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Austen adaptation catalog

(Updating) Here’s a list of Austen adaptations you can check out. Please keep in mind that some are not as well-made as the others. You can read about my recommendations here. Most of them can be found on Amazon. You can see that many of them are adaptations of literature works. This is because myContinue reading “Austen adaptation catalog”

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens was the original celebrity writer. The people loved him. Other writers loved him. Leo Tolstoy even went as far as hanging a painting of Dickens in his house, proving himself to be one of the most devout Dickens’ followers. Considering how many times producers and filmmakers have adapted Dickens’ novels to the screen,Continue reading “A Christmas Carol”

About Queen

When looking back at my first encounters with things I’m currently obsessed about, I can see how hard it has always been for me to fully appreciate something at first sight. However, the works of Queen, along with a few other cases, was an exception. I started listening to Queen in 2016, beginning with theirContinue reading “About Queen”

Hayao Miyazaki’s animated movies

There are very few things in my life that can bring my greater joy than Ghibli’s movies, especially those created by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki. In this short post, I would like to profess my admiration for his genius and explain the main reasons to my obsession with his animated features. In future posts,Continue reading “Hayao Miyazaki’s animated movies”

Haruki Murakami and Hear the Wind Sing

Love really is suffering. Therefore, I blame Haruki Murakami, along with other perpetrators, for bringing me so much pain in a way that I could never resist. They forces me to confront myself, look into the parts of me that I don’t like and pressure me to cope with them. In this post, I wouldContinue reading “Haruki Murakami and Hear the Wind Sing”

Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre

Before I truly felt in love with the world of period dramas and historical novels, I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my favorite English teacher, one of the kindest and most talented people I have ever met. I know for sure that I enjoy Charlotte Bronte’s writing quite a lot, for since my firstContinue reading “Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre”

Quotes from works by the Bronte sisters

(Updating) I’m just going to focus on the main novels of the Brontes, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Though the three sisters influenced each other a lot, each of them was an independent woman with her own believes, ideas and ways of expressing herself. Going through some of the quotesContinue reading “Quotes from works by the Bronte sisters”

A quick movie and TV review (still Austen)

Part II Emma With the exeption of P&P, no works by Jane Austen has received as many adaptations as Emma. Somehow, after 200 years, not only do the book still charm readers with its vain and snobbish heroine, but it also still manage to persuade producers that our Emma Woodhouse worth the money to makeContinue reading “A quick movie and TV review (still Austen)”

Persuasion

Persuasion is an odd one among Jane Austen’s major novels. Written during Austen’s later years, this novel has a very special melancholic feeling to it that isn’t seen in her other works. It’s bright, but not too bright. It’s lively, but not too lively. More than any other brainchild of Austen, Persuasion is especially suitableContinue reading “Persuasion”

Quotes from works by Jane Austen (part 1)

(Updating) (Updating) These are some of the most memorable quotes from Austen’s six major novels (since I’m excluding Sanditon, which wasn’t completed, and Love and Friendship). Jane Austen were known for her wit and sarcastic way of using words; hence, you can expect plenty of sharp and clever lines. The world of Austen is generallyContinue reading “Quotes from works by Jane Austen (part 1)”