It's been a while. Here is my review of the 2005 version of P&P:
www.movinpitchers.blogspot.com
Also, I've entered a page from The Man Who Laughs on my long-neglected 'page a day' blog:
http://www.themanwholaughs.blogspot.com
I can't say why I stopped keeping up with it but it's sadly behind. I decided it would be time to resurrect it since my dad is currently publishing an abridged version of the story for United States markets. Right now, I believe the book has to be ordered from overseas and it costs an arm and a leg to have it shipped. My dad's book should be out within the next few months and he's also written a screenplay that may or may not be marketed along with it, depending on the initial success of the story. It's a shame American audiences know so little about this great work of Victor Hugo's. Hopefully that will change.
Around here, things are moving along. We have begun the work on our house to prepare it to sell. A realtor came by to advise me but I doubt we'll be listing it with her office. I want to try to make the most from the sale as possible, which kind of makes cutting a realtor in on the profit pretty silly. We are hoping to have the landscaping done by the time of our convention in early July and the house ready to place on the market in September, around the time of our planned vacation to DIsney.
Victor James is getting so big. He sits up on his own now and says Mama frequently. He's also very mobile now which means he's into everything and such a handful. He isnt actually 'crawling' yet but he inches his way a long at record speeds! I've started making his baby food but he really has very little interest in real food at this time. The doctor is concerned, telling me that I need to start supplementing him w/ vitamins and keep pushing him to eat. Whatever. Anyone can look at this nearly twenty pound kid and see that he is getting along just fine. He'll eat when likes, I'm sure.
That's all for now. I'll try to report again very soon.
2 comments:
Awesome about your Dad and "The Man Who Laughed" connection! I've been meaning to buy it, but like you said...arm and a leg, and last time I looked, I don't have any extra lying around (right now, anyway). I'd be thrilled if I could get it as a slightly better price!
Yes,isnt it Bev? I'm thrilled that he took it upon himself to tackle such a feat. However, as I mentioned it will be a somewhat edited version of the story for modern audiences. If you can get your hands on an unabridged version, I still strongly recommend it. Victor Hugo definitely gets wordy when it comes to historical or geological passages (as readers of Les Miserables and that 50 odd pages about Waterloo would know) and many people lose interest in his writing due to this little foible. For those of us who choose to tough it out, we're usually rewarded by even greater awe for his prowess.
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