In which I muse about the enormous pressures we put upon ourselves at times despite the fact that we are supposedly reading for our own enjoyment, and the pros and cons of our so doing. Continue reading “Guilt Reading: Should You Force Yourself to Finish a Book?”
In which I talk about what I finished, what I started, extreme tonal shifts, guilt, and mascara-stained-pages. Continue reading “Weekly Update, July 15 2017”
In which I break down a scene that contains a formula for depicting a character that is both strong and realistic. Continue reading “Anatomy of a Scene With a Realistically Strong Character”
In which I talk about what I finished, what I started, Hemingway, a Viennese masterpiece, and recognising the face of an old friend. Continue reading “Weekly Update July 7, 2017”
In which I continue my thoughts about re-reading books that I loved when I was younger, and share my thoughts on Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Continue reading “On Re-reading Books I Enjoyed Long Ago, Pt. 2”
In which I share my anxieties about re-reading books that I loved when I was younger, and thoughts on Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney. Continue reading “On Re-reading Books I Enjoyed Long Ago, Pt. 1”
In which I review Asleep, a nonfiction book by Molly Caldwell Crosby about epidemic encephalitis. Continue reading “Review: Asleep by Molly Caldwell Crosby”
In which I answer a bunch of questions that start with letters of the alphabet. Continue reading “ABC Book Tag”
In which I rant about what Fahrenheit 451 has to say about books as objects. Continue reading “On Fahrenheit 451 and Books as Objects”
In which I (over) analyse the prologue of The Book Thief. Continue reading “The Book Thief Analysis: Prologue”
