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Review of: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 976 pages; Modern Library, 2000 Summary: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This will perhaps not be very encouraging (but hopefully it will be helpful) to future readers to hear but: in my humble opinion, there is no way [...] The NYT’s ArtsBeatBlog reports today that a new CGI cartoon version of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is being planned. Hmmm. I love The Lorax. I loved it as a child, and I loved the cartoon version done in 1972. I loved it when I was at Cornell University and the folks from Ecology House [...] Review of The Mists of Avalon By: Marion Zimmer Bradley 876 pages, Del-Ray/Ballantine, 1982. Summary: a retelling of the Arthurian legend and of the women behind his throne. I am somewhat biased about this book. I’ve read it, probably, at least a dozen times; let’s put it this way, my hardcover copy is [...] Look, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. And when that didn’t pan out (it was a shocking disappointment), then I wanted a career in theatre. And then that didn’t work out, and then I became a librarian. You don’t always end up where you think you’re going to, but I’m [...] A story on NPR.org caught my eye today. It’s about a French girl who wrote a memoir about working as a cashier. ‘Checkout girl’ Anna Sam Cashes In With Bestselling Memoir “Sam began working as a cashier during college to support her literature studies. When graduation came and went, no other jobs were available. [...] Apparently technorati needs me to post this: ze79qt8wu4 Review of Wuthering Heights By: Emily Bronte 400 pages, Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. Summary: The tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. I was surprised at how quick a read this was, and [...] I like to think I’m a somewhat frugal person. I mean, out of necessity, if nothing else. I don’t have money for big trips. I almost never go to concerts because ticket prices are just too ridiculous. I don’t have a giant flat-screen TV or a shiny new car (my 2000 Ford Escort still [...] |
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