"Will you walk into my parlour," said the Spider to the Fly

He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den,
Within his little parlour - but she ne'er came out again!

And now, dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words I pray you ne'er give heed;

Unto an evil counsellor, close heart and ear and eye,
And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.

- extracts from cautionary tale by Mary Howitt -

MirrorMask

I just finished watching MirrorMask, based on a kids book by Neil Gaiman and drawn by Dave McKean. Gaiman wrote the screenplay too. Really cool. It's a kids movie too... obviously... and its so rich. I am of course supposed to be studying... more

Previous blog entries:
Jun 2	-	Mini Mini
May 22	-	The World According to Blake...
Apr 22	-	Luxury Camping

American Gods

Wow.
Completely fascinating and refreshing! I loved this book, read it while basking in the sun on a boat in the red sea. A battle between the old Gods (brought from the old country by immigrants) and the new Gods (tv, internet etc.) with poor... more

Previous reviews:
Aug 31	-	Blake text and image
Aug 28	-	The Spider and the Fly