Thoughts about reading fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, new and old
Subject Tag: book to movie
To Kill a Mockingbird, The Movie
Written by Rebecca Reid on Monday, August 11, 2008 Filed under: Fiction, ReviewsMaking a movie of To Kill a Mockingbird (reviewed here) was like killing a mockingbird: a sin.
In the beginning, I thought “Wow, this is bad; they should do a remake.” By the end, I decided that no remake could capture the beauty of the novel: any film is bound to fail. A picture is [...]
Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
Written by Rebecca Reid on Friday, April 25, 2008 Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Poetry, ReviewsI’ve been reading The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne to my infant son. I can’t determine what he thinks of them — I read while he kicks and rolls around the floor — but I truly enjoy reading them.
The Complete Tales includes the story books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House on Pooh [...]
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This blog is a collection of my thoughts about books and reading and reviews of books I've read. I'd love to hear your thoughts, too. Please share!
From October 2008-July 2009, I'm hosting the Really Old Classics Challenge.
Also, as an ongoing personal challenge, I'm reading all the works on the How to Read and Why reading list compiled by Harold Bloom. I'd love for you to either join me in this challenge or to follow along with me as I try to learn to read well.
