Comments | jmc_bks: Because I'm feeling all post-y today

jmc_bks

Because I'm feeling all post-y today

Nov 20, 2010 15:56

Learned yesterday that one of my colleagues, whom I respect a great deal and love to work with, is also a Jane Austen fan. Bonding over Persuasion and mutual disgust of the Austen/zombie mashups. My crush grew by leaps and bounds ( Read more... )

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oracne November 20 2010, 21:27:44 UTC

A MADNESS OF ANGELS by Kate Griffin.

jmc_bks November 21 2010, 14:39:07 UTC

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm off to download a sample.

sarahf November 21 2010, 02:08:17 UTC

Billy Elliot is incredible. Truly amazing. I saw Dustin Hoffman in A Merchant of Venice, many years ago. Also brilliant. Loved SD/BD's new one. Really fun.

jmc_bks November 21 2010, 14:41:46 UTC

Thanks for the Billy Elliot opinion. I loved the movie but was wondering about the stage adaptation. Or did it begin as a play?

Will you review the SD/BD book?

sarahf November 21 2010, 15:06:44 UTC

The stage adaptation (I saw in Durham) was amazing. I've seen an adaptation of The Full Monty updated and transfered to Pittsburgh, but for Billy Elliot, they leave it in 1980s northcountry England. It was intense. And much more nuanced, tbh. Much more self-conscious about being a stage play rather than trying to be realistic movie. The stuff with the strike, rather than just a backdrop, is an integral part of Billy's own journey to dance. And the self-consciousness somehow seems to extend to acknowledging that you're watching a 12 yo boy carry an entire show. It's...intense and, imo, better than the film. Totally utterly worth it.

Yes, I'll be reviewing SB/BD. Just gotta reread it, though.

jmc_bks November 24 2010, 02:38:11 UTC

Thanks for the info about Billy Elliot. Am putting it on the list of shows to see.