June | 2014 | Ladies On The Shelf

Adventures in Flawed Coping Mechanisms – Bingo Update

June 26, 2014 by Caitlin

Bingo Squares: Read a biography, read a book by someone under 30 Book: Hyperbole and a Half, Allie Brosh I think this might be cheating on Literary Bingo a little bit. Allie Brosh’s hysterical, charming and odd blog comic has been online since 2009, and I have casually perused them for years. Now some of them (mainly those pertaining to her life) have been compiled into a book. In my defense, there’s a large portion of the book that I hadn’t actually […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: allie brosh, alot, literary bingo, simple dog

Throw Your Phone in the Woods – Two Bit True Blood Reviews

June 23, 2014 by Ladies On The Shelf

We can’t just sit back and let the final season of True Blood go un-commentated just because it’s a festering pile of ridiculousness. Sure, it’s bad, but that’s why we love to hate it. It’s almost based on a series of books, and therefore we feel like we have to weigh in. Sit back and revel in the filth with us – don’t worry, the show isn’t to be taken seriously, and neither are these reviews. Jessi: I can’t delete this […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: Bon Temps, Charlaine Harris, True Blood

“Fiddle-dee-dee!” – Film Fest Friday

June 20, 2014 by Jessi

Gone with the Wind Book Release: 1936 Movie Release: 1939 Where to Watch: Sitting on your porch surrounded by a crowd of suitors so thick, you can hardly wade through in your hoop skirt. The Story War, war, war. Set in the time of the American Civil War, the story follows the iconic characters of Katie Scarlett O’Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler (good luck fitting that on your driver’s license) and Rhett Butler. Weaved throughout the tale is the story of […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: classics, Film Fest Friday, Gone with the Wind

Christian Grey, Classicly Creepy

June 19, 2014 by Caitlin

While fans are debating this shot (sexy or stalker??) from the highly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey movie, starring Jamie Dornan as the 50-shades-of-fucked-up Christian Grey, we decided we’d take a stab at just what he’s thinking at this creep-tastic moment, inspired by his classic catch phrases. Suburban moms, beware! This creep could be lurking outside your home, waiting to de-flower your daughters! “I found some baby oil. Let me rub it on your behind.” “I’ll be watching you from outside your […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 50 Shades of Grey, creepers, Jamie Dornan, movies

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 10 – “The Children”

June 16, 2014 by Caitlin

A word on book versus show. Yes – I am known to be overly critical about these things. In my humble opinion, that’s half the fun – seeing (and sometimes hating on) how David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have adapted some pretty complex stuff to the small screen. Is it a perfect adaptation? Hell no! (I’m still mad about Grenn.) Is it fun to watch? Absolutely. Season 4, it’s been fun. Final recap – ho!! I dug the whole […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: game of thrones, game of thrones episode review, HBO, Song of Ice and Fire

Five Fictional Film Fathers We Love! – Film Fest Friday

June 13, 2014 by Erin

Happy early Father’s Day! For this week’s edition of Film Fest Friday I’m sharing a list of my five favorite literary father figures who have also been wonderfully portrayed in various film adaptations. I love these books, I love these movies (ok, one is a television show), I love these wildly different fictional dads who all share one thing in common – love for their kiddos. Matthew Cuthbert Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery Book release: 1908 Movie […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, father's day, Film Fest Friday

Jack Rose and the Hooch – Literary Happy Hour

June 12, 2014 by Caitlin

What to read: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck What to drink: “Hooch” if you’re daring, a Jack Rose if you’re not There’s this bar in Northern California that I find to be quite the haven for literary nerds. The walls are lined with books and drawn on with quotes from famous literature. There’s even flights of birds made out of the books dangling from the ceiling. To top it off, the bar is called the Jack Rose, which, as they’ll […]

Categories: Happy Hour • Tags: classics, jack rose, john steinbeck, northern california

Urban Fantasy Fans, Clear Your Schedule for Kate Daniels and Co.

June 9, 2014 by Erin

Series: Kate Daniels Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Published books: Magic Bites, Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds, Magic Slays, Magic Rises Next book: Magic Breaks, due July 29, 2014 Highlights: Multicultural folklore influence, uniquely unsexy vampires, THE BEAST LORD, kick-ass ladies who are also fully realized characters, suspense, action, romance Fun Fact! Ilona Andrews is the pen name of a wife and husband writing team who met in a college English Composition 101 class. They look adorably dorky […]

Categories: Featured • Tags: fictional ladies we love, ilona andrews, kate daniels, urban fantasy

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 9 – The Watchers on the Wall

June 8, 2014 by Caitlin

True to stereotypical HBO Game of Thrones season pacing (and CGI budgeting), they break out the big special effects guns and focus on one thing: Wildings versus Wall. I can make this really short for you – not much happens outside the battle. A few sub-characters die – namely Ygritte, who we haven’t seen much of since Jon left her. Frankly, the season didn’t give us much in the way of reminding us why we care about her, so her […]