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Book Review

The Spellbook of Katrina van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel

It’s October, it is decorative gourd season, motherforkers, and time for SPOOKY STORIES and pumpkin spice and boots and scarves and right on time, we have a feminist version of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow told from the point of view of Katrina van Tassel, the woman at the point of of the love triangle between Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones. In Washington Irving’s original story, Ichabod Crane comes to the village of Sleepy Hollow  … Continue reading The Spellbook of Katrina van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo

Other Media Review

Movie Review: Effie Gray

Effie Gray is a Victorian drama that co-stars Emma Thompson (she wrote the screenplay as well) so duh of course I watched it. Like I wouldn’t watch a movie with Victorian dresses and Emma Thompson saying clever things. Effie Gray is a lovely film – subtle, quietly but deeply empowering, and visually lovely. However, it’s so very subtle and quiet and calm that I was gravely tempted to make it a double feature with Furious … Continue reading Movie Review: Effie Gray