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
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
I bought this book a few weeks ago, almost entirely on a whim, when I was at Powell's City of Books in Oregon. I didn't know anything about the book, and all I knew about the author, Sun-mi Hwang, was that she was Korean and her name popped up a few times in connection with… Continue reading The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
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
Drunk Movie Monday – Hobbit 3: the Battle of the Five Armies
Before I damage my nerd cred, I feel like I have to say straight-up that the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my favorite movies, hands down. In fact I even like the movies better than the books, which is probably because I rather notoriously don't like doorstopper fantasy. But the Hobbit movies?… Continue reading Drunk Movie Monday – Hobbit 3: the Battle of the Five Armies
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