Byatt's Possession? Loved. Lovedlovedloved. And every other Byatt I attempted to read after it failed to thrill me.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Beverly - Dec 30, 2010 7:23:36 pm PST #13365 of 28282
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Barb - Dec 30, 2010 7:25:30 pm PST #13366 of 28282
“Not dead yet!”
Add me to the list of those who loved Possession.
Kat - Dec 31, 2010 3:45:47 am PST #13367 of 28282
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Beverly, TOTALLY agree. I adored Possession, but everything else was sort of meh.
It's a support novel/lit circle choice for my AP unit on Romance (both in the classical sense and the modern). Possession is a good one because it spans both the classical definition of questing and the modern. (Other choices are Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Last of the Mohicans).
Strix - Dec 31, 2010 4:48:25 am PST #13368 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I liked Possession, was meh on her other stuff. Much like Donna Tartt. I REALLY loved The Secret History, but The Little Friend? Bored me to tears.
I've got to start some re-reading. I'm starting off next semester with three classes, and doing Beowulf, Oedipus and A Room of One's Own, none of which I've actually taught, but which I know pretty well.
Jesse - Dec 31, 2010 5:06:17 am PST #13369 of 28282
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mockingjay is ready for me at the library! And they are open today! And it is a long weekend! It is a New Year's miracle!
Liese S. - Dec 31, 2010 7:10:46 am PST #13370 of 28282
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Dude, I`ve been spending too much time at Other Places. I just cursored up to the nav bar to hit "like" on your post. But yay, libraries. Which reminds me, I need to send off my out of state app for my Philadelphia library card! So I can check out ebooks, since my local library doesn`t do it. Frustrating, because the Phoenix libraries do, but not mine.
Liese S. - Dec 31, 2010 7:13:19 am PST #13371 of 28282
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ooh, and don`t forget Kindle started loaners. And B&N edited their code so you can now see which books are lendable when browsing on your Nook. I only have one, the entire Anne of Green Gables series, which I`m reading now. But when I`m done, somebody can totally borrow it! I think it`s dumb there`s a one time limit.
Sue - Dec 31, 2010 8:36:57 am PST #13372 of 28282
hip deep in pie
Kindle loans are only for Americans. Pout.
Liese S. - Dec 31, 2010 12:39:21 pm PST #13373 of 28282
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Really? That sucks. Amerocentric!
Sue - Dec 31, 2010 12:44:56 pm PST #13374 of 28282
hip deep in pie
Yeah, web browser is only available for Americans too.