What? A book review two weeks in a row? It's almost like this is actually a blog about writing and not just TV shows I like. Huzzah! Last week I read Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres, which might very well be one of the cutest books ever. It is super duper short--I was through it… Continue reading Red Dog
Category: Books
The Lost World
I read a book! You might not know it judging by how little I've written about them lately, but I'm pretty much constantly reading something (if you want to know what I'm reading right now, there's a goodreads widget on the bottom of my sidebar - let's be friends!). This time, the book I read… Continue reading The Lost World
Female vs. Male Narratives in Cloud Atlas
If you haven't read/seen Cloud Atlas, you've probably at least heard of it (but beware the SPOILERS). I wrote a review of the movie about 9 months ago, when it first came out (it's kind of a disaster, especially in the make-up department), and recently finished reading the book, which is far better than the film (though… Continue reading Female vs. Male Narratives in Cloud Atlas
Stories With Terrible Epilogues
Even though I haven't the time or energy due to leaving for Dallas in approximately 18 hours (at the time of writing, which is Tuesday, because auto-posting is a glorious thing), we got another blog pact default this week, which means I am writing a bonus post. Geeee, thanks, Anne! I hope getting your MFA was… Continue reading Stories With Terrible Epilogues
Get Off My Lawn
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite writers! I don't know if I have said that yet, but I figured it was a salient point to mention first in this post. I think that Vonnegut is great, and I own like nine of his books or something. I mean, his stories have a tendency to… Continue reading Get Off My Lawn