Gypsy Poetry

Finals week is next week.  I have an oral final exam in French tomorrow.  I need to write a paper for my Lord of the Rings class.  My astronomy professor is giving us TWO exams on finals night.
I hate the world right now.
Despite this hatred, I’m reading bits and pieces of Smoke & Mirrors, a […]

So, this will probably be my last update for about a week, because I’m moving next weekend. It’s a sudden move, precipitated by a good deal on rent for my roommate, so I’m going to be doing a whole lot of packing this week. But by next Sunday, I’ll be in my awesome […]

So, I managed to finish Anansi Boys in two days flat. It was a quick, fun read, and if you enjoy Gaiman’s style, you’ll enjoy it. It’s funny and twisted and, ultimately, relatable. Everybody’s got that family member who embarasses you every time you go into public. Fat Charlie’s dad just […]

After a quick re-read of Neverwhere, I decided to keep going in the Neil Gaiman vein and read Anansi Boys, his latest novel.
I’ve read most of Gaiman’s novels, with my favorite being a tossup between Good Omens (which he cowrote with Terry Pratchett) and Stardust, which is actually being made into a movie. I […]

Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife is finished, and my deep and abiding love for Mr. Darcy has been reestablished. See, I read Pride & Prejudice way back in high school, and couldn’t stand it. Thank the gods of books that I read it again last year in a British Lit survey course, because […]