Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema ~ Lindy West (2020)

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With the world the way that it is these days, it always helps to get a good laugh. Shit, Actually by Lindy West delivers.

Rating about two dozen modern cinematic “masterpieces” from The Fugitive, to Love, Actually, to Face/Off West compares all movies to what she quite convincingly claims to be the only perfect movie ever made – The Fugitive. All movies are satirically reviewed in essay form and are rated on a scale of 1-10 DVDs of The Fugitive. The book made me laugh out loud several times as she hilariously asks questions like why Sandra Bullock had to be the one driving the bus in Speed and decries the utter awfulness of Love, Actually and Forrest Gump. (For the record I actually love Love, Actually and I couldn’t help laughing to tears at her descriptions.)

This is a non-fiction, super fun and super easy read. I highly, highly recommend it. (243 pgs)⁣
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