“We are only in this world for a short period of vivid and wonderful waking in an eternity of dreamless dark.” -David Almond, The Tightrope Walkers This is something different than I normally read, and I had a hard time getting into the book. It definitely wasn’t very fast paced, and I couldn’t seem toRead More
Mosquitoland
“I swear, the longer I live, the less things make sense.” -David Arnold, Mosquitoland Recommended to me by a friend, I picked up this book the last time I was at the library, because honestly, who can leave the library without checking out a book? And this book definitely didn’t disappoint! Featuring a cast ofRead More
Symptoms of Being Human
“As for wondering if it’s okay to be who you are–that’s not a symptom of mental illness. That’s a symptom of being a person.” -Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human As a scholar interested in the way that gender is represented within young adult books, I’m always on the look out for any book thatRead More
House of Leaves
“We all create stories to protect ourselves.” -Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves Admittedly, this book took me a while to get through, not because of the story or the writing, but purely because of the way that the book is written. Not only are there copious amounts of footnotes (that can sometimes be pagesRead More
Carry On
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can’t carry on at all.” -Rainbow Rowell, Carry On When I started this book, I wasn’t expecting it to suck me into that black hole that sucks you in when you’ve found a truly amazing story. I’veRead More
I’ll Give You the Sun
“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” -Jandy Nelson, I’ll Give You the Sun It’s definitely been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but now that I’ve finished my Master’s, I actually have the time to read what I want to read (gasp). And trust me, the list isRead More
The Hunger Games
So I think I’ve blogged about The Hunger Games multiple times on this site, but each time I read it, I get a new-found appreciation for it. This read through was specifically for a class that I am taking this semester called the Heroic Tradition in Children’s Literature. So far, we have read The Odyssey, Beowulf,Read More
The Giver
Because the movie came out a few months ago, I figured it was time that I re-read The Giver, since I generally like to read the book before I see the movie, and I haven’t read this particular book since I was in 5th grade. I remembered liking it then, so I figured that muchRead More
Mockingjay
Because the trailer just released, and the movie comes out in November, I decided to re-read Mockingjay, just because. I’m the type of person who likes to re-read books anyway, and this just seemed like the perfect excuse. And let me tell you, it’s still just as good the third (or fourth?) time you readRead More
A Dose of Dystopia
I guess I’ve been on a bit of a dystopia kick lately, given that is one of my favorite genres, probably. The first, Legend, I’ve been wanting to read for a while, and the second, The Testing, was recommended to me by a friend. Both very different visions, yet probably just as scary and probable.Read More
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