I’ve become obsessed- or rather, re-obsessed- with The Princess Bride. This includes the book and the movie, both written by William Goldman. If you’ve never read it, YOU MUST. If you’ve never seen it, YOU MUST. The two are very different, yet equally wonderful. The Book: A “classic” fairytale told from inside a cynical kid’s bedroom, it […]
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Friday Book Review: Gone Girl
I don’t usually gravitate toward thrillers, but a couple of weeks ago I was looking for a book that would provide me with a bit of escapism, and a friend recommended Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
The Exception To The Book/Movie Rule
I think most book lovers agree that the experience of reading a book is always greater than the experience of watching that book come to life onscreen. It’s a simple reason: when you read, almost everything is left up to your interpretation and imagination. That’s always going to be a deeper, more personal engagement than […]
In Her Shoes
True to my word, after being pleasantly surprised by Jennifer Weiner’s writing in Then Came You, I went back to try some of her books that I had once rejected. This weekend, when I was packing for a girl’s weekend away, I threw In Her Shoes into my bag. Appropriately, it’s a novel about female […]