I haven't posted recently.  Woops.  It's that pesky "real life" thing again.

So, anyways, this is a long ass book - waaaay longer than the other two Dickens I've read (A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations).  But I'm comfortably past the half-way mark (58% according to my ereader) and so far it's my favorite of the three, so I'm calling it ( Read more... )

Set against the backdrop of the French Wars of Religion (late 16th century), La Princesse de Montpensier tells the story of the marriage and young life of pretty noblewoman Marie.  When her father sells her in marriage to the prince of Montpensier she finds herself caught in a typical duty-versus-passion struggle as she tries to suppress her ( Read more... )

 
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