Whew.
I repeat, whew!
I finished "Anna Karenina". As a friend (and reader of this blog) stated, "I thought I needed to read the classics…" Well Robin, I don't think we do.
I'm not sure how I feel. I googled it after I finished it. That helped. Tolstoy was the first writer to use conscious stream of thought of characters. Okay, I can appreciate that.
I also get that it was one of the first novels to have factual events. It also had a lot of politics and class system viewpoints.
Overall, not my favorite book. It was not as bad as "Vanity Fair", I'll tell you that.
I am definitely ready to move on and read something a bit more entertaining. I am also looking for something written in English (no more foreign writers for awhile).
On my reading list are the Mary Poppins books, and a book whose title I don't remember. It was a gift in a beach bag, and it wasn't anything special. I also have catching up on magazine reading.
Happy reading!
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
now all I need is a warm blanket and a bowl of popcorn
Target has dvd's at the checkouts. Most of the time they are regularly priced. Occasionally the dvd's will be $10 and on the very lucky occasion they are $5.
I have found a few good movies for $5. I always look to see what they have to offer. That's where I bought "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", for $5. That's also how much I paid for "Amelie" after it won the Oscar in 2001. I'm fairly certain that "Strange Brew" is in the same category.
Yesterday, while I was at Target, the end cap caught my eye. The dvd's weren't $5. They were on special for $4.75! Quickly I scanned the selection to see if there were any movies I couldn't live without.
"Pride & Prejudice" was among them.
Valentine's Day is coming. I decided (and rightly so; if I were to ever list our dvd collection you would understand why) to purchase the love story. It's one of my favorite versions of Jane Austin's "classic masterpiece".
Plus at a whopping $4.75 how could I turn it down? Thanks bargain bin!
Now all I need is that bowl of popcorn and a warm blanket.
I have found a few good movies for $5. I always look to see what they have to offer. That's where I bought "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", for $5. That's also how much I paid for "Amelie" after it won the Oscar in 2001. I'm fairly certain that "Strange Brew" is in the same category.
Yesterday, while I was at Target, the end cap caught my eye. The dvd's weren't $5. They were on special for $4.75! Quickly I scanned the selection to see if there were any movies I couldn't live without.
"Pride & Prejudice" was among them.
Valentine's Day is coming. I decided (and rightly so; if I were to ever list our dvd collection you would understand why) to purchase the love story. It's one of my favorite versions of Jane Austin's "classic masterpiece".
Plus at a whopping $4.75 how could I turn it down? Thanks bargain bin!
Now all I need is that bowl of popcorn and a warm blanket.
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