If it would fit, the title of this post would read: Sense and Sensibility, Part 2: An Homage to Emma Thompson As I re-read Jane Austen’s first novel (for more on the plot and analysis of Austen’s writing, see Sense and Sensibility, Part 1) I found myself thinking about and feeling awed by Emma Thompson’s screenplay […]
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Importer/Exporter: Library Book Haul
For those of you waiting for Part 2 of the Sense and Sensibility post, it’s coming. But right now I want to share the things I’m most excited about in my reading and writing worlds. This afternoon, on a whim, I stopped by the library on the way home, thinking to restock on audiobooks for […]
Sense and Sensibility: Jane Austen
When I was in high school, a friend and I read all of Jane Austen’s books together, from Sense and Sensibility (1811) to Persuasion (1817). That experience was enough to certify me as an Austen lover for life; however, since then, I’ve only re-read Pride and Prejudice about once a year, and haven’t touched the other […]
Abridgments
When I first started listening to audiobooks, I didn’t pay much attention to whether the recording was abridged or unabridged. I often found myself disappointed by plot holes, strange character progressions, and lack of description. Eventually I caught on and now I never pick up an audiobook or download a recording without first ensuring that […]
Myst-ress Christie
I haven’t written much about the mystery genre yet, and it’s due to the fact that I don’t read mysteries, except those written by the master (or myst-ress) Agatha Christie. Christie’s books are so satisfying that reading another mystery writer seems like a waste of time. I think I’m pretty open-minded about books and genres […]
Always Something There
On Saturday night I had nothing major to do, but I didn’t want to sit down and read anything serious or heavy. After spending about an hour flicking through movies on demand and concluding that there are enough good movies out there to fill Jennifer Aniston’s big toenail, I decided to read something silly and […]