This is just a quick post to say how AMAZING Book Depository is.
I ordered a novel for my Granda for Christmas. He hasn't been able to find it anywhere in Australia [we think it's out of print here] so I said I would take a look online.
This is when Book Depository began what I am sure will be a long and passionate affair ;) Well, until my bank account finds out...
Seriously though, they have an amazing selection and cheap pricing. Plus they do worldwide delivery FREE. It's like magic!
If you are as much a bibliophile as I am, go check them out. It'll be worth it.
[For the record the book was Jack Ludlow's The Pillars of Rome for a mere $12]
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
People always leave, but sometimes they come back
Wow, university has been full-on! I've been super busy, but in a good way.
Lately my weekends have consisted of homework and household chores. Riveting read for the blogoshpere I'm sure.
For instance, my plans for today (Sunday): killing some assignments while starting a One Tree Hill marathon.
One Tree Hill is by far one of my favourite television shows. though I must admit, I haven't seen any of season five onwards. I just wasn't into the post-Tree Hill High days. However, news that one of my favourite characters (Chris Keller) will be returning for the final season has lead me to decide to catch up.
Also, planning to see Jane Eyre on Tuesday night with Christina. That book was my absolute favourite as a 12 year old. Yet for some reason I do not have my own copy (?!). Will need to rectify that soon. Christina however has not read it, so she's trusting my advice - it is amazing. Hopefully the film will live up to my adoration for the novel (although with Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester, how can it not?).
So today we've learned:
- a lot about some of my favourite things
- that i have a slight obsession with parentheses
Finally, I leave you with a snap of other one of my favourites - my favourite shelf/cube on my bookshelf. It has elephants and wineglass jewellery holders and Doctor Who. Clearly it is awesome..
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Mischief Managed
The famiglia has been watchin Harry Potter this weekend in preparation for The Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Let me start off by saying, I love Harry Potter. I devoured the books. JK Rowling is somewhat a heroine to me. She introduced a whole generation of children to books, taught them a love for reading. As a bookworm whose childhood was filled with books, I admire her for that. I envy her imagination and the power to translate her creativity into the written word.
We started from the beginning, Philosophers Stone (because we're not American), and it was as though I was reminiscing about my own childhood. This was were our love for HP was born. It was also bittersweet to see how much the leads have grown (if they're getting older, then I am too). As we progressed I am reminded just how amazing the world of wizardry really is. Overall, the first four films I believe were carried out very well. Some aspects of course were not true to the book (the absence of Dobby and Winky in Goblet of Fire, anyone?), but I could overlook this.
Then we came to the Order of the Phoenix. This was hands down my least favourite book. That damn Umbridge made me want to throw my book across the room multiple times. I suppose that is a testiment to Rowlings writing, I despised Umbridge as much as the students. I found the film to be equally frustrating. One thing that bugged me in particular was the lack of backstory for Neville's parents. In the book, we learn that they reside at St Mungo's, yet the movie completely ignores this fact. I think the film would have benefitted from acknowledging this.
Last night we watched the Half Blood Prince and I must say I was disappointed. There seemed to be holes in the plot that didn't exist in the book, or at the very least I never noticed. Primarily the issue with the Potions text book. I thought that more attention would be given to it, seeing as it forms the basis of the story. Yet it seemed as though the book was forgotten most of the movie, until Snape's confession that he was the Half Blood Prince. Even that scene came across as an after thought.
The quality of the films decreased in my eyes, from the Goblet of Fire.
At some point this week we shall be watching Deathly Hallows Part 1, and then Deathly Hallows Part 2 this coming weekend in the cinemas. I truly hope they will live up to the hype. However I don't hold very high hopes.
Let me start off by saying, I love Harry Potter. I devoured the books. JK Rowling is somewhat a heroine to me. She introduced a whole generation of children to books, taught them a love for reading. As a bookworm whose childhood was filled with books, I admire her for that. I envy her imagination and the power to translate her creativity into the written word.
We started from the beginning, Philosophers Stone (because we're not American), and it was as though I was reminiscing about my own childhood. This was were our love for HP was born. It was also bittersweet to see how much the leads have grown (if they're getting older, then I am too). As we progressed I am reminded just how amazing the world of wizardry really is. Overall, the first four films I believe were carried out very well. Some aspects of course were not true to the book (the absence of Dobby and Winky in Goblet of Fire, anyone?), but I could overlook this.
Then we came to the Order of the Phoenix. This was hands down my least favourite book. That damn Umbridge made me want to throw my book across the room multiple times. I suppose that is a testiment to Rowlings writing, I despised Umbridge as much as the students. I found the film to be equally frustrating. One thing that bugged me in particular was the lack of backstory for Neville's parents. In the book, we learn that they reside at St Mungo's, yet the movie completely ignores this fact. I think the film would have benefitted from acknowledging this.
Last night we watched the Half Blood Prince and I must say I was disappointed. There seemed to be holes in the plot that didn't exist in the book, or at the very least I never noticed. Primarily the issue with the Potions text book. I thought that more attention would be given to it, seeing as it forms the basis of the story. Yet it seemed as though the book was forgotten most of the movie, until Snape's confession that he was the Half Blood Prince. Even that scene came across as an after thought.
The quality of the films decreased in my eyes, from the Goblet of Fire.
At some point this week we shall be watching Deathly Hallows Part 1, and then Deathly Hallows Part 2 this coming weekend in the cinemas. I truly hope they will live up to the hype. However I don't hold very high hopes.
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