In this memoir/film class, Ms. Ison reveals how movies shaped her attitudes about life. Chapters include How to Go Crazy, How to Be Lolita, How to Be a Drunk, and How to Die in Style. In each essay, the author talks about several films that she saw during her formative years and the life lessons that she gleaned from them. For instance, How to Die in Style discusses Love Story, Harold and Maude, In Cold Blood, and Thelma & Louise, among others. Her preteen perspectives on the heavy themes of sex, death, and addiction are especially interesting. Plus, it will give you a huge list of old movies to revisit while the Belcourt’s closed!
The Main Library will reopen Saturday, Oct 26. Holds pending pickup remain available at Looby branch through its closing on Thursday, Oct 24. Then they will be transferred back to the Main Library where you can pick them up beginning Saturday.