we wait until a season (or more) of episodes are available on DVD, then chew through a season in a week or so. I’m starting to think that binge-watching makes us tougher critics: while the ongoing storylines…

  • Two Books

    I read two books last week and have been thinking about both of them. I liked them both, but liked one better and have been trying to figure out why. The first was THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett. The second was ROOM by Emma Donoghue. THE HELP is set in the early 1960’s in Mississippi,…

  • A Book About New York

    I like to read books about other places, both fiction and non-fiction. And there are several cities that figure prominently in the collection of books I’ve acquired over the years. I tend to pick up books about New York City, Paris and Venice. Mr. Math picks up books about broader swaths of territory, like Russia,…