August Status Report

August was a good month! I've discovered two classics worthy of the title of "one of my FAVORITE books." Jane Eyre and The Picture of Dorian Gray were revelations.

After I finished Jane Eyre, I spent the next week watching the two big miniseries done on the book. The oldest one was most faithful to the book, practically walking you through page-by-page (and taking 8 wonderful hours to do it). The newer version from 2006 took a few liberties, but nothing completely out of left field. I think I enjoyed it more, because I enjoyed the actor who played Rochester more. He really made the character come alive and helped me see why Jane loved him.

I also watched the film version of Dorian Gray, which was riveting. It's fun to enjoy these books so much on the page and then see them come to life on the screen. I was talking with a friend the other day who told me she won't allow her son to watch a book-based movie until he's read the book first. I thought that was a nice policy! Let your kid use his own imagination about the characters before subjecting him to someone else's vision.