As I mentioned a few days ago, I actually read many challenged or banned books in high school. I can’t decide if this is because I happened to be in a more “liberal” district, or because I was in the AP English program and all we did was read the classics (“classics” often being a…
Author: amypeveto
A Twist on a Classic, Part II: “Easy A”
In case you’re just tuning in, you’ve arrived at the second part of a two-part series. Check out A Twist on a Classic, Part I before you proceed. I wanted to see “Easy A” since watching the first teaser trailer. Not only do I consider Emma Stone to be a fabulous (and underrated) actress, but…
Celebrating Banned Books Week
Books have been being challenged and banned (and sometimes burned) since the concept of a book became known. The reasons for banning books are numerous and varied, but generally they boil down to the fact that someone, somewhere doesn’t like the ideas contained in the book. A simple search on any search engine will yield…
The Necessity of fREADom
Welcome to a special edition of Bookzilla! Generally this is a Sunday/Wednesday operation, but in honor of Banned Books Week (September 25 – October 2), I’ll be making updates every day this week. Get ready for banned book overload! Why ban books? From most of the researching I’ve been doing, all of the reasons books…
“O, be some other name!” (Romeo and Juliet)
Title: The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove Author: Susan Gregg Gilmore Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $23.00 (Hardcover) What is it with me and my recent reads quoting Shakespeare? Maybe it’s because no matter what anyone says or writes, it’s inevitable that Shakespeare said or wrote it better. Ah well, on to the…