Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters: Post-Read Thoughts

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 [...]

Wherein I Add Several Books to My TBR List

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 [...]

Sunday Spotlight: ‘Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters’

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 [...]