WISHFUL THINKING

As you all know, Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by  Parajunkee  and  Alison Can Read , and is all about spreading some blogosphere love. Question of the Week: What is one book that you would be nervous to see a movie adaption of because you think the movie could never live up to the book? My Answer: There are a few, so I'm breaking the "one book" rule. Damn it, who needs rules. Okay, so first off- Angela Carter's "The Magic Toyshop". It's such a great book, a true classic. It has me quaking in terror for its female protagonist and loving the male protagonist for his defiance and helplessness and gazing into the air and feeling lobotomized because I can never, ever, ever write like Angela Carter, nobody can. My love for the English language is multiplied twelve-fold just because of the existence of this book. Enough said why I wouldn't want to see a movie adaptation of it. This book is so cosmically brilliant that it would make the scre...

So everyone! How d'ya like the blue, black and white look? It's got a distinctly weird appearance, I know, but that is what I wanted it to be, because right now I'm writing a very weird story! Today, I'm sharing a book I totally want to read. In fact, I'm dying to read this one because it is actually being compared to Harry Potter. It looks totally fun, the art is TO DIE FOR, and I absolutely love the synopsis. So I give you, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to t...