Y'know, the thing about Brideshead Revisited is that I don'tremember any ofthat stuff beingthe focus of the book -- I remember the focus of the book being the End of Empire, as symbolized by this family too hidebound for its (or its members) own good.

Sabastian didn't come across nearly as swishy, but naybe I need to go reread it.

Oh, Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist was a must for us Young People's Librarians -- fun, but they changed a bit too much from the book. Which will now fly off the shelves.

An Israeli movie called, I think, Close to Home at the college this weekend. grim.