I watched the Percy Jackson movies when they came out and vowed I was never going to watch them again. They were awful, they butchered a book series I enjoyed, and it was especially frustrating after the Harry Potter books started out as portraying the books so well.* But, my … [Read more...]
Culture Shock in Colonial America, Sign of the Beaver book club
In 5th grade, I read The Sign of the Beaver and loved the story. A few years ago I was reminded of the story and on a whim looked it up to see if there was a movie for our book and a movie night, and found one. We listened to the book and the kids loved it, just like I had. They … [Read more...]
A case of mistaken identity, Shakespeare and comedy
My absolute favorite Shakespeare play is Midsummer Night's Dream. When I was in college a movie version of it came out. I happliy went to see it with my friends, and enjoyed an enchanting two hours of movie. I happily quoted along with the characters as the play progressed, was … [Read more...]
It’s Anne with an E
Growing up I refused to read Anne of Green Gables because in my mind the "girly-girls" liked to read that book. Nevermind that I read almost every other classic children's book, but I refused to read that one. My friend, Tara, heard me saying that, and laughed her head off. … [Read more...]
Pride and Prejudice Book Club
A few years ago, thanks to a random discovery I found a modern-day adaptation of Pride and Prejudice movie that I loved. Princess came in while I was watching it and fell in love with it, and I explained it was inspired by Pride and Prejudice, which of course meant she wanted to … [Read more...]
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