Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Author: Rick Riordan Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publication Date: One per year, 2005-2009 Purchase Price: $5.00-$11.00, depending on which book you’re purchasing Misc. Info.: A series in five parts Movies can be treacherous: they often get me interested in books I probably would never have thought about reading. I…
The Perfect Character’s Flaw
If you’ve been hanging around the blog for almost any amount of time, you realize that characterization is a bit thing with me. A well-written character can make a badly written story bearable, and a terribly written character can make even the most promising story a lump of lameness. So let’s take a simple quiz….
“From the river, it looked as if two suns were setting over London.”
Title: Interred with Their Bones Author: Jennifer Lee Carrell Genre: Historical fiction Publication Date: 2007 Purchase Price: $5.38 (hardback, bargain book) Buyer Beware After careful thought, I have come to the conclusion that there is indeed such a thing as the Curse of the Bargain Bin Book. Picture this: you walk into your bookstore of…
Disney Does Not Prepare You for This Sh*t
Unless you’ve been living in a hole your entire life, chances are you have at least heard of Disney. And while Disney World and Disney Land and the world’s largest (and cutest?) rodent are certainly images that quickly pop up, there is one phrase that undoubtedly makes every feminist within 100 yards shudder and gag….
The Great Journal Experiment (Part II)
Welcome to the results of round one of my summer project, The Great Journal Experiment! Round one (of six) started June 1 and ends today, June 15. I went into this project a bit uncertain of how it was going to operate, and I noticed several things immediately. Lessons Learned June 1 — I am…