Audiobooks. They exist. And I like them.
Prior to these past few weeks, I had listened to a total of two audiobooks in my life, and one of them wasn’t even really an audiobook. One was a fully-casted version of The Lord of the Rings, which...
View ArticleChoosing Mortality: Because Happily Ever After Probably Sucks After a While
Please note that this post will contain spoilers for some things. Namely, Twilight, Lord of the Rings, and Tuck Everlasting. I’m assuming that if you don’t already know what happens in these stories,...
View ArticleWhy I Love Reading: Escapism
In hindsight, I probably should have read Jaws and written a review of it in honor of Shark Week. But instead, I’m drinking Yellow Tail and thinking about how much reading makes my life worth living....
View ArticleStephanie Complains About Stuff and Fails at Google
So Mondays haven’t been so good for me lately… But here I am on a lovely Tuesday evening, typing a lovely blog post. Er… I was told by someone that I should just google the world’s shortest book and...
View ArticleCinema Paradiso: Kelly Picks Five Books She’d Like to See Adapted to Film
Quick and dirty post tonight. A few weeks ago, my friend Jasmine and I were talking about things. She is currently studying abroad in Denmark, and so we were discussing classes and what-not. The...
View ArticleHow Perceptions Affect Reading: Cassie-la Talks Orson Scott “Giant Bigot”...
People have been telling me for years that I should read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. I was always hesitant though, 1. because I am not a huge science fiction fan, and 2. because Orson Scott Card...
View ArticleA Young Adult “Ulysses”: Kelly Talks about Literature and “The Fault in Our...
This is not a review! The Bibliomantics reviewed this in our book club on Feb 4th. This is in fact a poorly formed essay on the wonderful references and challenges to literature that is the backbone of...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Cartoons: Sea Creatures Teach Cassie-la About Independent...
TV Show: “Shelldon” Genre: Fiction, childrens, sea creatures, Finding Nemo rip-off Rating: 2.56 out of 5 stars (tv show) Summary: Anthropomorphic crabs and snails living in a shell community teach each...
View ArticleBooks [Mostly] Win the Oscars: And Not Just Because Hollywood is Out of Ideas
This past Sunday’s Oscars, hosted by Billy Crystal were pretty damn boring, and not just because a silent movie took home a bunch of undeserved awards. Thankfully, after being bombarded with jokes from...
View ArticleAn Argument for the Kindle: Cassie-la Fights for the eReader
A lot of people have a grudge against eReaders. Whether it’s because they think it will signal the downfall of books, they consider its silly to pay money for a non-physical object, or they just enjoy...
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