Ummmm…Dr. Doolittle?
I saw the movie remake for the millionth time over the weekend. I would have reviewed it much like you did, except I would have added “And having the time of their lives! So join Ralph, Jack, Biggy, and the whole gang!”
Aardvark at the beginning, zebra at (well, more likely near) the end…
Colorblind prude learns art of non-disclosure agreements
Sure it is, but that aspect is only manufactured by the author so she can make a survival death match revolve around love.
Trainspotting!
A young girl wanders alone, searching desperately for a place to fit in, only to be rejected just when she thought her journey was done.
Goldilocks and the three bears
Horticulturalists may find the guide useful if they are fern fanatics…and have a few dead dogs.
The Scarlet Letter
Accompanied by his family, a man addresses the challenges of winterizing a remote building.
The Shining
Yet another “Mom always liked me best!” story, but most of the humor falls flat.
Sophie’s Choice
Members of the ruling classes play divide-and-conquer with the lower orders, ultimately swindling an elderly disabled man out of his retirement fund.
Treasure Island
50 Shades of Grey
:o
Lengthy descriptions of social interactions (especially involving the intricate transactions required when contracting the services of sex workers) aside, this tome documenting the complexities of procuring and selling cattle and the arrangements necessary for obtaining the correct level of help mostly succeeds as a period piece. However, more attention to detail in the realm of native/settle interactions vis-a-vis the concept of Manifest Destiny and the extinction of animal species would benefit from a more intensive examination.
The Pulitizer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove
A prejudiced and passionately driven cadre of Englishmen dooms a royal immigrant’s resettlement.
Dracula.
A hard-hitting expose of the sewer that was the budding tech industry in the 80’s, focusing specifically on one clown who thought he called all the shots.
Stephen King’s I.T.