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Entries from November 2005

HP Musings

November 26th, 2005 · Comments Off

I know, I know. Shocking! Emily’s posting about HP! Seeing GoF has reawakened my love for HP. Not that it was ever particularly asleep. Anyway, I’ve been re-reading canon. Sometimes I forget how truly delightful canon is. JKR is a friggin’ genius, no matter what some people say. On almost every page is a reminder […]

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Tags: Fandom · Jane Austen

GoF– More Deeply

November 25th, 2005 · 1 Comment

It’s interesting. In some ways, I feel like I’ve come full circle. You see, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was my first real “fan” type experience. I read the first three books in late May of 2000. So Goblet was the first HP book I waited for. I attended my first midnight party […]

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Goblet mini-review

November 18th, 2005 · Comments Off

I want to wait for my full review until I see it again (tonight!!), but– buy cialis online without prescription So. Good. Far and away, best HP movie EVER. Harry. Ron. Hermione. Ginny. Cedric. Snape. Rita Skeeter. Voldemort. All PERFECT. *sigh*

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Pride and Prejudice: A Full Review

November 14th, 2005 · 4 Comments

Okay. I’ve had a while to think it over, to determine just exactly what it was I liked and disliked about this film. It wasn’t all dislike. There were plenty of good moments, things that were done well, things it was fun to see on screen that hadn’t necessarily been included in P&P2. It is […]

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Tags: Fandom · Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice 2005: A Very Short Review

November 11th, 2005 · Comments Off

I’m too tired to do an extensive review tonight, so I shall leave that until in the morning. Suffice it to say: It could have been much worse. But then again, it also could have been much better. My friend Tanya and I vented our feelings on the way back by listening to my P&P […]

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P&P Rant

November 9th, 2005 · 2 Comments

So. Full disclosure here: I have not seen the new Pride and Prejudice adaptation. I hope to see it this weekend. I am trying desperately to keep an open mind. I expect to enjoy parts of it, at least, if not all. I will attempt to take it on its own terms. I have been […]

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Tags: Fandom · Jane Austen · Rant