I'm vastly amused by a voicemail I got from my niece yesterday. She's in college, and she called to say that she overheard a girl at school saying something about "--and they all fight to the death in this big arena!"--and so my niece ran up to her and asked if they were talking about The Hunger Games and they were, and they squeed for a few minutes and my niece learned about the movie, and before she even got back to her dorm she called me to tell me about it.
... I have another geek in the family! And she doesn't even know! *grins*
I've just pre-ordered an e-copy of
The Pale King.
I was debating whether to get it in a hardcopy or not, as the physical bigness of
Infinite Jest
was a not insignificant aspect of the experience of reading it for me.
Interview with Suzanne Collins: [link]
I was deeply amused to learn that the author of Mockingjay had previously written for "Clifford: The Puppy Years."
I enjoyed the interview with Collins. And I think her unbendingness on the necessity to
kill Prim
is very consistent with the article and the Mockingjay!
anyone who enjoys Hemingway or knowing of him, should pick up THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McClain. It's a novel told from the POV of Hadley Richardson, Hemingway's first wife and chronicles their lives from their first meeting until their divorce. Beautiful story.
JZ's mom concurs heartily with Barb.
JZ's mom concurs heartily with Barb.
Yep, yep-- JZ's mom pretty much nailed it.
JZ's mom is a good reviewer. But why all the hy-phens?
