zalena | Poor Things by Alasdair Grey

So, I was poking around for info about Shirley MacLaine and found the following reference:

Maclaine is also set to star in Poor Things, a drama. The production has been delayed due to Lindsay Lohan's stint in rehab.

Poor Things was one of my favorite books in high school. It pokes fun at Victorian literature while adopting it's themes and tropes with echoes of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in addition to other Victorian literature. (R.L. Stevenson's Jekyll & Hyde, not to mention Dickens' Our Mutual Friend come immediately to mind.) It has some very interesting commentary not only on science and its role in social/sexual inequality, but fertility as well, as the plot involves a woman who's resurrected with the brain of her fetus. But it's been a very long time since I've read it and I'm sure I didn't pick up on everything then.

Hell, Alasdair Grey was one of my favorite authors at that age. I think Lanark was my introduction to postmodern fiction, and I LOVED it with a passion I'm not sure I would understand now. I guess I enjoyed his books because they made me feel smart, and were fun to read without being particularly easy.

I'm always trying to remember things I read in high school and I can't believe I've forgotten him. As for Lindsey Lohan in playing Bella in Poor Things... is it wrong to hope she stays in rehab long enough to prevent that?

EDIT: The Lohan project Poor Things is not the same as Alasdair Grey's book, which has not yet been adapted. Rehab ill-wishing has been officially retracted.