![]() ![]() If you didn’t see it when it aired on PBS in the US, well, stream it on Amazon as instantly as possible. īest generally bookish thing(s): Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing tops the list, followed closely by Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal of Henry V in the BBC’s Hollow Crown miniseries. This was my best – and biggest – surprise read of the year, because it wasn’t a book I thought I’d enjoy as much as I did, and I certainly didn’t expect to connect with or care about the characters as much as I did. Before she can reply, he walks away and she watches in horror as he is knocked down on the road and killed. I’ve also already written about this one, and recently, but…have you read it yet? You should really read it.īest Surprise: Leviathan Wakes, by James S. The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker. Highly recommended, in spite of its bleakness. I wrote about this book months ago, but I’m still thinking about it, and it was truly some of the finest writing and characterization I’ve read all year. The Tortoise and the Hare, by Elizabeth Jenkins. Who else delivers us such gems like this one, about an awkward social visit: “She had been feeling that things were pretty desperate if one found oneself talking about and almost quoting Matthew Arnold to comparative strangers, though anything was better than having to pretend you had winter and summer curtains when you had just curtains.” Jane and Prudence is another example of Barbara Pym at her best. ![]() Oh, how I love Barbara Pym! I’m not sure anyone does social satire better than she does. ![]()
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