Last week, I read a Maya Angelou novel for the first time ever--I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Ironically, it was during the same week in which she died, RIP. This means that the news is full of retrospectives on her life and the impact of her work, most of them singing (deserved) praises.… Continue reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Category: Books
Re-Reading Books You Hated
I recently re-read Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, after it was featured on this season of Crash Course: Literature. The first time I read the book, I was 12 years old, in middle school, doing the honor-student-athlete balancing act, and to say that I hated this book would be wildly unfair, because I did not, in… Continue reading Re-Reading Books You Hated
The Children of Men – P.D. James
I'm always looking for book recommendations, particularly from people with whom I don't generally share reading preferences. A recommendation from a book friend might be much better tailored to my tastes, but a book recommendation from someone not familiar with my own preferences in reading tells me a lot more about them. Invariably, if someone… Continue reading The Children of Men – P.D. James
Douglas Adams Appreciation Post
Despite having named my blog after a quote from him, it has suddenly occurred to me that I never talk about Douglas Adams on here. This is a horrid shame, because Douglas Adams' writing is a foundational element of my personality. After reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, my mother once said to me that… Continue reading Douglas Adams Appreciation Post
The Canongate Myths series
~~Blog Pact default! Thanks to Anne, Mike, & Brendan, we all get to write punishment posts this week, which means BONUS FRIDAY POST. Thanks, guys! Go team!~~ I recommend a lot of books on this blog, but I don't recommend a lot of series. This is because I don't typically read books that come in… Continue reading The Canongate Myths series
M.M. Jordahl 