50 literature ideas you really need to know, 16

Genre

There are, currently, five popular fictional genres in full production: romance, science fiction and fantasy, horror, thriller and crime. But, Sutherland adds, Genres bend. Jacques Derrida's word for the melting of boundaries is "degenerescence."

Try fitting Jasper Fforde into just one of the above.

Easy Virtue (2008)

How’s that for an expected-but-unexpected ending?

I’ll say no more, except that if I had a butler, and Jeeves was unavailable, I’d like Furber. Or Phipps (from An Ideal Husband). There is a certain Oscar Wildian/esque something about this too.

M*A*S*H, episode 1.7

Said romantically:

"I waited for you in the bar until 4am. You never came."

"I said I wouldn't."

"You didn't lie."

Atonement (2007)

Popped this on in last night's background because I needed some voices (sometimes it's just too quiet), and it’s too sad for full attention-giving.

Also I haven’t watched it since Sherlock and wanted to see Benedict Cumberbatch again.

I'm noticing I watch a lot of stuff for the actors.

Top Hat (1937)

What kind of a plane?

One with wiiiings!


It seems I like more old films than I thought - they're not all The Big Sleep. I'd forgotten what a fantastic, clever, comic tale of mistaken identities this one is. Fred Astaire does sweet and funny so well. Madge is hilarious.