ok so i never talk about what i read and watch but thought i might for once

fave books & authors & films

jane eyre, charlotte bronte (this is my all time favorite novel) there is something about jane, her integrity, her passion, her singularity, that appeals to me.

tess of the d'urbervilles, thomas hardy

the french lieutenant's woman, john fowles (this novel reads out -loud incredibly well...like water flowing off a page into a garden of words.

pride and prejudice, jane austen
emma, jane austen
mansfield park, austen
sense and sensibility, austen

lady chatterley's lover, d.h. lawrence
sons and lovers, d.h. lawrence
wings of a dove, d.h. lawrence
the rainbow, d.h. lawrence
women in love, d.h. lawrence

south, (the endurance expedition, sir ernest shackelton ( i am a huge shackelton fan, his indomitable will, his leadership, the romantic dreamer, and the cold cold antarctic...surviving against all odds!)

the heart of the antarctic, sir ernest shackelton

alive, piers paul anderson

sophie's choice (both the film and the novel)

maus 1 & 2

the sandman comics & anything neal gaiman

mage heart, jane routeley
fire angels, jane routeley
aramaya, jane routeley

any survival stories. i am a freak when it comes to survival stories...i love it...life, death, fear, freaking out, and ultimately overcoming all obstacles to a happy ending...thats my freakin life story!



music

i listen to everything
folk, rap, hip hop, country, pop, classical, jazz

favorite styles are pop folk and country
my least favorite music is jazz though i have the utmost respect for it

fave bands artists
dave matthews
keith urban
allison krauss
dixie chicks
peter gabriel

i havent heard any new stuff lately that has rocked me. most of it sounds like style music of the month or some eighties rehash ala new york trendy band of the moment. whatever happened to passion in music????? or romanticism or depth of feeling.

luv,

magdalen