“Memory is a word that slithers away suddenly, darting faster than it should be able to move at all.” -Karen Rivers, Before We Go Extinct I picked this book up on a whim one day while I was at the library, because the description sounded promising and I think the cover is spectacular. And IRead More
Character Playlist: Harry Potter
“Everyone thinks I’m special…All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander…But I don’t know anything about magic.” -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (image source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Illustrated Edition) Anyone who knows me knows that the Harry Potter series is, and continues to be, one of theRead More
Review: The Little Prince
“You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Anyone who says that children’s literature can’t be deep or meaningful should read this book. I kept hearing things about it, both on the internet and from friends, and I decided that as a children’s literature scholar, I should probably readRead More
Review: Every Exquisite Thing
“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” -Matthew Quick, Every Exquisite Thing This is the fourth book I’ve read by Matthew Quick, and I can definitely say that I’ve been impressed with each one! Quick has a talent for writing about mental health issues in way that makes them feel so real,Read More
Character Playlist: Katniss Everdeen
“No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.” -Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Listening to music in the car on the way to the library today, I decided to try my hand at creating playlists for various characters from books, beginning with the lovely KatnissRead More
The Tightrope Walkers
“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
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