The Jane Austen situation amuses me. I have English teachers who I have the utmost respect and admiration for confessing that they’re not crazy in the least about Jane Austen, people I consider to be well-read and intelligent categorizing Austen as a great cure for insomnia and then there’s others who assert that “Jane Austen is a requirement for any reader who claims to be in any way literary.”

The sagacious Sanity suggested I go ahead and watch the movies and see if there’s any interest beyond it to explore Jane Austen further. I say this is a great idea.

Look forward to Twelve Word Reviews - The Jane Austen Edition.

Now for some recent non-Jane Austen reviews:

A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo-First-person broken-english.Seldom heard cultural perspective coming of age story.Delightfully intriguing.
(Another Blogger has a book review here.
She found the protagonist to be “a moron” and annoying but when I read it,I just thought of it as driving the point home that she wasn’t educated and extremely naive because of the culture and environment she was raised in. The stupid things she did were all part of her learning experience as she’s thrown into a culture she doesn’t understand and with limited social experiences.)

It doesn’t count as part of the 12 words if I put it in parenthesis,right??

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11th Hour-The earth has all the time in the world and we dont.
(check out the special features for the “Religious Perspectives”.Nice addition)

Lars and the Real Girl - Lars’ girlfriend is a sex doll.Not trashy like it sounds. Wonderful.

Does this Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? by Peter Walsh - a dieting book that’s more about how you live. It makes sense!

Mouse Guard: Fall 1152-graphic novel featuring mice my cat would be scared of.Beautiful illustrations.

Arrested Development,Season 3- Episodes 1-6 - I love Charlize Theron as Rita. I even have the same backpack.
(ok,except my backpacks are a moose & a bee, not a duck)

Big Love,Season 2,Episode 20:Kingdom Come - Nicolette/Nicki thinks oral sex is gross.One more reason to hate her.