phoenixbyrd

You only know what is drivel by reading it though. Just because someone else deemed it rubbish, does not mean you would find it so.

If you like doing Shakespeare's plays then perhaps you'd like some other plays, modern one's too? I love Arthur Millers All My Sons and Death of a Salesman, and Brian Freil's Translations. Oscar Wilde's plays are also very interesting, a diverse look at his time period with very intricate themes and idea's. It's astonishing those kids have never read a book cover to cover! My mum taught me to read before I went to school, I read Narnia and Lord of the Rings by the time I was 8, along with Roald Dahl books too. Robert Frost is another one of my favourite poets, The Road not Taken is the best of his later poems, for sure. Robert Browning and Christina Rossetti are another two. I love the epic poems like the Iliad and the The Odyssey (Oh Brother is a great companion... one of Cloony's best film IMO) and From Paradise Lost is a classic.

Poe is one of my favourite poets, I love Gothic poetry and prose, very dark and sensual writing, the rhythym is always important and effective. I did an poem by Anne Bronte a couple of months ago, it was untitled but about a storm, a very moving poem indeed. And yeah, I love Northern Lights *mumblesstupidamericachangingthebloodytitlemumbles*, its released this December and is going to be awesome. More people need to read Pullman, he is better then Tolkien and most if not all other fantasy writers. It take on religion is brilliant...

I am doing King Leah for AS this year, one of my favourite plays and some say Shakespeare's best. I have read Little Women too, and the sequel Good Wives. Pride and Prejudice is a good Mormon read as well. Lately I have been reading lots of Pratchett, am starting the Last Continent soon, and have just finished Sourcery (Mort, Equal Rites, The Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic before those.). I love Jane Austin, and all the classic literature, Dickens, Oscar Wilde's Dorien Gray etc etc, but I also read a lot of Stephen King, Tolkien, any fantasy (Salvatore's Forgotten Realms Books, Dragonlance, which is written by members of the church, Pullman's His Dark Materials - which is filming right now, Daniel Craig / aka/ James Bond and Nicole Kidman are playing two of the leads, and Dragon Riders of Pern to name but a few.) The Da Vinci Code was entertaining, I adored Memoirs of a Geisha, and need to read some more Manga having recently got the 15th Priest book, a Korean Man-wha for those not in the know. Yeah, i read a lot. That list was all in the last year. Oh yeah, I didn't mention Wheel of Time! Awesome fantasy series.

What happened outside temple sq? As a former member of the church (by which I mean I am in the process of having my name removed from the records) I have never had any other Christian accuse me of such things or treat me any differently because i was a mormon. I have since discovered its not brainwashing they see, its indoctrination, and that I wholeheartedly agree with.

This makes me very sad... It doesn't matter what church you are in, the same problems crop up wherever. As an inactive member and as me, I would not have let it get to that point. I would have got rid. Give him a dose of his own medicine... get magazines of half maked men and flash it in front of him. Look at good looking guys and ignore him. But I know as a mormon you won't, but I can't see how you can tackle this. You are trying to be a good mormon wife and he is disrespecting you and not conforming to the religion either. Its inequality, and sickens me. You should not allow a man to treat you that way.