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“I could hear rain still pouring from the gutters and a thin branch scraping against one of the windows; but the church seemed completely cut off from the restless day outside–just as I felt cut off from the church. I thought: I am a restlessness inside a stillness inside a restlessness.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
“But he cannot flourish without this diet, he eat not as others. Even friend Jonathan, who lived with him for weeks, did never see him eat, never! He throws no shadow, he make in the mirror no reflect, as again Jonathan observe. He has the strength of many of his hand, witness again Jonathan when he shut the door against the wolves, and when he help him from the diligence too. He can transform himself to wolf, as we gather from the ship arrival in Whitby, when he tear open the dog, he can be as bat, as Madam Mina saw him on the window at Whitby, and as friend John saw him fly from this so near house, and as my friend Quincey saw him at the window of Miss Lucy.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
“She has man’s brain–a brain that a man should have were he much gifted–and woman’s heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
I have just finished “Is It Just Me?” by Miranda Hart.
Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart
I’m not usually one for reading this sort of thing but i found it on offer so thought i’d try it. I’ve only recently got into watching “Miranda” on television and got this book for a bit of light reading.
At first i found it a bit boring and long-winded because Miranda takes a long time to get to the point but i persevered with it and found myself actually enjoying it! The little stories are quite funny, especially when she describes her antics in the office and so on. I also like the way she talks to her 18-year-old self, who seems ashamed of her older self having not followed any of the dreams she had when she was young. This builds up a little bit of tension and you can tell Miranda is deliberately keeping her younger self in the dark about just how many silly things she does now.
It’s not an autobiography, but more of a manual for life (or “Miran-ual” as she calls it!) with little stories about each topic and her opinions. It’s quite funny if you get her sense of humour, and you feel embarrassed for her when you read about the ridiculous things she has done which other people don’t understand, but in reading about them, you also feel like you’re not the only one who thinks in a slightly childish way!
I give the book 7/10 because it is good for a laugh, it’s an easy read, and perfect for reading in a little bits (i used to read a few pages in the morning before work, just to get me a in a good mood!). If you like watching “Miranda” or just like Miranda Hart, then it’s worth reading.
“Oh, the terrible struggle that I have had against sleep so often of late; the pain of the sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, and with such unknown horror as it has for me! How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
“We all have our worries about our bodies and our looks. We just need to make the best of our lovely, wonky selves. The key is never to compare and try to be something you’re not.”
― Miranda Hart, Is It Just Me?
