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Nov

2018

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Posted On November 19, 2018 By Gio And has No Comment

The Vegetarian by Han Kang From the book description: Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are […]

Jul

2018

Shōgun by James Clavell

Posted On July 25, 2018 By Gio And has No Comment

Shōgun by James Clavell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last spring, I decided to re-read Shogun by James Clavell. I was curious to see what I would think of it, as adult. As a teenager I had loved it. To my surprise, 30 years later, […]

Jul

2018

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Posted On July 25, 2018 By Gio And has No Comment

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko My rating: 2 of 5 stars Mildly amusing, a mix of Harry Potter meets Sam Spade meets Lord of the Ring, but it reads mostly as a very banal story both in form and substance to leave any lasting memory. Originally […]

Jul

2018

After Brexit, watch Italy (Politika Journal)

Posted On July 5, 2018 By Gio And has No Comment

After Brexit, Keep a Close Watch on Italy and Its Five Star Movement Published in The Wind Of Anti-Establishment – Reform, Revolt Or Revolution, Politika Annual Journal, 2016, Politics and Public Administration Association SSS HKUSU. pp: 35-40 If the flipbook does not show, download the […]

Sep

2017

My Instagram Feed

Posted On September 27, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

Aug

2017

Review: Seveneves (***)

Posted On August 24, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

(Originally published in Blogcritics.com) Seveneves would have certainly worked better as two stand-alone novels. Stephenson should have paid more attention not only to the structure, but also to the style. His writing needed to be more focused on the story and characters, than interesting facts. And yet, its many […]

Aug

2017

Review: Dunkirk (***)

Posted On August 21, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

Should we love Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk? No! The film original aim might have been to be a subtle, understated epic about national brotherhood. It meant to show us the indomitable spirit of the people who later withstood the German bomb blitz, fought on the beaches and never […]

Aug

2017

Review: L’Amant Double (**)

Posted On August 14, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

L’Amant Double (AKA The Double Lover) is a flawed, yet at times intriguing, playful and mildly disturbing psychological thriller, with e a high degree of sexual energy. Francois Ozon is one of France’s most interesting filmmakers. For almost two decades now, he has tried his hand […]

Aug

2017

Review: Atomic Blonde (****)

Posted On August 9, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

Atomic Blonde, with its beautiful Berlin set, and especially thanks to the performances of Charlize Theron and James McAvoy, is pretty entertaining and worth the price of admission. Take Jason Bourne, James Bond, La Femme Nikita, Agent Salt and more than a few extracts from the […]

Apr

2017

Photos: All That Swing

Posted On April 30, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

Photos from All That Swing – The Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra and Vivian Poon

Mar

2017

Photos: Street Art Squared

Posted On March 7, 2017 By Gio And has No Comment

Street Art

Dec

2016

What’s next for Italy?

Posted On December 6, 2016 By Gio And has No Comment

In a climate of widespread discontent with Italy’s political establishment, a new election might wipe out most of the parties in the current government coalition.