Hmmthe word liberal in liberal arts is indeedinteresting. a[a9] = { A shame she didnt write more books starring Cordelia Gray; do you have any idea why? Somewhere in the past five years, I did read The Martian Chronicles again and was amazed how well it held up, even knowing that there are no Martians. bobess48, while Im having trouble coming up with a film done about a Jane Austen book that I didnt love, Ive seen multiple mini-stories about each one of her six novels that Ive loved, mostly because they were more true to the novel. Maya Angelou died a couple of years ago wrote several books notably And Still I rise. She embodied strength, bravery and joy. Kentaro Miura, author of the Japanese manga series Berserk, died on May 6 at the age of 54. A = p.createElement(s); However, occasionally films are good because they use the original work as inspiration or a jumping off point for something entirely different and unique. } return null; I worked for forty years in the business world and most of my jobs included administrative and accounting work that were most often or all tied to a computer. Sorry, sorry, sorry to see him go. His songs are stories, well-told, tightly constructed and downright clever. Thanks for all that interesting information, bobess48! I guess phobias are phobias, From your excellent description, Children of Men sounds riveting! return true; Sorry, Kat Lib, that youre still having some posting problems. (Ive only gotten to The Lighthouse so far.). Billie Letts (1938-2014) saw her very appealing debut novel Where the Heart Is published when she was in her mid-50s during a career teaching creative writing at the college level. My favorite of his works is The Autumn of the Patriarch, a Faulknerian sprawl of a book, written though it is by a man who in an interview once declared his mission was not to imitate Faulkner but to kill and destroy him. And thanks for the rest of your excellent comment! on librarything, ive a collection I call read-of-the-just-dead. Im relaxing constraints which had been read within a month (of learning) of their death. I dont hold out much hope of any general exposing Trump. We've said goodbye to some iconic faces over the past decade. Bestselling novelist Anita Shreve, author of The Weight of Water and Oprah Book Club pick The Pilot's Wife, among many others (19 in total), died in March at the age of 71. Gore Vidal (1925-2012), Visit to a Small Planet. Props to J.B. How time passes..Steig Larsson the author of Dragon trilogy passed away suddenly in 2004, what an untimely death Dave. "https:" : "http:") + (NB: US copyright uses a different system for works published before 1978). Anne Bront was an English poet and novelist, sister of Charlotte and Emily Bront and author of Agnes Grey (1847) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). Definitely looking forward to Cholera. I am glad I read the book which she has revisited and edited. Is it showing up anywhere on your side of things, or did I mess things up after posting my avatar? Here's a partial list of musicians we lost in the 2010s: Aretha Franklin, David Bowie . Sorry what you wrote wont be posted, bebe. The faults I found with this film were (1) I had to fast-forward through the scene that depicted very ugly sketches of life on a slave plantation, but more importantly (2) the character of Fanny Price was portrayed as a very spunky, 20th century sort of heroine, not anywhere near the character of the book. //]]> try { Meanwhile, I also like Jimmy Breslins World Without End, Amen, even though it is a much darker novel. . } (function(e){var c=e;var a=c.ue||{};a.main_scope="mainscopecsm";a.q=[];a.t0=c.ue_t0||+new Date();a.d=g;function g(h){return +new Date()-(h?0:a.t0)}function d(h){return function(){a.q.push({n:h,a:arguments,t:a.d()})}}function b(m,l,h,j,i){var k={m:m,f:l,l:h,c:""+j,err:i,fromOnError:1,args:arguments};c.ueLogError(k);return false}b.skipTrace=1;e.onerror=b;function f(){c.uex("ld")}if(e.addEventListener){e.addEventListener("load",f,false)}else{if(e.attachEvent){e.attachEvent("onload",f)}}a.tag=d("tag");a.log=d("log");a.reset=d("rst");c.ue_csm=c;c.ue=a;c.ueLogError=d("err");c.ues=d("ues");c.uet=d("uet");c.uex=d("uex");c.uet("ue")})(window);(function(e,d){var a=e.ue||{};function c(g){if(!g){return}var f=d.head||d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||d.documentElement,h=d.createElement("script");h.async="async";h.src=g;f.insertBefore(h,f.firstChild)}function b(){var k=e.ue_cdn||"z-ecx.images-amazon.com",g=e.ue_cdns||"images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com",j="/images/G/01/csminstrumentation/",h=e.ue_file||"ue-full-11e51f253e8ad9d145f4ed644b40f692._V1_.js",f,i;if(h.indexOf("NSTRUMENTATION_FIL")>=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f? . I do recall seeing the film of Mansfield Park and thinking it was an interesting take on Austen. Anyway, heres what Roger Ebert said about the film Mansfield Park: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mansfield-park-1999. C.K. The boxing star who once was known as Cassius Clay and gave himself a new name after joining the Nation of Islam died at age 74 on June 3, 2016. He was also a fine reporter, who exposed political scandal at no small risk to himself, years before his fiction made his fortune. This post will mention several of their books, and offer some interesting information about their lives. Now we know the answer is wherever Voyager may wander. Share; Tweet; Flip; Email; Pin It . Do you know if its original to your friend or a famous quote that predated its yearbook appearance? "Events.SushiEndpoint": "https://unagi.amazon.com/1/events/com.amazon.csm.csa.prod", })(); 4. I just finished the magnificent I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. This acclaimed autobiography takes us from her birth till 1944. And Im still not done with all the work! mississippian arrowheads. I still havent read Go Set a Watchman. Not sure if Im subconsciously avoiding it or not. This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 05:30 (UTC). My mom celebrated her 65th in a very unique way. Anyway, I just spent my gift card on Ray Bradbury, one an anthology of many of his short stories, and the other a copy of Fahrenheit 451, which I havent read for many years but am looking forward to rereading. Once you learn about her life you are taken in and want to know more as she was indeed a rare woman who we were all graced to have on this earth for her 86 years of LIFE. As we might have discussed before, just the similar character names alone are confusing. Goodhearted, deferring, dutiful, and so on, but not Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards! Self-Publishing. Ah, yes, maybe the most famous book editor of them all! } "Cassius Clay is a slave name," he said. If theres a rock and roll heaven was once a question. Lena Horne. James novel. On April 2, Ill be writing a blog post about my new literary-trivia book Fascinating Facts About Famous Fiction Authors and the Greatest Novels of All Time. Hi Dave, apparently my avatar was saved under two different display names, Kat Lib and katlib49, which I used to comment under on Salon.com. Im including a link to Roger Eberts review so Im curious about KatLibs view on what he said. }); I didnt know that, in addition to not driving, Ray Bradbury also didnt fly. Dave, Im sorry to keep mentioning this, but I just had a long post just disappear on me, after I thought Id fixed my problems with this site. I said so not Ireland? I used to read a lot of it (biographies, mostly) before getting on my current novel binge for the past fifteen years or so. Like you, Im also curious to hear what Kat Lib says about this. Sort of the city vs. country narrative of the book. I totally agree that Ray Bradbury was an elegant prose writer, which some people who havent read him may not know. Thank you, Michele, for your interesting, heartfelt, eloquent words about Maya Angelou! } googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gtargeting", "1"); I dont know although he doesnt go to the absurd extent of that New York Times fool. Among them (in alphabetical order): Maya Angelou, Ray Bradbury, E.L. Doctorow, Umberto Eco, Harper Lee, Billie Letts, P.D. As soon as Nelle figured out that people were hanging on her every word, she quit talking. They might or might not agree to that. I hear you, Kat Lib one often has to spend a lot of money to get a gift card. Some politicians are ruined by one revelation of corruption. session: { id: "894-2022067-7472588" }, And the reason I read it was that it was the first of the novels included in my American Novel class in college, followed by The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The Red Badge of Courage and The Ambassadors. If not, let me know here and Ill email it to you tomorrow, on the assumption that you may yet receive in a medium you cannot send. //