Library Post!

[ericadawn16]

I haven't done one of these in a while. Well, I went to the library and got some books:

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal by JK Rowling- I hope this will improve my Spanish. Employers like Spanish speakers.

Veggietales- How could I resist a tomato Sherlock Holmes?

The Three Caballeros- I forgot how fun this is, like the Latin American sequel to Fantasia.

Buffalo Girls by Larry McMurtry- Apart from the cracker westerns when I was much younger, I've never really read westerns...ever. I thought I should read at least one for work.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- by Douglas Adams- self-explanatory...

Stardust by Neil Gaiman- Yay! Even better...it and Coraline are now rightfully in the Juvenile section instead of Adult.

The Last Apprentice (Revenge of the Witch) by Joseph Delaney and Patrick Arrasmith- Amazon keeps saying I'll like this series, we'll see...

Piratica 2 by Tanith Lee- Girl pirates, read the first one.

Also, Borders has decided to basically forsake the Tampa Bay area, but I did get some good deals...everything 25% off.

The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Third Edition by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek- I still have the first edition I bought ten years ago.

Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar's Toy Story (Licensed Learn to Draw) by Disney Storybook Artists- It has Lotso!!!!

Ramona plush-

Me: See, it's Ramona.
Mom: Oh...from Ramona and Beezus?
Me: No... (turns over tag to show the Scott Pilgrim logo)
Mom: Oh, that Ramona...

I was also very tempted by The Mighty Book of Boosh but even on sale, it would have cost more than all three. It'll have to wait.

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

Um, the book of Stardust? is actually a LOT more adult than the film...

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

A little background information....I first Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton when I was ten and a half. My mom has never believed in censoring books.

I've never seen the film so when you said the book was "a LOT more adult", I was picturing...you know...adult. Instead, I found one instance of "fuck" and a two page mild sex scene.

I'd still rather have it in Juvenile than Adult. It should probably be in Young Adult but if I didn't have that choice, I'd pick Juvenile because when things are in Adult, you tend to think...they're actually adult like the violence and profanity in Jurassic Park, It's funny but now that I'm older, I really think twice about reading a book if it's in Adult because so many of those authors rely on sex, profanity and/or violence instead of having a decent story. Most of my books would fall under Young Adult or Juvenile.

[sea_thoughts]

My mother's never censored my books, either. However, I believe that many parents WOULD view Stardust as adult for those very things you cited. I would agree it's Young Adult.

[promiseoftin.livejournal.com]

Yay, "Hitchhiker's Guide!" :D

[aye-seaturtle.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you'd seen The Mighty Boosh! Isn't it great? XD

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

YES! I love it. I just wish Cartoon Network would show it on Adult Swim again.

The last few days I've had this song in my head.

[aye-seaturtle.livejournal.com]

YES! EELS! XD

A few weeks ago there was a dance contest for Comic Relief, where celebrities would do famous dance routines. Noel did Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. It was hauntingly awesome. XD

See it here!