Alice Hoffman Festival

Ok, it’s a small festival – it’s just me and a few books and a movie, but, it is a festival, nonetheless! I just found myself in the middle of Alice Hoffman-land, sort of unexpectedly. It just sort of happened! And I am quite enjoying it!

It started when I remembered that I hadn’t yet read my copy of Here on Earth…

It was really good, and I was disappointed when I finished it – because it was over!

Then I decided that I would watch Practical Magic…

…again! I’ve only watched it like a hundred million times! But I LOVE THIS MOVIE! When it first came out on video, and I rented it, I did the funniest thing! I had never done this before. I immediately rewound it and started it over! I literally sat through two back-to-back showings of it! As a grown-up! (Ok, I use that term loosely.)

However, at the viewing recently, I fell asleep before the ending.

Moving on, though, I recently purchased The Probable Future:

…so I decided to start reading it. I am really enjoying it so far, as well. But I’m not getting very far, because, I keep falling asleep.

I have since watched Practical Magic again two more times, from the beginning – falling asleep before the ending – two more times.

Why do I keep starting it over from the beginning? Well, because, it is just more enjoyable that way! Except for the falling asleep part, that is.

I think I have just been working too hard and going to bed too late, lately. I am enjoying my Alice Hoffman Festival, though. And I guess doing it this way is just making it last longer, so it can’t be all that bad, right?

Have you read Alice Hoffman lately?