This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. — I have a special place in my heart for the books that Urban Outfitters sells. I can buy ~4 books for the price of 1 skirt. While I was there, I picked up Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work!, a bright yellow book that could fit into my tinyContinue reading “Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work! Taught Me 16 New Things about Blogging”
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Never Just About A Boy: Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More
This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series — I’ve always been a fan of Sarah Dessen; she puts out a bunch of thick novels dubbed as teenage romance. In my early days of high school I saw them as just that, teenage romance novels. But ever since English teachers started pushing me toContinue reading “Never Just About A Boy: Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More”
What is Success? Alfred Lansing’s Endurance Helps Answer the Question
This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. —mild spoilers ahead— Alfred Lansing’s account of the 28 men aboard the ship Endurance headed for Antarctica is captured vividly in his non-fiction book Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. It tells the story of the explorer Ernest Shackleton with an oddball crew of men who make their way southContinue reading “What is Success? Alfred Lansing’s Endurance Helps Answer the Question”
John Green’s TFIOS: A Book FOR Everyone, ABOUT Everyone
This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. —spoiler alerts ahead— So much hype has been aroused concerning John Green’s literary genius, and much has been said about his most explosive novel, The Fault in Our Stars. The excitement has finally bubbled up and spilled over into the film industry, as his book turns into a movie,Continue reading “John Green’s TFIOS: A Book FOR Everyone, ABOUT Everyone”
Fangirl, a novel that resonates strongly with my life
When I rediscovered my love for fiction, the second book that I picked up, after Why We Broke Up, was Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell. My first impression of it was that OMG! Her name’s Cath! I can connect with her somehow, until towards the middle of the book it’s revealed that there’s a much deeper underlying meaning behind herContinue reading “Fangirl, a novel that resonates strongly with my life”
“Why We Broke Up,” the story of a heartbreak that may remind you of your own
It’s been a while since I’ve actually picked up a book and read it. While on Winter Break, I brought A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with me on vacation, the only book I’ll read during the school year. This week, however, my schoolwork was overwhelming me and I missed reading for fun so badly thatContinue reading ““Why We Broke Up,” the story of a heartbreak that may remind you of your own”
Movie Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
You’ve heard me rave about this book more than once now, having written about it rather extensively on this blog. Well, just this past weekend I watched the 1945 film version that is an adaptation of the book. In comparing the two, I wholeheartedly pick the book over the film, for its depth and varietyContinue reading “Movie Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
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