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Bad Boys

Life Is Beautiful

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

There's an of in both of them! The Shop Around The Corner

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: 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.

Danny the Champion of the World

Ooops! Chariots of Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

In The Line Of Fire

10 Things I Hate About You

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.

Hi Sue You're in good company here

Hi cap

Dead Man Walking

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

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

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!

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.

I'd seen the one on the right, but the stairs in the background are very faint and it looks almost completely black with the white flower in front, and it was sat on a YA display table in amongst Twilight books, the House of Night series and some other fantasy books for teenagers.

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".

The Tall Guy

Three Colours White Well it had to be done, didn't it?

Three Colours Blue

Blue Thunder

Finished Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong today - another fun read from this series, with yet more new supernaturals to find out about! Started Living With The Dead by Kelley Armstrong straight afterwards, and then at least I will be done with all the paperbacks in the series, so I can move on to something else next