At the Water’s Edge | by Sara Gruen | 368 pages | rating: 3.5/5 The brief: Set in Scotland against the backdrop of World War II, Gruen’s story follows three upper-class characters (Madeline, Ellis and Hank) on their quest to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. Despite its initial intrigue, the story itself…
Tag: Water for Elephants
Reading: The Night Circus
I’ve just finished reading Erin Morgenstern’s fantasy novel The Night Circus. I found Morgenstern’s novel to be a read that captivated me with gorgeous sensory writing and vivid imagination. The idea of a circus (Le Cirque des Rêves) that’s only operational at night and of magicians, or illusionists rather, bound to one another – for the duration of a…
ENTERTAINMENT news: Dracula, other TV, and Statement RE: 2011 B. james Awards
Let’s begin with casting news: NBC’s upcoming series Dracula, starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (in the title role), has added Katie McGrath (of Merlin) and Nonso Anozie (of Game of Thrones) to the cast. McGrath will play “Lucy Westenra,” friend of Mina (Jessica DeGouw) – Dracula’s love interest, whom he believes to be a reincarnation of his dead…
ENTERTAINMENT news: Guardians, Breaking Dawn Pt. 2, and More
DreamWorks Animation’s latest feature Rise of the Guardians hits theaters Thanksgiving weekend, but I was fortunate enough to snag a couple screening passes, and saw it last night. I had a feeling going into this that I’d love it, if for nothing more than the pure magic it sought to capture – the magic of childhood memories…
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