All Forms of Art

Paul Auster, the author of innumerable literary works of fiction and non-fiction, winner of multiple awards, presents us in this book with a highly unusual novel. A story within a story. When I first started reading this ‘Book of Illusions’ , I was not sure of what I would find within. I picked it randomly out of many in my parents-in-law’s library and gave it a try. It was interesting, well written, but didn’t seem like the kind of book that’d keep me in a chair for hours on end. The first pages tell us such a sad story, that it almost makes us feel bad just for knowing about it. “It’s not fair” might be the first thing that comes into your mind. But then, that really sad and destroyed man starts to react in his own weird way and at some point, you’ll be so interested as he is, in his new obsession. You’ll follow his story, as well as the story of the man he wants to meet, with the same eagerness and, somewhere along the way you’ll look at the clock and realize ...

An Australian show about maternity and just like that stage of life itself is often hilarious, dramatic and chaotic. We follow the day by day of a recent mom and all her problems with her new life. The doubts, the fears and the constant state of exhaustion. As a mother of a young child, I particularly enjoyed this show because I identify with all of that. Dealing with the baby is actually easy, but dealing with the rest of our life while taking care of the baby, is the actual hard part. I think the show is really well done and if you have children you’ll most likely immediately empathize with Audrey and the other women in her parenting group. If you’re not, you’ll probably laugh regardless, as it is a very hilarious time in people’s lives (especially for those who can sleep). Unfortunately, the show only has 7 episodes, but I find myself already anxiously awaiting this great show’s second season. 😊