Ella Enchanted

Ok, ok. I know I wasn't even reading this book when I finished my last post, but I had to read it. My sister loves it, so I went to the library to check it out. It was so lovely. What a wonderful rendition of the Cinderella story. The characters were wonderful, and I liked them so much more than the movie. The movie cannot be compared. The book is spectacular; the movie's less than mediocre. I don't know why they couldn't have just kept it similar to the way it was written. Whatever. I loved the ogres and giants. They were written in unique ways, not at all the stereotypical way that they are portrayed in other stories. I loved the elf gifts. And I absolutely loved the letters written between Char and Ella. What a great romantic story. I'm happy. Now that the book is over, I need to do some housework.

Reading --- I Capture the Castle, Vanity Fair and Eragon.

Pleasure of My Company

I just finished listening to this fun novella written by Steve Martin. It is written with Steve Martin's sense of humor and wisdom. It's one of the things I like about his writing. He has these quirky characters with an underlying sage-like quality. The book is about a man who has some psychological problems. He can't walk to the Rite-Aid unless he crosses between two driveways, not at the corner curbs, so it takes him a hours to get anywhere. Another one of his quirks that I enjoyed was that he had to have a certain amount of wattage on in his apartment, so if the lights were on in the living room and kitchen, he would have to turn off the lights in the kitchen to turn on the lights in his bedroom. Very funny! One line of wisdom he wrote at the end of the story was "There were still many takers for the quiet heart." Great read.

Right now I'm reading Vanity Fair, I Capture the Castle, and Eragon with B.

The Thirteenth Tale

I finished The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield last night. What a wonderful story. I had a hard time getting into it at first because I was listening to it a little bit every night before I went to sleep, but I haven't been able to stop listening to it these past two days. I love the twists and turns, and though there were parts where I knew where the story might be going, there was a twist that I didn't know was going to happen. Throughout the whole book, I was sad that Vida Winter was not a real author and that I could not read her books. She was such a wonderful complex character. It was a wonderful gothic story, and I love gothic stories. Jane Eyre and The Woman in White were mentioned. I love those stories and want to reread them again, and I think I will when I finish Vanity Fair. I am actually quite sad that the story is over. I just went online to see if Setterfield had any other books to read, and she doesn't.

Right now, I am reading Vanity Fair, I Capture the Castle, and The Pleasure of My Company.