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Elle E. is 24 and teaches in a state overrun by the spawn of yuppies. Therefore she is a full-time heretic much afflicted by spleen.
the colour green, reading, scribes and orators, ruffs, cuffs, Machiavellian villains and vindictive heroes.
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Dracula's Guest and Other Stories
Bram Stoker
Blurb: In this rich collection of thirteen macabre tales, Bram Stoker, creator of the Gothic masterpiece, Dracula, and one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, presents us with a weird and chilling variety of unsettling stories.
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The Somnambulist
Jonathan Barnes
Rating 
Although the plot withered out before the end, I found it very hard to put down this book. I think I have grasped the reason behind the readability of this book. Barnes' strength lies in his quirky characters, not his ambitious but poorly constructed plot. If you're not given to reading books with many loose ends, don't bother with this one.
On Royalty
Jeremy Paxman
Rating 
I do enjoy my Paxman every once in a while. The subtitle explains it all: "A very polite inquiry into some strangely related families".
Flashman and the Dragon
George MacDonald Fraser
Rating 
Apparently, female readers should be highly offended by
The Flashman Papers. I'm still waiting for that moment when my favourite coward offends my sensibilities. Anyways, in the 8th volume of the series, he lands himself in China during the Taiping Rebellion and gets ravished by Yehonala in the process. Now that's what I'm talking about!
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
Rating
I'm impressed. Philippa Gregory hasn't lost her touch after all. Perhaps I only say that since Elizabeth doesn't figure in this Tudor Court novel. Hmm. Nevertheless, I like the multiple narratives and the overwrought emotions.
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Friday, February 22, 2008 - 12:49 PM
i'm feeling high. I'm on medication for the past 3 days and I haven't gone to work. My tonsils are working against me again. One more reason why I shouldn't be a teacher.
I wanted to write some meaningful review of North and South, the BBC drama. That the quality of the production was very high and that the casting was almost perfect. And something or other about the hotman, RIchard Armitage, an actor who looks a contented mix of Hugh Jackman and who is that guy? I forget so quikly. Sometimes I forget what I want to say in mid-sentence.
Comments:
Is this a new version of North and South? I remember seeing it on TV years and years ago - it was one of the first "grown up" series my mom let me watch.
Ah no, not new exactly. It's from 2004.
North and South was such an amazing movie! I've got the book but I've yet to read it. However, I'm told the ending is just not as good as the movie ending, which I thought was absolutely perfect.
The train scene - ugh... I hate to sound like I'm gushing, but really, it was such a great movie.
That's all. I'm done.
Renate at
3:42 AM, March 06, 2008