It’s finally happened again! I found a K-Drama that I love enough to want to enthusiastically recommend it to all and sundry despite its (very few, very small) flaws. It combines two of my favourite things: monsters and great music–and is therefore more greatly beloved. I’ve tried to figure out exactly why it is that […]
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This is technically a Favourite Things post. So I guess, have the proper pic? Here ya go: The problem is, I have about three new favourite things I want to share with you. The first, as you might have guessed from the name of the post, is Kate Stradling’s new book, NAMESAKE. Somehow I managed
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Technically, Meredith Allady doesn’t qualify as a Favourite Thing; being, as she is, a person. So this blog post is more in the way of a review of her latest book, A SUMMER IN BATH, and a general fan flail about what an awesome writer she is. For a start, Meredith Allady has the distinction
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Every now and then you come across something that is an instant classic with you personally. You know what I mean: it’s nearly perfect, though not quite perfect, and even its imperfections are familiar and loved friends by the time you’ve finished watching/reading it. That’s how I felt about The Suspicious Housekeeper by the time I finished the first
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I’m ridiculously excited. I probably told you guys this ages ago, but tonight is the night I go to see The Monkees. So I can’t concentrate to write, or study, or do anything, in fact (except rewatch The Librarians S2 with me Ma). It’s also a chance to dress up, so that’s nice. I’ll let you know
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I’m particularly fond of the Johnny Depp version of Sweeny Todd. Not only are the words terrifyingly insane and strangely beautiful, but the music is whimsically, intricately good. Stephen Sondheim is one of my favourite composers. Sweeny Todd, in particular, is gruesome, mad, and hilarious all at once, the cleverness of the lyrics wrapped in
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Welcome to THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS, the KDrama edition! FLOWER BOYS NEXT DOOR I’ll say right now that FLOWER BOYS NEXT DOOR contains pretty much everything I love about KDrama, and most things I love about the best T.V. shows–and, in fact, story-telling as a whole–within its bright little bubble. The description of
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Mairelon the Magician by Patricia Wrede Mairelon the Magician. What can I say about it? Well, it’s by Patricia Wrede, which almost guaranteed that I’d like it, even if I hadn’t, you know, liked it. It’s Fantasy. But it’s Regency. Well, it’s a Mystery, though. Oh, and also Adventure. Comedy. Did I mention it’s a Regency?!
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“Nothing lasts forever. Not only happiness, but also sadness will pass by, too…” I’ve been watching this Thing. It’s a wonderful, glorious, hilarious, sweet Thing. It is, by turns, a vast, overarching saga of corporate espionage, a tale of revenge and redemption, a supernatural thriller, a murder mystery, a deeply sweet and funny love story,
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Today, the Favourite Thing I want to tell you about is AUSTENLAND. “Ah,” you say, nodding and looking wise. “Ah. But which AUSTENLAND? The book or the movie? Because the book is always better than the movie.” To you, I say: “Not in this case, matey. Not. In. This. Case.” Because, quite frankly, AUSTENLAND the movie is
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