Happy International Women's Day! 🩷🩷🩷
On this day (and many many others) I tend to think about my favorite female author ever, Virginia Woolf! 🥰 Her work has come to mean so much to me over the years, particularly her book, Mrs. Dalloway!
“I believe that life is a game, life is a cruel joke and that life is what happens when you are alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.” - Sam #NeilGaiman #AmericanGods
#DecemberDreams
My #MovieTime last night was watching the 2005 movie of P&P in honor of Jane Austin‘s birthday yesterday. Between now & New Year‘s weekend, I will watch my favorite adaptation, the 1995 BBC version & depending on my mood & reading month possibly fit in a reread before the book‘s publication date of January 28. ❤️📚🎥🍿💚
pickThere are parts of Frankenstein I wish were written differently; it‘s apparent that Shelley was an inexperienced writer. But the mythology, parable, metaphor she created is superb and still holds up after 205 years.
The text of this annotated version follows the 1818 edition with the 1832 edits, along with other drafts, within the annotations. Klinger does a fantastic job covering all the bases including popular culture, academia, and much more.
#VolumesAndVocals
#Madness (Muse)
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Poe's main thematic idea in a number of his poems/short stories: madness/obsession with a young woman (usually a dead one, but still); this idea seems to jive with this song.
#MayMontage
#ReadDuringStorm
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
For me, any EAP story is perfect for a storm, especially USHER: “The impetuous fury of the entering gust nearly lifted us from our feet. It was, indeed, a tempestuous yet sternly beautiful night, and one wildly singular in its terror and its beauty.“ His storms are characters in the stories. One's even entitled “The Maelstrom.“ #poelover
I enjoyed the annotations from Leslie S. Klinger in American Gods so much that I am going to make it a point to try and collect all his annotated books. Frankenstein is readily available and cheap ($22 on Amazon) and I don‘t own any other copies of it. On top of Frankenstein, he has done Dracula (OOP and a bit expensive) works by Poe, Christie, Lovecraft, and more.
Probably be a couple months before I dig into this but I‘m super excited!
so-soI can‘t really say that American Gods is a “good” book; Gaiman‘s writing is clunky and amateurish, and the story gets lost in the enormity of his scope. But, there is no doubt that Gaiman is imaginative and I found myself strangely engrossed in spite of the flaws. I like the characters and the ideas but also Leslie Klinger‘s annotations bring a lot to this. Without his contribution I‘m not sure I would have enjoyed it as much.
Bk6 & the last from my recent #BookHaul is this brilliant,HUGE,hardcover of the classic Neil Gaiman book. It‘s got a foreword by Neil! It‘s illustrated! It‘s got pics from the tv series! It‘s annotated! It was only $6.80! Yep. This gorgeous big book was less than a coffee from Starbucks. Not complaining mind you, send me more Special editions for under $10! Please?!?
