Archive for February, 2011
‘The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy’ by Tim Burton
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
I’ve always been quite a fan of Tim Burton’s films: I enjoy the way that he combines the bizarre, the grotesque and the macabre with the sweet, the innocent and the childlike. His twisted, gothic sense of humour appeals to me immensley and so I was really pleased when I discovered that he had written a [...]
‘Lady’s Maid’ by Margaret Forster
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
When I came up with the idea of using a random number generator to select one book for me every month, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was letting myself in for. I needn’t have worried about January’s choice though, as it seems to have been remarkably kind to me in my first month. by [...]