Lit Flicks Challenge

Lit Flicks Challenge – November

November 5, 2008

Okay, here’s the somewhat tardy November Lit Flicks Challenge post: OCTOBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the October giveaway is . . . Movie Viewing Girl! I’ll be sending her a copy of Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. It’s both scary and on her challenge list. Thank you to everyone who participated! (We [...]

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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman

October 30, 2008

Coraline, by Neil Gaiman is my third visit to Gaiman’s world. I think it might have been my favorite trip. Should you need more of an invitation to read this book than the author’s name on the cover check out this blurb: “This book tells a fascinating and disturbing story that frightened me nearly to [...]

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Rebecca – The Movie

October 15, 2008

On Sunday, I watched the movie Rebecca for the Lit Flicks Challenge. I’m not a movie critic, so I’m mostly going to review the movie from the adaptation standpoint. Thus, *spoilers* appear below. For my review of the book, see here. In general, this was a faithful adaptation of the book. It even starts out [...]

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The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

October 14, 2008

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood was first published in 1985 and won the Canada’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction the same year. I read it for the Book Awards Challenge II and the Lit Flicks Challenge. Ofglen is currently serving as a handmaid (think biblically) in the Commander’s household in the state of Gilead. [...]

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City of Ember – The Movie

October 13, 2008

On Saturday, I went to see the movie City of Ember for the Lit Flicks Challenge. I’m not a movie critic, so I’m mostly going to review the movie from the adaptation standpoint. Thus, *SPOILERS*, of necessity, appear in this review. For another critique of the movie, see my brother’s review here. My review of [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – October

October 2, 2008

SEPTEMBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the September giveaway is . . . Natasha of Maw Books Blog! I’ll be sending her a copy of Atonement, by Ian McEwan from her challenge list. Thank you to everyone who participated! (We had a total of 76 entries.) I really enjoyed reading everyone’s lists, memes, [...]

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The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau

October 1, 2008

I picked up The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau after reading several blog reviews and after hearing it is being made into a movie. Thus, it counts for the Lit Flicks Challenge! Ember, a self-contained city, is on the brink of ruin. The Builders who built the city left supplies, but after 200 years [...]

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To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

September 24, 2008

I love this book. I’m not alone in this adoration though. In fact, I think this book has pretty much been deemed the best book of the twentieth century. Scout, the narrator, and her older brother Jem are the children of Atticus Finch. Their mother died years ago, so they’ve been raised by Atticus and [...]

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