Many of you reading this have probably already read The Hobbit, if not recently, then at least way back in grade school. Many of you also probably loved it. Unfortunately, as much as I wanted to be one of those adoring fans, I can not include myself as one of the many. Please read on […]
Read more "Book Review: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien"Is it unfair that every new book J. K. Rowling writes for the rest of her days will be compared to the much loved Harry Potter series? Maybe. But that’s life, and I can’t really feel all that sorry for her, considering that Potter made her a billionaire. For more on why Heather believes Rowling […]
Read more "Book Review: The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling"Fifty Shades of Grey? No way— more like Fifty Shades of Ghastly. Because that is what this book is in every way. Consider the following review a cautionary tale of what happens when one avid reader finally gives in to the pressure of participating in the latest literary craze.
Read more "Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James"As sad as it is to admit, my memories of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are not as strong as I would like them to be. I couldn’t even tell you which one I “was” based on personality comparison (I mostly wanted to be Leonardo because he wore blue, had swords, and his name also […]
Read more "Comic Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-4"While readers find peace in the natural beauty of the Pacific Crest Trail and Strayed’s enchanting prose, Strayed searches for peace with herself and her life.
Read more "Book Review: Wild – From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed"You are probably all familiar with the boldly emblazoned (and often bedazzled) word “PINK” festooned across the seats of sweatpants from the ever popular Victoria’s Secret PINK collection. “LOVE PINK” is the motto many girls’ rumps loudly proclaim as they saunter by! And why shouldn’t we “LOVE PINK?”
Read more "Book Review: Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein"I am probably one of the few English majors that graduated without ever reading any Ernest Hemingway in college or high school. I’m not exactly sure how I managed that, but it is what it is.
Read more "Book Review: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain"It’s been a while since I’ve read Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson, so I’ll keep this brief. This book and its stories (originally published on her blog) were pretty funny. It took me a while to look past the fact that Lawson drops the word “totally” about every […]
Read more "Book Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson"I am one of the few people that LOVES books and movies about runners, but who can’t personally run more than 200 feet (and that’s being generous) without my lungs shriveling up and imploding (inspiring, I know…but if you are looking to me for inspiration, I feel sorry for you. That’s what the books about […]
Read more "Book Review: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand"With this month’s book club (ok, we don’t really have that kind of time sensitive structure), Heather, Lauren, and Zach sit down with A. Lee Martinez’s Monster, a book concentrating on the hidden world of demon/creature catching going on right under the common folks’ noses. (For a spoiler free review, read Heather’s solo write up […]
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