Friend: What’s your favorite Sean Connery movie?
Me: (Immediately) The Rock.
Friend: Really? The Rock?
*Rewatch
Me: Yep I still love The Rock.
Tag: classics
My First Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None
By: Agatha Christie
I read my very first Agatha Christie and me being me was actually surprised by how good it was!
Great Translation- Still Don’t Like Him
The Odyssey
Homer/ Translated by: Emily Wilson
So I decided to reread this solely because of the translation- apparently the first in English by a woman. Also because I was in a serious Black Sails mood and had sea-faring pirate vibes going.
Having read a messy, broken hard to follow translation in college (or high school? I just remember being annoyed) I thought I’d give this a go. It’s a great translation but man I still hate Odysseus and his son!
The Secret Garden Was Not What I Thought
The Secret Garden
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
I always thought this book was a portal world fantasy. Girl finds secret door goes through into magic other-world garden with fairies.
Boy was I wrong about that!
They Really Nailed the Yearning: Emma
Emma.
Directed By: Autumn de Wilde
Me at the beginning of Emma: Really? Knightley can’t dress himself and pull his own pants up? Oh dear movie.
Me at the end of Emma: Aw that was so good! I think it’s my favorite Austen adaptation!
The Over 30 Tag
Well past it actually. But having put another year under my belt recently I saw this tag on A Book Olive and though it would be fun. And honestly it’s probably been 30 years since I’ve done a tag.
The original tag was created by Ink Not Blood.
Little Women: The March Sisters Return
Little Women
Directed By: Greta Gerwig
I was really excited to check out this latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s book about the March sisters. It’s a beloved story and I think if you know and love the story you’ll enjoy the movie (I did.)
The movie is coming with a lot of hype (All Gerwig needs to do is be associated with a movie and it’s over-hyped) and some awards controversy already.
Once Was Enough Reads
I’ve been having some good luck recently with reading and rereading classics I thought school had killed for me. It’s definitely a streak I hope continues but my friend and I were talking about the not a chance never again books which is just like what it sounds because sometimes once is enough.
Wait what about the Movie?
Dracula
By: Bram Stoker
Aside from over romanticized modern vampire stories my knowledge of Dracula is mostly based on the 1992 movie. Gary Oldman played Dracula. Winona and Keanu might have gotten married. Watch the movie. It’s great.
I was still a little nervous about finally picking up the novel.
It Chapter 2: Thoughts & Spoilers
It Chapter 2
Directed By: Andy Muschietti
Stephen King is well-known for not always sticking the landings as they say. It is probably a big part of that. The film makes fun of that as well teasing writer Bill that no one likes his endings.
Overall I have to say I enjoyed the film. Lots of positives. But I don’t think they stuck the landing and I don’t think that can be put on King either.
