Le Morte Darthur can die a rather epic death.
Le Morte Darthur (The Death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Mallory was my latest project. The book was subtitled ‘The Hoole Book of Kyng Arthur and of His Noble Knythes of the Rounde Table’. Yes, I read it...
View Article46. Anne of Green Gables, and Ilona of The Friande
Some of you may remember my haiku giveaway a while back – it was actually a blatant excuse for getting reading recommendations from randoms. I even made a pie chart of the most recommended books, one...
View Article47. How I learnt that Mr Hardy wants to be very Far From the Madding Crowd.
Like any art form, a book reveals plenty about its creator. For example, Thomas Hardy was rather obsessed with farming being, like, the way of life. Or, at least, that’s what reading Far From the...
View Article64. The bare bones of The Lovely Bones?
First of all – what a bizarre title! Yes, it comes from a quote in the book, but I still have no clue what bones are lovely, and why, exactly, bones are lovely in the first place. Secondly, my best...
View ArticleIn which I get busy…
Some of you may have seen that I recently did a guest post at The Blue Bookcase for Anne of Green Gables. Apparently, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, because I have somehow found myself...
View ArticleThe Turn of the Screw, and faux-scary Halloween decorations.
I live in Australia; hence the British spelling, frequent bouts of spell-check rage at WordPress, and, according to an American friend, a distinct lack of sugary breakfast options. Even worse, we...
View Article68. Bridget Jones’s… no! The Friande’s Diary
Dear diary, Another fabulous day in the sun, finishing up Bridget Jones’s Diary, and getting my tan ready for summer. Unfortunately, the sun seemed intent on moving from one side of the sky to...
View ArticleThe, incredibly literate and rather fabulous, Picture of Dorian Gray
Q. Please highlight one of your favorite books and why you would consider it “literary.” A. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Because it’s quite awesome. Ok, not exactly an ‘A’ worthy answer. Let’s get...
View Article95. The taste and decency of A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces is set in the early ‘60s of New Orleans, written by John Kennedy Toole in 1969, but not published until 1980 through the perseverance of his mother (read: the stalking of an...
View ArticleI promise it’s not over.
Hello my sweet chinchillas! You may have noticed that I haven’t updated recently. I’ve been having Internet connection problems, but have also been mega busy in the lead-up to holidays. I know, I know...
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