Spoiler Alert
noun (in a discussion or review of a film, book, television drama, etc.) a warning that an important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed.
Month: April 2018
Spoilers: Jane Austen
Everything happens in Bath. Everything.
Spoilers: Kid Lit
We’re skipping to the chase. Because if I have to read about that masochistic tree one more time, I’m gonna go postal.
Spoilers: Christmas
This is the way Christmas ends, This is the way Christmas ends, This is the way Christmas ends, with a bang, some whimpers, and a wet hat in a puddle. The bad news: your sleigh is totalled, the little match girl doesn’t make it, Frosty melts, Wenceslas’ page freezes and nobody gives him a song, you’re still missing two teeth, […]
Spoilers: Classic American
Save yourself a ton of time. We’ve read the books, and gotten back to you: the minister is the baby daddy. Rip is old, everybody else died. The whale will be ok. And I’ve got some bad news about Beth.
Charles Dickens
Because he was paid by the word.
Managing Expectations
When expectations are not great, but they’re manageable. Communicate. When your mentor and her ward treat you confusingly, ask for clarification. No Assumptions. Maybe there’s a third party involved in this whole thing. Just think about it. Blacksmithing is fine work. Knowing this at the outset is important.
Miss Havisham Wedding Planner
They say, “Go with what you know” and she did.
Hard Times
The team would probably do better if they weren’t starving, but hey.
Political Prisoners
Freedom for Oscar Wilde, Napoléon and Edmund Dantès!