Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Thorn Birds Miniseries
I couldn't finish the first disc. Barbara Stanwyck played Mary Carson, and while she looked so very Big Valley that I kept expecting her to say, "Nick! Heath! Jared! There's a fire in the barn!" she was also very creepy in her lust for Father de Bricassart. She was beyond cougar; she wanted to devour him, ick. I gave it 30 minutes, and that's my standard for a movie. I'll give a book 100 pages and a movie 30 minutes and if I'm not entralled, I move on. Life is too short, and to quote The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, "Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books."
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Glad you didn't waste your time watching this fun-house reflection of a wonderful book. Anyway, wanted to suggest To Kill A Mockingbird as you seem to be delving into some various reflective literature. I'd be interested in your perspective.
ReplyDeleteTo Kill A Mockingbird is on my to-read list! It's one of the Big Read books.
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