Momo by Michael Ende Review

A young girl called Momo turns up in rags, nobody knows where she has come from but nobody cares. The neighbourhood falls in love with her and together take care of her and in return she helps them solve their problems simply by listening. Then the grey time-thieves appear forcing everyone to focus only only on work and money Momo is the only one who can resist them. It's up to Momo with the help of a professor and tortoise to save her friends.

Momo is a beautifully written character, she doesn't know how old she is or where she came from but she seems to be one of the wisest people in the book. She has two best friends Guido and Beppo who couldn't be more different, one a teller of tall tales and the other a slow paced thinker, sometimes taking half an hour to answer a question. I have met people like both of Momo's best friends so found them to be quite relatable. And Momo, well she is who I always aspired to be, even if she is a child and I am supposedly and adult.
I found the theme to be greatly relevant in the world we are living in today, like books by George Orwell (1903-1950) such as 1984 and Animal Farm, they often make you think about the type of world we are living in and what we are doing with our lives. Here we have a book that talks about living with no time to spare and here we live in a world that lives by similar values. To many times have I or others simply been to busy to be part of what matters in the world. Right now this is a book I believe we all need to read, it made my heart ache in a way that books don't often do.

This book was split into three parts 'Momo and her friends', 'The Men in Grey' and 'The Hour-Lilies' each covering a different part of story, basically introduction, adventures begin and adventures end. But each just as beautifully written, Ende is rather good at describing scenes in a way that doesn't end up be pointless description, which unfortunately some authors are guilty of. The last few chapter were written especially well, not to say the other weren't but they kept you on your feet and I couldn't bear to put it down until I'd finished the book.

This book was overall beautifully written, the characters were perfect, the storyline amazing! It made my heart both ache and dance with joy. And I'm giving this to my mum to read.

10/10
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Book Published 1973

The Lobster (2015) Review

In a dystopian society in the near future, single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice.

Featuring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz

The music in the movie was probably the most fascinating aspect, or so I thought. When there was a chase scene, with Farrell and a woman who strongly reminds me of Ruby Rose, there was no music but during a surgery the music was so intense you would think the doctor was trying to disarm a bomb not do surgery on a patient.

The theme in this movie was also intriguing, the blurb says in the "near" future meaning this is "based" in what, 10 odd years maybe a wee bit more but not much, and to think it puts you into a society where you fall in love due to one common characteristic, or if you don't get turned into the animal of your choice. Farrell character decided on a lobster which I think is really quite an interesting choice because I know if I was asked what animal what I would want to turn into, I'd say maybe a Panda. 

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I just realized while writing that it is still pretty weird, all I know is I wouldn't choose a lobster because I am in fact scared of the deep sea... Anyway this movie uses some quite vulgure language but then you have to remember it is classified as a 15 so it is to be expected. I would recommend it so long as you don't mind dead animals...

If you want a movie where they defeat all the bad guys, go against the system and win, go and watch The Hunger Games or The Divergent Trilogy but as someone who as watched the movie, if that is what you are expecting this is not the movie for you.

3.5/5 x