Thoughts On: Character Looks

I finally read Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale last year, partly because the adaptation was coming out and partly because why hadn't I already read it? The tricky thing about reading a book after you've seen promotional materials, though, is that it's really hard to imagine the characters as anything other than the actors. Aside …

Top Ten: Books I’d Love to See as Movies/TV Shows

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme was Ten Books I'd Love to See as Movies/TV Shows. I am too overwhelmed by the thought of these books becoming movies that I have no details beyond 'give it to me now.' Movies Queen of Babble by …

Five Favorite: Jane Austen Adaptations

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous (and future) topics, click here. To participate, scroll all the way down. Jane Austen …

Five Favorite: Films Better than Their Books

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. More often than not, the book is better than the film …