June 11, 2005
books I like (read them! NOW!)
I’m feeling bossy tonight (the result of several days of trying NOT to be bossy at home, which is so very very hard), so here is my Recommended Reading List. Obey the list, and all will be well.
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (yes, we ALL saw the movie, but READ THE BOOK)
Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally (again, for the love of god, READ THE BOOK)
Charming Billy by Alice McDermott (ha ha, no movie! read! NOW!)
At Weddings and Wakes, also by Alice McDermott (while you’re at it)
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (this SHOULD have a movie, with Cate Blanchett as Grace, but it doesn’t so READ THE BOOK)
EVERYTHING by Jane Austen (lots of movies, but only Persuasion and the very very long Pride and Prejudice, with Colin Firth in his skivies, are worth it)
Persuasion by A. S. Byatt (again, SKIP THE MOVIE, read the book)
That is all. Now get thee to a library (or to the Full Circle Bookstore) RIGHT NOW.
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June 12th, 2005 at 11:34 am, M&Co. Says:
I think the only one I’ve NOT read is Schindler’s List.
June 12th, 2005 at 12:04 pm, ieatcrayonz Says:
Oh man, homework?!?
I have to admit, I haven’t picked up many books other than the reference kind since college graduation. I used to blame it on burnout, but I really don’t think I can use that excuse four years later.
I think the last book I read was “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom. I watched the TV special and it was okay, I suppose, for a low budget made-for-TV flick. The book made me cry, the show didn’t.
I think that there is an unwritten rule that all visual media based on a book must be sub-par to the original text. Case in point: “The Horse Whisperer” and “The Hunt for Red October.” Although, the latter movie is still pretty good.
But I digress…
I’ll have to check out the McDermott books. Those titles reeled me in.
Totally agree with Jane Austin, although the analytical essays I did are starting to come back and haunt me. I was never good at reading into the symbolism of any written work. What the heck is a “womb tomb” anyway, and how am I supposed to come up with something like that on my own?
Love the new subtitle and profile/mission statement.