Ha! Yes, it is ridiculous all the famous people she gets to meet in the past. The later books get up to the American Revolution and she gets to meet Ben Franklin and stuff. D in A, was always my favorite book, I liked the French stuff, and I loved the Culloden stuff. I always though the second half of book 3 went a…

To be fair the books were written in the early 90s, so that could have been the vest the author envisioned.

So happy with the fisticuffs scene. Classic book Jamie. Love it when Jamie resorts to using his fists.

I first read this book when I was 12 too. I have no idea what was wrong with Mr. Rochester. There was something wrong with Mr. Rochester?

Back then, alcoholism was considered a mental illness. Your relatives could have you institutionalized for it, if they felt like it. Many did.

You are so so right. I just watched Return of the Jedi last night for the first time in 10 years. Jedi is SO GOOD for all the reasons you mentioned. It also has the best space battle and the best lightsaber battle! (“If you won’t turn to the dark side, then maybe she will” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!” zwoom zwoom…

And now I can't unsee it.

I'm a high school teacher, and I so completely identify with this right now. My principal and APs seem to expect teachers to fit a certain prescribed mold and do the exact same things in their classrooms, and they write you up if you were five minutes late to a staff meeting because you were talking to a parent. On…

Works for me too!