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I'm reading the 'Chronicles of Narnina' by C.S. Lewis. I read the series a long long time ago and only vaguely remembered details. I was reminded of this series when I read 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen over Christmas because one of the characters in the book is really into the Narnia...

Life of Pi is out in paperback so it should fit the criteria for book of the month:)

The Golden Bowl by Henry James. It's the first Henry James novel for me....I'm liking it so far :)

I saw the version of Mansfield park with Francis O'Conner. I only thought it was ok, didn't particulary like it. From people who have read the book and watched this version. I heard that they've taken a lot of liberties with the book. I myself haven't read the book yet, it's on my shelf to be...

How about 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel?

I finished reading it a couple of days ago. It's a pretty good read, made me feel like I'm very much a normal functional human being compared to some of the characters in the book. It sort of makes you reflect back on your life and what you have or haven't acheived. In that sense I thought I...

You are absolutely right Dawn. That part is in the second book. How can I forget, that's how the book ended! That would have been a great cliff hanger, but I guess the movie was pretty long already and they don't need a cliff hanger to lure audiences for the third movie.

I saw it opening night and I loved it! As a movie I thought the TT was much more exciting mainly because of the action, the war scenes were fantastic. But I did find it a little less satisfying than the first installment. There was so much more character development in the first movie, which...

I used to love reading Roald Dahl stories, Charlie and the chocolate factory, Witches, etc. etc. I actually liked his short stories as well, which are more for adults. I also remember reading some Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys mystery books. Oh I also loved stories written by Hans Christian...

hmmm... Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen Remains of the Day-Kazuo Ishiguro The Catcher in the Rye-J.D. Salinger The Great Gatsby-F.Scott Fitzgerald Charlie and the Chcolate Factory-Roald Dahl This is hard...

I thought Kenneth Branagh really nailed Lockhart. He was absolutely hilarious. I have read all four of the Harry Potter books and realize that they have omitted certain things but over all I liked the movie. I liked it better than the first, the first movie had to introduce the characters...

Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books too. I did see Sense and Sensibility and I thought Emma Thompson did a good job with the screenplay. Although I am a sucker for the Darcy character, I must admit that Col. Brandon is a very juicy character, with more layers than some of the other...

Has anyone seen BBC/A&E version of Pride and Prejudice? It was first shown in Britain on BBC in 1995 (6 part series). It stars Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet. Andrew Davies (circle of friends, middlemarch) wrote the screenplay. It's a fantastic adaptation. I...

Hello! I've been looking for a forum where you can discuss all sorts of things about books and seems like I found it. I look forward to having many interesting discussions with everyone.