Reviews In Ten Words: May & June 2009

July 5, 2009 | Filed under Reviews

Non-Fiction

  1. William Irwin (editor) – House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies: Discussion of philosophy in pop culture terms is easily digested.
  2. Amanda Foreman – The Duchess: Excruciating detail of Whig politics makes actual biography near-indigestible.
  3. Kate Williams – Becoming Queen: Study of circumstances leading to Queen Victoria’s ascension very readable.

Fiction

  1. Susannah Dunn – The Sixth Wife: Most colourless and forgotten of the six wives given life.
  2. Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin – Dedication: Definitely not as strong as previous offering, The Nanny Diaries.
  3. Grace Metalious – Peyton Place: A true American modern classic, the first real blockbuster novel.
  4. Elizabeth Newark – Jane Eyre’s Daughter: A forgettable, mere cursory attempt at a sequel to Bronte.
  5. Barbara Novak – Down With Love: Unsuccessful novelisation of film that relies heavily on visual humour.
  6. Katherine Pinotti – The Winds of Tara (The Saga Lives On): Extension of Mitchell’s Southern world draws upon canon details perfectly.
  7. Jean Plaidy – The Revolt of the Eagles; The Heart of the Lion; The Prince of Darkness: Plantagenets clearly one of the most unfilial families in history.
  8. Alexandra Potter – Me and Mr. Darcy: Encountering a chauvinistic Regency Mr. Darcy in the modern day.

Movies

  1. X-men Origins: Wolverine (2009): Lucky I went for a sexy Jackman, not a plot.

4 Responses to Reviews In Ten Words: May & June 2009

  1. Hmmm… Me and Mr. Darcy sounds interesting. :)

    And I agree with your ten words review for Wolverine. There’s no plot, but at least there’s a sexy Jackman.

    Kathleen on July 5, 2009 #

  2. I have Me and Mr. Darcy but haven’t read it yet. Is it any good, or did it bore you to death? :D

    Sequel attempts and classic offshoots tend to annoy me.

    Reply: In terms of P&P fanfiction, it was pretty poor. Linda Berdoll’s were much better.

    Alex on July 6, 2009 #

  3. Totally agree on Wolverine! I am intrigued by Jane Eyre’s Daughter!

    Alice on July 6, 2009 #

  4. Bah, I absolutely hated Jane Eyre – I can’t imagine ever wanting to read a sequel for it :P.

    Me and Mr Darcy sounds quite interesting though. I’ve never heard of it, but I’ll probably drop by the library to have a look :).

    A on July 6, 2009 #

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