2.Dec.2009 at 2 | jspeyton
On sense, sensibility, and sea monsters:
Remember when, a couple of months ago, I read and reviewed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, this Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters post is the bizzaro-world post of that. Nearly everything you will read in this post is the exact opposite of what I wrote in the P&P&Z [...]
Tagged: Books, Books Read 09, Reading ,ben h. winters, jane austen, pride and prejudice and zombies, sea monsters, seth graham-smith
28.Nov.2009 at 28 | jspeyton
On the Times’ 100 notables of 2009:
Yesterday was a big, fat no man’s land day for me. I wasn’t a part of the rampaging crowds mobbing the stores on the Black Friday (just the thought of it gives me goosebumps *shivers*) and obviously I didn’t post. What did I do yesterday? Read. I’m pretty sure [...]
Tagged: Reading ,100 notable books of 2009, aleksander hemon, amy gerstler, ben h. winters, bill streever, colsen whitehead, colum mccann, dan choan, daniel mendelsohn, daniyal mueenuddin, david grann, greg grandin, hilary mantel, m.r. james, maile meloy, mary beard, mary karr, new york times, nick reding, sarah waters, steven johnson, wells tower
22.Nov.2009 at 22 | jspeyton
On sense, sensibility, and…well, sea monsters:
Story One: A few months ago, after I’d read both Pride and Prejudice and Emma for the first time, I attempted to tackle Sense and Sensibility. I… didn’t like it. I found Marianne exceedingly annoying and her sister Elinor just as boring. To be fair, I didn’t get very far [...]
Tagged: Reading ,ben h. winters, emma, jane austen, pride and prejudice, sense and sensibility and sea monsters, seth graham-smith