Books

[gilana]

10. The Hundred and One Dalmations — Dodie Smith
11. Crazy in Love — Luanne Rice
12. Doctor Who: The Shooting Scripts — Russell T Davies

I was surprised to realize that in the original 101 Dalmations the dogs had a poly relationship going; somehow Disney seems to have edited that out...

The Doctor Who is the scripts for the 2005 season with Christopher Eccleston. They're going to be broadcast in the US on the Sci Fi channel starting in March. I was never that big on the old show, and in fact I don't like much Sci Fi TV in general, but this show is fabulous — give it a shot if you can.

Comments

[bismuthobsidian.livejournal.com]

10. The Hundred and One Dalmations — Dodie Smith

I am so surprised someone else has read this! Most people don't know it exists but it is one of my favorite books. I have read it every few years and it never gets old.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Its a favorite of mine as well. I can't remember, were you part of the conversation a few weeks ago where we were talking about I Capture the Castle?

**shame**

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Its = It's

[gilana]

Yep, that's what inspired me to pick it up — this is the third of her books I've read lately.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

I know -- you were the one I was having the conversation with! I just couldn't remember if bismuthobsidian was part of it too.

What's the third book? I've only read the two.

[bismuthobsidian.livejournal.com]

I don't recall such a conversation but I am just happy to know you guys read it so maybe I'll read the others...

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Yay! I've made it a personal project to get as many people to read it as possible - though Gilly didn't need my help, she found it on her own. But I did make all my female relatives read it over winter break.

[gilana]

The third was The Town in Bloom.

Set in the 1920s, narrated in a flashback from the 1960s, this novel appears to be full of autobiographical material. A petite, oddly dressed young heroine moves from a Manchester suburb to London, where she lives in a club for women in the arts and pursues an acting career. A tangled web is woven of the main characters' love affairs.

Not quite as good as I Capture the Castle, but I enjoyed it, especially for the theater geekery.

[drwex]

How was the book version of the DrWho versus watching it? I read many novelizations of earlier episodes and wasn't that impressed. The best ones were ones that I'd seen broadcast so I could "hear" the right voices in my mind. I'm not sure I'd like reading stories I hadn't seen yet.

[gilana]

Well, I have seen these episodes, on bootleg DVD. I think it was better reading them after seeing the shows. If you haven't seen anything of the new Doctor, I think it would be hard to really get the feel of the characters.

[drwex]

Thanks, that's what I expected. I'll hold off on the book, then.

[quilla.livejournal.com]

oh goodie! march. i was thinking i'd missed the beginning. cooooool. yay christopher eccleston. i was ashamed of myself for finding him hot in Elizabeth, where he played t3h ev0l duke of norfolk.