The Negotiation Limerick File

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 - 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.

Picked up my copy of the final HP installment yesterday; the bookstore's floor had straw scattered all over it, a remnant from the celebration the night before. They had either made brooms or all the party-goers brought brooms that shed profusely. Sadly, my reading was set back by an excruciating headache - I never get them that bad, I thought I'd have to go to the hospital it was so painful. And I have a pretty decent pain tolerance. It eventually subsided and I was able to go to sleep.

So today will be split between reading and chores. I'm sad that this is the final chapter in the saga, but curious to see what Rowling is going to do with the plot.