Books – SAMHOPEHANSEN

GATSBY

So I saw The Great Gatsby last night with my mom… Personally, I quite enjoyed myself! Perhaps benefitting from hindsight clarity, Leonardo seemed to be made to play the part of Gatsby. From his debonair mannerisms to his explosive mental schism, Leonardo brought F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s main character to life on the big screen onceContinue reading “GATSBY”

Sometimes You Have to Grab Life by the Coattails

As many of my good friends already know, I am obsessed with Eat, Pray, Love and everything Elizabeth Gilbert. After reading both her aforementioned best-selling memoir, as well as her follow-up – Committed – and watching the film version of Eat, Pray, Love too many times, I have come to hold Elizabeth Gilbert as aContinue reading “Sometimes You Have to Grab Life by the Coattails”

Does it make you happy?

Posed by my mother, this question was in response to my latest reading material: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I picked up the novel on my way through Chicago, coming home from NYC this past weekend. Adorned with a bright yellow sticker boasting the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER label, I thought to myselfContinue reading “Does it make you happy?”