My second Cinderella retelling in a month and another very different take on the classic fairy tale. As the subtitle suggests, this fairytale reboot takes place in the world of science fiction fandom. Danielle (Elle) Wittimer has been a longtime fan of Starfield, a TV series that seems a mix of Star Trek, Firefly, with a bit of Star Wars thrown in. Though the show only runs in syndication, it means even more to Elle now because her deceased father was also a huge fan. […]
Voyage to the Heart of Childhood*
Another vacation read and one that reminded me of why I like Neil Gaiman so much. I came into this novel without knowing much about it and since I read it on my kindle, I didn’t even have a back cover summary to prepare me for what unfolds. I think that made this short but beautifully written story all the more powerful. The novel starts out with an unnamed narrator, returning to his childhood home in England, to attend a funeral. He has some time […]
Apple, Tree, and All That
In my reading history, there is a longstanding tradition of Stephen King books and summer. When I was in high school and started my first summer job lifeguarding at the local park district pool, I spent a lot of time on my breaks talking with the cashier, Amy. She was a year older than me and I remember she always had a Stephen King novel with her. On her recommendation, I read Carrie, The Stand, and my favorite, The Dead Zone that summer and those […]
Glass Slippers or Grass Slippers?
This was an interesting take on the world of Grimm’s fairytales with emphasis on the idea of grim. A young woman wakes up in a castle with no knowledge of her past or even her own name. The only thing that seems familiar is a silver thimble in the pocket of her dress. She is given the name “seamstress” and made to work with a group of other women, most of them old and frail, stitching intricate beading and lace onto beautiful dresses. From the […]
Together, We are Typing on the Keyboards of Time (or Immigrants, We Get the Job Done)
I find it particularly interesting to read this memoir/family history of Hmong immigration to the U.S. at this particular time in history—where it’s all too easy for some to forget why many immigrants come to the United States and how we’re implicated in their needing to flee their homelands in the first place. In this beautifully written book, Kao Kalia Yang tells the story of her family’s journey from Laos to refugee camps in Thailand and finally to Minnesota. Though Yang was born in the […]
Still Wishing that Andie Had Chosen Duckie
I really should have written this review two weeks ago when this book was still fresh in my mind, but life had other plans. Still, my overall impression remains the same – this was a fun and often funny read that was both a trip down memory lane but also a reminder that everyone experiences a decade and movies differently. As an early Gen X-er (who attended most of high school and all of her undergraduate years in the 80’s), some of my touchstone movies […]
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