Welcome to the July book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! Don’t forget that earlier this month, I did an extra book review post for my July Book Binge. If you didn’t check out that post, take a look before you continue here! The Book: Ready Player One by Ernest […]
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Back To The Literature
As per my usual pattern, because it’s summertime, I’m finding myself drawn to lighter reads. But while browsing around Barnes and Noble yesterday, I came across the table of recommended literature for summer. I assumed the table was mostly targeted toward high school students, which made me realize that I read most of these great […]
Death Comes To Pemberley, But Not Jane Austen
Last month, I was disappointed in a failed attempt at Jane Austen imitation, in my post Another Jane Austen Knockoff. This month, I’m impressed by P. D. James’s efforts in Death Comes to Pemberley. The book picks up a few years after Pride and Prejudice leaves off. Darcy and Elizabeth are happily married, with two young […]
Currently Reading
I’ve been pretty lax about blogging my reading this week. Partly, that’s due to the fact that I’ve spent the week at home fixing up my new office space (which looks fantastic) and working on the baby’s room (which isn’t ready yet, but getting there). This involved all sorts of sorting, organizing and heavy lifting. […]
Another Jane Austen knockoff
Jane Austen’s work is very popular fodder for current fiction writers. The Jane Austen Book Club, Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued… I know there’s more, but I’m blanking on the titles right now. I read a romance novel awhile back based on Pride and Prejudice, featuring Elizabeth Bennet as a hotshot lawyer and Mr. […]
Sense and Sensibility: Emma Thompson
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 […]