Another day, another article criticizing YA. These seem to pop up with the same regularity as articles declaring that libraries are dead (they’re not). Today’s example is from Joe Nutt, “an educational consultant and author”. This article, entitled Why young-adult fiction is a dangerous fantasy (oh, god), decries the alleged role YA plays in “depriv[ing] […]
This book. Oh boy. Throne of Glass is all over BookTube. The vast majority of folks love it. And then there’s me. The concept sounds good: imprisoned badass assassin in a competition to be the King’s assassin. Great. Awesome. Sounds cool. Except that definitely wasn’t my experience with this book. How many times can you […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a bit of a strange play – lots of fairies and magic and (as is standard in Shakespeare plays) misunderstandings. It also has one of my favorite lines in Shakespeare: And though she be but little, she is fierce. The associated project is Frances McCarthy’s Midsummer Night, chosen obviously because […]
Romeo and Juliet is finished. This was my first Shakespeare play, which I read as part of my freshman year high school English class. I had either forgotten or never realized how funny Shakespeare is (maybe because a lot of jokes are sexual innuendos, which probably isn’t something you want to discuss with a bunch of […]
What’s this? I’m actually posting a wrap-up and TBR at the beginning of the month?
I love spy things. I grew up watching James Bond and adore the TV show Archer. I only heard about Kingsman: The Secret Service when the film with Colin Firth came out recently. I put the graphic novel on hold, fully intending to read it and compare it to the movie. Haven’t seen the movie […]
This was actually a re-read. I read this last year during my last semester of college as an ebook and I didn’t remember it most of it. When Terry Pratchett met Death earlier this month, I was motivated to pick it and begin reading the Discworld series in earnest. The best way to describe The Color […]
If you watch Lainey (gingerreadslainey) on BookTube, you’ve no doubt heard of the Falling Kingdoms series. I listened to the first book, Falling Kingdoms, on audiobook from Hoopla, which is a streaming media service through my library (shameless library service plug). I’ve always enjoyed listening to audiobooks on roadtrips, especially the Jim Dale-narrated Harry Potter ones. […]
After the heartbreak of The Winner’s Crime and a month-straight binge on fantasy, I’m ready to read something a little bit different. Don’t worry – I’ll be back to fantasy in no time. I plan to start some or all of the following this weekend: The Last Flight of Poxl West by Daniel Torday A Jewish young […]