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Since it would be masochistic to read school stuff before bedtime - I'm actually reading works of fiction. Who'd a-thunk it?

Finished: Mary Reilly, Cold Mountain. I've never read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I may do so and reread this. It was good. Understated in its creepiness, as the finest Victorian fiction tends to be. Cold Mountain was a Civil War Odyssey; I think I may have to read it again, There's a lot there, especially the contrast between how men reacted to the war vs. the women. Also it helped that it seems quite well researched and I'm a history nerd. It has yearning - [livejournal.com profile] emogirl779 ,  at last I get what that means! I've seen neither movie adaptation, but Cold Mountain is in our Netflix queue.

Currently working on: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I love this so far, except for one tiny quibble: the costumes in the illustrations are more Victorian than Regency. Still a great read; what's not to love about Elizabeth Bennett being a Shaolin-trained zombie killer?

I'm going to chalk up my sucky book reviews to a lack of brain power after a day of actual school work, instead of procrastinating.


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Date: 2009-07-09 03:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apollonia.livejournal.com
I very much enjoyed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!

Oh dear, an unmentionable!

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Date: 2009-07-09 02:07 pm (UTC)
ext_78889: Elizabeth I armor (Blackadder Queenie)
From: [identity profile] flummoxicated.livejournal.com
I ADORE that icon!

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Date: 2009-07-09 03:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] noxcat.livejournal.com
OI may have to see if I can snag an audio version of P&P&Z - it sounds so intriguing.

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Date: 2009-07-09 02:07 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] flummoxicated.livejournal.com
It looks like they will have an audio cd version in October, and there's an audio download available on audible.com!

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Date: 2009-07-09 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emogirl779.livejournal.com
yay for yearning!

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Date: 2009-07-10 07:49 pm (UTC)
ext_78889: Elizabeth I armor (Lost Faraday ;alkafjlkfgj)
From: [identity profile] flummoxicated.livejournal.com
Yearning: it's not just for breakfast anymore
Yearning: it's what's for dinner!
Got Yearning?

sorry, feeling a bit silly!

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