Yes, in Wit, the dehumanization of the professor by her doctors and her deterioration is horrible to watch. I thought Emma Thompson was very good, too.
Hmmm. Oddly, I've watched The Body only once and...I hated it. I think I know exactly why, though. I watched Buffy one after another on DVDs long after the show aired and to go from fairly lighthearted to the Joyce story arc was a weird shift. Kind of how you felt getting a happy ending in your angst! I should watch it again.
Sorry for the lateness of this reply. I was waiting for Atonement to be checked back in to the library. I could have bought it, but I'm trying not to buy books I may hate. The shelves overflow onto other surfaces and rooms as it is and yeah...budgeting now, too. Before I had my son, I lived that Desiderius Erasmus quote: "When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there's any left over, I buy food." Now, not as much. I picked up The Sparrow too, but have yet to start it.
I also read the latest two Kim Harrison books (your post reminded me I hadn't looked for new ones lately) and I didn't enjoy them as much as the first few, I have to say. Are they churning those out or what? She needs a better editor. There were a bunch of wince-worthy typos and homophone errors. Though at least she didn't go the Laurell K. Hamilton route of ridiculousness yet. I'm ashamed to say I read at least one book too many in that series. I hoped it would get better.
(Continued in next post. Hmm. How to know you said too much...exceed the word count.)
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Date: 2008-02-04 04:29 am (UTC)Hmmm. Oddly, I've watched The Body only once and...I hated it. I think I know exactly why, though. I watched Buffy one after another on DVDs long after the show aired and to go from fairly lighthearted to the Joyce story arc was a weird shift. Kind of how you felt getting a happy ending in your angst! I should watch it again.
Sorry for the lateness of this reply. I was waiting for Atonement to be checked back in to the library. I could have bought it, but I'm trying not to buy books I may hate. The shelves overflow onto other surfaces and rooms as it is and yeah...budgeting now, too. Before I had my son, I lived that Desiderius Erasmus quote: "When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there's any left over, I buy food." Now, not as much. I picked up The Sparrow too, but have yet to start it.
I also read the latest two Kim Harrison books (your post reminded me I hadn't looked for new ones lately) and I didn't enjoy them as much as the first few, I have to say. Are they churning those out or what? She needs a better editor. There were a bunch of wince-worthy typos and homophone errors. Though at least she didn't go the Laurell K. Hamilton route of ridiculousness yet. I'm ashamed to say I read at least one book too many in that series. I hoped it would get better.
(Continued in next post. Hmm. How to know you said too much...exceed the word count.)