For the record, I have no problem with any person named Mary Sue. It's a lovely name, with a long and respected history. However, Mary Sue as a character trope is one of the few tropes I don't think can ever been done well. This is strange to me, because I have said previously on … Continue reading My Problem With Mary Sue
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How Important is the First Sentence of a Novel?
Quite a while ago (at least a year), I wrote a blog post on why Show Don't Tell Is a Lie. It remains today one of my top ten most read posts. But recently, I've started to wonder how many do's and don't's I learned in college that I now actually disagree with. And one … Continue reading How Important is the First Sentence of a Novel?
Reading Wrap-up: April, 2019
What with spending most of my time on my move last month, I only read eight books and two short stories in April. Hopefully, since the move will be over in about a week, I'll have more time to absorb books. Until then, I left Minnesota behind today and am making the long drive currently … Continue reading Reading Wrap-up: April, 2019
Contenders for the Second Book Curse
We've all felt that sensation as readers. You discover a book and fall in love with it. Everything is perfect. Then you learn it's the first book of the series. And you wait with anticipated breath for the second book to be released (or be delivered to your library, if you discover a series already … Continue reading Contenders for the Second Book Curse
Reading Challenges I’m Competing in 2019
I know, today's post was supposed to be about foreign films, but I wasn't quite sure where to put this post, so it's going up today. As one of my reading goals for 2019, I said I was hoping to compete in more Reading Challenges. My problem is that I'm incredibly bad at reading challenges, … Continue reading Reading Challenges I’m Competing in 2019
Books I Hate: ABC Edition
If you missed last week's post, I've already done the opposite of this, Books I Love: ABC Edition. Just so you don't think I'm always negative. Like the last post, I'm picking books I haven't really mentioned before on my blog. For the record, this blog title may be a bit dramatic. Many of these … Continue reading Books I Hate: ABC Edition
Reading Wrap-Up: December, 2018
Out with the old, in with the new. But before that, let's take a short pause to do one more reading wrap-up of 2018. I only read 7 books in December, a lot less than I would have liked. I personally think had to do with just how busy I was with the holidays. Things … Continue reading Reading Wrap-Up: December, 2018
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 5 Update
So, here I am, finally done with this challenge. On one hand, I'm glad to be done because my life has been so busy the last few weeks (both with the holidays and with selling my house). On the other hand, I did really enjoy the three books I managed to finish. The final book … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 5 Update
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 4
So here I am again (you thought I gave up, but never!). Though I do return in mostly failure. This week I did finish an entire book. I decided to reread North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (as you probably already saw from my review of it earlier today). I read the entire book this … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 4
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 3
So...this week didn't go so well with this challenge. I didn't finish any more books, and I ended up DNFing two I was going to read. Terrier by Tamora Pierce goes straight into my DNF pile. I got about fifty pages in and I realized I could not stand Beka, the protagonist. I used to … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 3
