happy Monday, vol. 28: books & Bruno

3 things that are making me happy lately ...


1. Bruno Mars (again).


2. A film adaptation of "Great Expectations" is coming out Nov. 30! At that time I'll probably be wading through piles of end-of-semester work, but I might just have to MAKE the time to see this. I just started reading Dickens a year or two ago - would you believe that the Mr. is a nonreader, yet he had a battered copy of "David Copperfield" lying around his house, thanks to a former roomie? One day I picked it up on a whim (it looked more interesting than the animal husbandry tomes) and really enjoyed it.
    The only reason I found out about this film is that I read this, which also mentions a recent version of "Wuthering Heights" that I'd be interested in seeing. While I had a deep attachment to Charlotte Bronte's "Villette" for much of my 20s,  I'm not as familiar with the Brontes' other works. Which means I have to reread "Wuthering Heights" before I see the film, right?

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3. I just finished John Green's "Paper Towns," after hearing it booktalked wonderfully during this summer's YA lit class and also lauded by the teacher, who is a diehard John Green fan and considers "The Fault in Our Stars" her current favorite.. It took me a while to finish it due to schoolwork, not lack of interest (dratted schoolwork!). I love how it's an extended examination of how we see people and how our own wishes and desires can blind us to who they really are. This novel reminded me of the work of Chris Crutcher (another YA author I discovered this year), primarily because both writers do such a wonderful job of creating well-written, thought-provoking books.