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    chesilbeach 2009

    in Past Book Logs

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    Unfortunately, I've got one of the weird obsessive type things, where I can't start a series and not read every book in it, so the books would have to get really bad for me not to read them all. I've always been the same - I blame Enid Blyton!

    chesilbeach 2009

    in Past Book Logs

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    I was totally determined to get off the supernatural stuff and back to normal reading, and I needed to read Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella as it has to go back to the library at the end of the week. The problem was, Twenties Girl is a big, heavy hardback, and I wanted something to read in bed last night, so I picked up the much lighter Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

     

    I've just put it down, and now I have another series of supernatural books I'm going to have to read :) Another young adult take on the vampyre mythology, set in a boarding school, the plucky young heroine, the mysterious adult looking over her, the most popular girl is a nasty, selfish young madam - plus, in fact, all the expected clich

    What are Everyone's Favourite Films?

    in Music / TV / Films

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    I love Amelie, rocky horror picture show (never fails to make me smile!) and if i'm being entirely honest, a good muppet film =p I'm admitting here and now that i adore 'A Muppet Christmas Carol' oh the shame.

     

    I love Amelie too, and there is absolutely no shame in adoring A Muppet Christmas Carol - one of the best Christmas films ever, and I think it's completely wonderful.

    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

    in Children's / Young Adult

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    I know this is the Twilight thread, but this is about the impact of the books, so I hope it's okay here. I just read this article in the Guardian about the Wuthering Heights reissue we've been talking about, but this is the excerpt that caught my eye:

     

    A new edition of the novel, repackaged in a similar style to Meyer's Twilight books – black cover, white flower, tagline "love never dies" – was released in May this year, and has already sold more than 10,000 copies in the UK, nearly twice as many as the traditional Penguin Classic edition, making it Waterstone's bestselling classic.

     

    It goes on to quote some reviews from young readers on the Waterstone's site, which makes me think that although they may have bought the book, they won't necessarily be rushing out to buy any more classics.

    chesilbeach 2009

    in Past Book Logs

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    Living With The Dead turned out to be a bit darker than the previous books in the series, and the last few pages have left me intrigued as to where the series will go next. The narrative switches between four different characters, a necessity to be able to explain the story properly. It was interesting to have the different views of the supernatural world, although I did think there was one too many plot twists to get to the finale, but it was a minor quibble really, as it was still an exciting adventure.

    Gyre's Reading Adventures 2009!

    in Past Book Logs

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    So, I'm in the bookshop today, and I see some book covers that look familiar, and I suddenly realise they're the House of Night books that you and Lexie have been saying good things about, and before I know it, I've bought the first two in the series! :) At least they were on special offer and it was buy one get one free, so I got the first two for

    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

    in Children's / Young Adult

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    Its good marketing, targeting a specific group (fan girls) as we know, but ultimately, its really tacky marketing :)

     

    Thanks Gyre, tacky is exactly the word I've been looking for to describe it.

     

    It is! Anyone who goes out and reads a book because a fictional character likes it, is like, obsessed or something, and THAT'S what they're appealing to.

     

    I mean, half of them probably wouldn't even read Wuthering Heights ANYWAY once they realised what it's like.

     

    I guess the only good that can come of it, is if some of the fan girls buy it, do actually read it, and it opens their eyes to the wider world of books away from Twilight. I'm probably living in a dream world, but I do try to look on the bright side if I can find one!

    Shakespeare

    in Poetry, Plays & Short Stories

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    Apparently (I haven't actually seen it all myself) the Branagh film glosses over the most problematic aspects of Much Ado, i.e. Claudio being an untrusting cad who does not actually deserve to end up with Hero, hence the happy ending isn't really a happy ending for everyone... thoughts?

     

    I can only talk about the film, not having read or seen the play, and it's been a few years since I've watched it, but from what I remember, Claudio is the innocent party in all the dealings, and it plays out to a happy ending for all.

     

    For a Brannagh adaptation, it's one of the ones I enjoy most, as it appears to be set in the correct time period, the cinematography is beautiful, and the dialogue between the actors seems to flow so well that you quickly forget you're watching a Shakespeare play and I feel engrossed in the story really easily.

     

    I watched his version of Love's Labour's Lost again a couple of months ago, and I think I might have to dig out my DVD of Much Ado this weekend for another viewing, particularly if it started raining again!

    Poppy's Paperbacks

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I listen to Stephen Fry reading the Harry Potter books all the time .. practically on rotation .. there is nothing like Stephen reading you a story ..

    I agree! He's got the most wonderful voice to listen to - I also downloaded him reading some Oscar Wilde short stories which is wonderful as well.

    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

    in Children's / Young Adult

    Posted · Edited by chesilbeach

    I've just remembered something I meant to post about a few weeks ago - has anyone seen the attempt to cash in with the Twilight inspired/branded copy of Wuthering Heights? It's being marketed in the YA section of bookshops and it has a black cover with a single flower on it, obviously tying in with the Twilight style and has what is meant to look like a sticker printed on the front with the quote "Bella & Edward's favourite book".

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