Because I borrowed a ton of L’Engle books from the library, I had to return to my shelves to the Time books, which I already owned, in order to read through the three sequences involving the Murrys, the O’Keefes, and the Austins. I’ve only read through the Time (Murry) sequence once, and only Meet the Austins and A Ring of Endless Light (just barely behind Swiftly Tilting Planet and A Wrinkle in Time as favorite L’Engle books) from the Austin saga. I’ve never read the […]
Meg Murry is all of us.
I’m embarking on a Madeleine L’Engle re-read. Glorious, I know. I’ve read through the Time Quintet and A Ring of Endless Light, but I’ve not read her sequence involving the Murrys, O’Keefes, and Austins, so I’m looking forward to all the books. Because I’m a completionist, I’m starting from the beginning. Part of my library stack-beast is comprised of L’Engle series books that I don’t already own, so I thought starting from the beginning would be best. Oh, and what a beginning it is.
Heavy YA 2.0: Harry-Potter-at-the-Dursleys + The Secret Garden = Me depressed.
In my Barnes and Noble spree, I saw a children’s/young adult novel that had an intriguing title and a lot of awards affixed to it. I had not heard of The War that Saved My Life, but the premise sounded interesting. After all, children’s and YA books about World War II greatly interest me (The Book Thief, anyone?). I was not prepared for how heavy this book was. It sounds like a negative endorsement, and I promise you it’s not, but damn. There is a […]
A lovely, heavy, and poignant young adult novel
When The Chancellor and I go on semi-monthly outings to Barnes and Noble, we really like to scope the place out to build our TBR lists. We do a lot of Goodreads uploading and an occasional library loan requesting. Last Saturday night, we had a grand old time at B&N, and I might have gone overboard on my ILL requests. A HUGE stack came in for me a few days later. And then another small stack added to the pile. Oops. I have been temporarily […]
FINALLY posting my Children of God Review.
Last year, I read The Sparrow for CBR7, and it totally wrecked me. I’m not even kidding, I finished the book huddled up in bed, surrounded by Kleenex. It was beautiful and damaging and raw all at once. I had heard there was a sequel, but just did not feel quite up to it at the time. Thanks to faintingviolet’s cheerleading, I decided I would be ready to read the sequel in 2016. And I am glad that I read it this year. Faintingviolet’s and […]
Eh.
So…where do I begin? I’ve heard a lot about Kafka, but I didn’t know too much. I should also add that European aesthetic literary style is typically not my thing. I had purchased The Metamorphosis and Other Stories years ago but never got around to reading it. Finally, in 2016, I conquered this book. And there’s not a whole lot to be said, on my part. What little I do say you can find on my blog. If you like Kafka, what is the appeal […]
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