On this blog I have talked a lot about how important I think it is to read books by women and people of color, especially if you are not a woman or a person of color. Yay for reading books that aren't meant for you! I have put a lot of effort into trying to… Continue reading Black Female Speculative Fiction Authors I Adore
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I Read It First: Child 44
For the first time, my initial impressions of a book were wrong! It turns out I don't hate Child 44. Just, like, the first 200 pages of it. And like 50% of the pages thereafter. What I am saying is that this book is way too long. The Book: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith Genre:… Continue reading I Read It First: Child 44
I Read It First: The Longest Ride
What the hell do people see in Nicholas Sparks that keeps getting his pointless drivel turned into movies? I don't understand. It's not even good romance. He just throws poorly realized trauma-victim stereotypes at one another and mashes their faces together like a toddler playing with barbies. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD. Goddammit. Okay, let's get… Continue reading I Read It First: The Longest Ride
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
This little book came to me almost entirely by accident. I found it in a used book store, which I was only perusing because a friend of mine was late for our dinner plans. By all rights I should never have come across this little beauty, but when I saw this gorgeously designed cover peering… Continue reading Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Drunk Movie Monday – Cockneys vs. Zombies
This movie, you guys. This. Fucking. Movie. Let me tell you about this delightful bullshit movie. The film: Cockneys vs. Zombies (2012) The premise: Admissions up front: for the average American, the dialogue in this movie is going to be hard to understand. That's because, as the title implies, it's set in East End London, and… Continue reading Drunk Movie Monday – Cockneys vs. Zombies
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