Much to some of my friends’ chagrin and astonishment, I have never been a fan of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. I’ve read it at least two or three times in the past (even doing a really good book-discussion led by Maribeth), but nothing could convince me that Mansfield Park had any of the depth, … Continue reading Mansfield Park Book and Movie Review
Forgive my blogging silence - life has been crazy this summer! I'm just three tests away from being finished with college, one week away from a local-authors book festival, halfway through a very complicated quilt, one day away from a friend's wedding and I'm also getting back in the swing of my part-time job. Nevertheless, … Continue reading The Mini-Reviews Post
Today is a happy day - it's the beginning of a two-week holiday for my family! The next fortnight will be filled with traveling, visiting with family and friends, lots of laughter and no school. I'm already getting super excited about the socks I'm going to knit, the books I'm going to read and … Continue reading A Little Bit of Everything
I just finished reading Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. Words fail me. I'm still glowing with the delightful feeling I always get when I finish an excellent book. I hope you have experienced it at least once in your life: a satisfied, quiet, peaceful feeling that usually comes after a good laugh or a good cry, … Continue reading Great Expectations
As promised, here's a brief review of Alister McGrath's new biography of C.S. Lewis! I saw rows and rows and rows of C.S. Lewis: A Life, all in fresh, shiny dust jackets, in a bookstore over Thanksgiving. I picked up a copy, put it back down, read a bit here, a bit there, and debated … Continue reading C.S. Lewis: A Life
Picture this with me. You're waiting, full of expectation, in your local museum. A set of never-before-seen Rembrandt paintings were discovered just a few years ago, and you were thrilled with the first one unveiled. You've been waiting all year to see the next one in the set, and now the time has come. Along … Continue reading The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie Review
The other day, I was absolutely miserable. I was sick in bed, desperate for something to get my mind off of my pain. My sister had just gone to the library and come back with a stack of random movies and TV shows. I begged her to hand me one of the DVDs; I put … Continue reading The Rise of the Guardians Movie Review
Since we last met here on this blog (a total of three days ago) I have completed the second of Lemony Snicket's 'wrong questions.' Yes, my friends. I am quite definitely in love. And I know what I'm getting for Christmas. A nice new row of four shiny-dust-jacketed books by Lemony Snicket. Or, due to … Continue reading Obsession: A Word Which Here Means…
"There was a town, and there was a girl, and there was a theft. I was living in the town, and I was hired to investigate the theft, and I thought the girl had nothing to do with it. I was almost thirteen and I was wrong. I was wrong about all … Continue reading Who Could That Be At This Hour?
About four years ago, I prayed earnestly for God to give me a clear sign about a young man. Was he "The One", or wasn't he? The answer I received was not at all what I was expecting. It wasn't a yes or a no. It was one word: prepare. I remember sitting on my … Continue reading It’s (Not That) Complicated
