Proposed Chapters for March 14 Chapters 10-18 Where am I? Chapter 17, Scarlett has just learned the Melanie is pregnant with Ashley’s baby and is full of resentment for it not being hers. What do I think? Well, Scarlett knows what she wants and is willing to go to any lengths to get. I’ve […]
Last month, Kals from At Pemberley presented me with the Happy 101 Award. This is super cool and will now list ten things that make me happy and spread the wealth with a few blogs as well Books {Duh} Kitties Snow White Comments on my blog My pink aluminum Christmas tree I Love Lucy Friends […]
My first endeavor into adult classic literature was when I was thirteen with the very daunting, {at least it seemed that way at the time} Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I first watched Gone with the Wind when I was ten, so a good fifteen years ago. My family was visiting my grandmother […]
Thursday Tea is a weekly meme hosted by Anastasia at Birdbrain{ed} Book Blog. To play along, all you need is some tea, a book, and the will to answer some very simple questions: what tea are you drinking (and do you like it)? What book are you reading (and do you like it)? Tell us […]
Miz B at Should Be Reading hosts a weekly meme entitled Teaser Tuesday Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books in which readers share what they have read, are currently reading and what’s next on the tbr. Read: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Currently Reading: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Up […]
Proposed chapters for March 7: Chapters 1-9 Where am I? Chapter five, Scarlett has just arrived at the barbecue and has seen Rhett Butler learning of his reputation from Kathleen. What do I think? Love it! I always remember being a bit bored during the first 50 pages while Mitchell goes into Mr and […]
Are teens just getting “too cool” to be reading the classics? Is that why the publishing industry is marketing Wuthering Heights in a new cover eerily similar to Twilight? And if you look in the upper right corner, is advertised as being “Edward and Bella’s favorite book”. If these Twilight inspired covers encourage a young […]
Orson Welles stars as Edward Rochester, the brooding employer of governess Jane Eyre in this adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic novel. An orphan with a tragic story herself, young Jane, played by Joan Fontaine slowly frees Edward from his self-imposed prison, but his troubled past stands in the way of their burgeoning love. First, I […]
Wuthering Heights is the love story of Cathy and Heathcliff who meet as young children and as they grow up fall in love, but due to circumstance are not meant to be. Cathy, who has grown materialistic over the years marries Edgar Linton who can provide her everything she may desire. I always was so […]