The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin

So, Steve Martin is an author too, but is he any good? The Pleasure of my Company is his second fiction, the first being Shopgirl – which I have not read.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from reading this book. I’m generally a person who likes some pleasure from my reading experience, [...]

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When you’re out of money, read fanfiction

Well, that’s not necessarily true, of course. I read fanfiction even if I have money to buy more books! It’s free, it’s there, and it’s utterly fun. Fanfiction.net is a great place to start your fanfic hunt, though there are some sites out there, run by adoring fans, [...]

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Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort

And I say, good choice! Fiennes is a fine actor (pun intended) and I loved his turn as the serial killer in Red Dragon. Or maybe I’m just partial to red heads.
Anyway, my judgement on how fine (again! Ha!) a fit he is for the role probably doesn’t really mean anything since I’ve not read [...]

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Holiday reading

Reading the Guardian article If the book fits got me thinking on how I almost never pick the right book to bring on vacations. If you’re a bookaholic, you’re then familliar with the angst of having to pick one book out of a thousand to read while you’re sipping that magarita under an umbrella in [...]

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Brad Pitt as Mr Darcy?

I nearly fell off the stairs when my sister told me that Brad Pitt was going to play Mr Darcy in an upcoming production of Pride and Prejudice.
“Brad Pitt as Mr Darcy? Brad Pitt is Mr Darcy?!” And I made an idiot of myself by flapping my arms in an indignant manner.
“What? What’s wrong with [...]

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