They're remaking Ice Castles ferchrissakes.
They are doing that IN MY TOWN! Oh, the humanity!
Ouhh! Snacks! The secret to any successful migration! Who's up for some tasty fried meat products!?
Anya ,'Touched'
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."
Sue - Apr 07, 2009 3:09:15 pm PDT #8736 of 28420
hip deep in pie
Kate P. - Apr 07, 2009 5:06:21 pm PDT #8737 of 28420
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Can y'all give me titles of young adult novels where the lead character is either just out of high school or in college proper?
Two that came to mind right away are both about guys in the summer after high school: Catch by Will Leitch, and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You by Peter Cameron (both very good, btw).
A few of Ellen Wittlinger's books are in that age/time period. I forget which one I'm thinking of, but one of her more recent ones is sort of a sequel/follow up (focusing on different characters) and the main character is taking a year off after high school/before college.
That's Love and Lies, the sequel to Hard Love.
Kat - Apr 07, 2009 6:03:21 pm PDT #8738 of 28420
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
for CJ, I'd also recommend D'Auliere's which is probably more kid friendly than Hamilton's mythology. D'Auliere's is often in middle school libraries.
But Odysseus is such a jerk.
And SUCKED a leader.
I'm thinking of the must reads before entering my AP class next year. I think, for what I do, it's these things you need before English Lit makes sense:
1. The Bible
2. The Odyssey
3. The Aeneid
4. The Inferno.
That might be my summer reading list.
beth b - Apr 07, 2009 8:29:15 pm PDT #8739 of 28420
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Has CJ read the percy Jackson series? I love the whole concept of the gods still being around -- still up to their old tricks -- and Dionysus all grumpy because he can't have anything stronger than diet cola. It would be fun to read those along with books on greek mythology. I'm curious how -- accurate they are. That's not exactly the word I mean.
juliana - Apr 07, 2009 8:59:56 pm PDT #8740 of 28420
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I understand his Hamlet is nearly all the original with minor changes. Hamlet is my favorite, and yet I haven't seen his version.
Branagh's Hamlet is the entirety of the Second Quarto, with a few lines from the Folio, therefore clocking in at 4+ hours. It's also a stunning argument for editing Shakespeare down for performance.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2009 9:10:26 pm PDT #8741 of 28420
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The whole bible, for reals? I mean, I did read it, but it didn't lend itself to the sort of absorption I associate with a high school lit class. Massive chunks of it went in and then right out.
You know, the bits with the names.
Anne W. - Apr 08, 2009 1:26:26 am PDT #8742 of 28420
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Beth, I adore the Percy Jackson series. From what little I can tell, they're fairly true to the mythology they're based on, allowing for some wiggle room for comedic or dramatic effect. To be honest, in some ways I like them better than the Harry Potter books. Percy is an engaging narrator, and remarkably angst-free while still being complex.
Plus, funny as hell.
le nubian - Apr 08, 2009 2:51:52 am PDT #8743 of 28420
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
juliana,
your post lead me out into the net unsupervised and I found a marvelous post about Hamlet and the Bad Quarto. Linked here if anyone cares:
Sue - Apr 08, 2009 3:40:59 am PDT #8744 of 28420
hip deep in pie
It's also a stunning argument for editing Shakespeare down for performance.
OMG! And for Branagh not directing himself, as much as I loved Henry V, I hated his Hamlet.
Barb - Apr 08, 2009 4:25:58 am PDT #8745 of 28420
“Not dead yet!”
Nate is a HUGE fan of the Percy Jackson series. He's waiting with bated breath for book 5, which is going to be out in early May.
Branagh's Hamlet is the entirety of the Second Quarto, with a few lines from the Folio, therefore clocking in at 4+ hours. It's also a stunning argument for editing Shakespeare down for performance.
Word. His directorial ambitions got the better of him, I'm afraid.