Stardust Asylum

This isn’t even fair. Like…not even close to fair. *sigh* I’ll try to narrow it down.
-”One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” – Ken Kesey : This book taught me that insanity and genius really do mix, and that I could use them to overcome anything.
-”Ingenious Pain” – Andrew Miller : One of the most beautiful [...]

Is there a consensus about what color the mysterious liquid Alice drank from the bottle labelled “Drink Me” should be? I checked the book, and it doesn’t mention color at all, and when I rang Lewis Carroll, he wasn’t at home. And these bottles must be done now!
What color do you think it should be? [...]

I promise one of these days I’ll post something about my actual life, dolls, cooking adventures, etc. But it is not this day.
Found this fascinating blog this evening. All different artists, each drawing literary figures, authors as well as characters.
Sgettis
There’s one of Lovecraft that I just adore.

*swoons* Just finished “Inkdeath,” the third in the Cornelia Funke trilogy. Superb, superb…I was sad that the movie of “Inkheart” didn’t quite live up to my expectations, but re-immersing myself in the actual words of the book brought the whole world back to me. How I love the relationships explored, the writer, the characters, the [...]

I finally got my copy of the second book of the “Monster Blood Tattoo” series. *hugs book* I’m in the middle of three other books, and shouldn’t start it, but, er…well, um…let’s see how long my resolve holds out.
 If you haven’t read “Foundling,” go out and get it at this moment. I don’t care if [...]

Stemming from a discussion with my Roommate last night, I’m creating this meme. Fan-dolls are very interesting to me, having physical representations of beloved characters that one didn’t create…making your own figurine. I find that in the community, many of the fan dolls I see are representations of anime characters or Asian pop stars. I’ve [...]

Foundling: Book 1 of the Monster Blood Tattoo
by D.M. Cornish
Here it is, the last book on my little journey (not really…I’m in the middle of two or three right now and intend to count them all up until midnight on December 31). This book was one displayed on a table with a multitude of other [...]

Stardust
By Neil Gaiman
This was a re-read for me, which made me almost not count it, but I thought, eh, why not. Loved it the first time I read it, loved it this time. Loved the true fairy tale style of the anti-climactic ending, Yvaine’s first three words of dialogue (”Ow. Fuck. Ow”), love all the [...]

Under the Black Flag: The ROmance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates
By David Cordingly
This book was picked up on a bizarre whim in my last moments of a trip to Borders.
“I need a book on pirates!” I blithely cried, climbing onto the stool to see what the choices were. I’m not sure why [...]

Apparently, J.K. Rowling just had this thing at Carnegie Hall and revealed…some interesting stuff, some boring stuff, some stupid stuff, and …some stuff that just made my brain explode.
There are spoilers to “Deathly Hallows,” so don’t click if you haven’t finished the book.
BRAIN GO BOOM
Eh…after my initial shock, I have to say that it’s [...]