Just last week, I reviewed one of the books in Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series, which is steeped in faerie folklore and mythology. There’s nothing like a good fairytale retelling – folklore characters are in the public domain and are fair game for any author who wants to write their own interpretation of them. It can be fascinating to see what direction different people decide to take. For example, the Cait Sith (or Cait Sidhe) of the October Daye universe are wildly different to […]
Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it (Bingo #5 & 6)
The Wizard of Oz is so closely associated with the Great Depression (thanks to the movie) that it’s hard to remember it was actually published almost 30 years before the great stock market crash of 1929. The book has since been adapted and retold numerous times. The sequel to it, published four years later, has also been adapted a number of times (or worked into the adaptations of The Wizard of Oz). Thus, both books could work for the two bingo slots I’m filling today. […]
I was sad that I didn’t like this more.
I was disappointed in this. I thought I would like more of it, and perhaps I would if I were more caught up on my nursery rhymes. I recognized some of them, and a few were quite clever, but there were some I couldn’t place. After reading another Halloween book that was more to my taste, this felt a little lacking. We start off in a festive mood with “Boys and Girls, Come Trick-or-Treat,” which is based on “Boys and Girls, Come Out to Play”. […]
Thanks, CBR10 Bingo, for getting me to read a book I normally wouldn’t!
So the book I was going to read for this square is a bit longer than I was expecting, and perhaps more dense, so I “cheated” from my original plan and looked for a children’s book that would work! As we’re in October, I looked for a Halloween book, because why not? So I came across Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler, purely because the author happens to live in my state. So let’s see how it is! I quite like the artwork. The witches […]
What a way to experience a classic!
So, while I am a fan of Pride and Prejudice, I have never really read other Jane Austen books. So when I heard that the production of Emma was free on Audible, I jumped on it. And I’m super glad I did! This is an awesome production, and a production indeed it is. I have no idea how big the cast is, but this is quality work. There are sound effects in the background, like horses and crowds and paper rustling and fire crackling! Emma […]
I didn’t know what was going on half of the time, but I’m okay with that.
I had this book on my TBR list before CBR10 Bingo came out, purely because it was being read by Kyle McCarley. He’s the narrator for the Super Powereds series by Drew Hayes, so I’ve spent many an hour listening to Kyle’s awesome talent. (Note: none of this book was read in anything close to his normal speaking voice, which I discovered by looking up an interview on YouTube.) The language is often old and formal, with a lot of thee’s and thou’s, which Kyle […]
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