I'm not really sure how to talk about this book without also delving into an enormous can of worms about disability and death with dignity laws and both of those things as they relate to blatant tear-jerker literature, but here we are anyway, so I guess here we go. The Book: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes… Continue reading I Read It First: Me Before You
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Reading Diversity Check-In
We're halfway through this year of me trying to both read diverse books and also read all of the (decidedly un-diverse) books getting adapted into movies this year. How have these parallel goals affected my actual reading habits? Well, some interesting results have certainly popped up. Given that 17 out of 23 of the movie-adapted… Continue reading Reading Diversity Check-In
I Read It First: Peter Pan
Those raised on the Disney canon (like myself) are already familiar with the basic jist of this story, but you are missing out on SO MUCH. I really liked this book. It has charm dripping out of its spine. The Book: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (1911) Genre: YA, fantasy First impressions: Why the hell did it take me so… Continue reading I Read It First: Peter Pan
Arabian Nights and Days by Naguib Mahfouz
This whole reading-books-getting-turned-into-movies thing has really given me an appreciation for all of the actually GOOD books that land in my lap. It's time, I think, for a little reading positivity, so let's talk about a book that I loved: Arabian Nights and Days, by nobel prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. I know you're not suppose to… Continue reading Arabian Nights and Days by Naguib Mahfouz
I Read It First: Paper Towns
And now we come to the book-to-movie adaptation from one half of my inspiration for this series. Oh, John Green. I have such complicated feelings about you as an author. Excellent feelings about you as a human being, but as an author, just...complicated. This is also the only book on this year's movie list that… Continue reading I Read It First: Paper Towns
M.M. Jordahl 