Book: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Perfect. Some of the best lines and descriptions every written.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
August Book #2
Book: My Antonia by Willa Cather
A book that made me fondly remember my childhood, it's much in the style of To Kill a Mockingbird or A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; a nostalgic feeling of the past in a series of connected stories. A very good book.
A book that made me fondly remember my childhood, it's much in the style of To Kill a Mockingbird or A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; a nostalgic feeling of the past in a series of connected stories. A very good book.
Sunday, August 7, 2005
August Book #1
Book: A Shakespeare Sketchbook by Renwick St. James with artwork by James C. Christensen
A fabulous book for the Shakespeare lover and neophyte alike. Combining beautiful artwork with well done synopses and little known facts about Elizabethan theatre - it is an incredible book!
A fabulous book for the Shakespeare lover and neophyte alike. Combining beautiful artwork with well done synopses and little known facts about Elizabethan theatre - it is an incredible book!
Friday, July 29, 2005
July Book #3 & 4
Books: Lost in a Good Book and The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
The second and third book of the Thursday Next series. I read The Eyre Affair [the first book in the series] in London and loved it. These two books were good as well. They contain many allusions to classic novels. They are a nerdy English majors idea of a funny, inside-joke-filled series.
The second and third book of the Thursday Next series. I read The Eyre Affair [the first book in the series] in London and loved it. These two books were good as well. They contain many allusions to classic novels. They are a nerdy English majors idea of a funny, inside-joke-filled series.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
July Book #2
Book: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
I read this a long time ago and loved it. This time I was much less impressed by it. All around the characters are pretty one-dimensional. But it DOES explain the story in a much more satisfactory way than the musical. Slow in parts, but still worth reading.
I read this a long time ago and loved it. This time I was much less impressed by it. All around the characters are pretty one-dimensional. But it DOES explain the story in a much more satisfactory way than the musical. Slow in parts, but still worth reading.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
July Book #1
Book: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Very good fairy tale. Same author as The Goose Girl and Enna Burning. Characters are likable and well-written with unique names. A good book to give as a gift or suggest for someone to read. Romantic. Girly.
Very good fairy tale. Same author as The Goose Girl and Enna Burning. Characters are likable and well-written with unique names. A good book to give as a gift or suggest for someone to read. Romantic. Girly.
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