Books, comic books, and more books! That was what my boyfriend bought me for Christmas last year. They were all individually wrapped and given to me in the middle of the month, giving my willpower an ultimate test as I resisted the temptation to rip them apart and make it snow with little bits of … Continue reading »
Category Archives: books
8 More Words We Need To Bring Back From Obscurity
Every once in a while, even if you really love something, you need a break. Sometimes you sit down and think “man, I’m going to write some funny shit,” and nothing comes out. That’s what happened these past few weeks. I’m here to please all of you, like an obedient puppy with the ability to … Continue reading »
Threats by Amelia Gray, a review.
When I picked up Threats by Amelia Gray at a local bookstore, the staff recommendation promised a disturbing, unique, and dark world that blends the surreal and the actual. The summary on the back of the book does the same, hinting at a tale that blends dreams, grief, and danger. After David’s wife Franny passes, … Continue reading »
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman, a review.
Neil Gaiman is easily one of the most engaging, witty, and fascinating authors I have ever read, bearing that bias in mind, I finished his first collection of short stories and am ready to (spoiler alert) rave about it. In Smoke and Mirrors, a collection of “short fictions and illusions,” Gaiman takes us from science … Continue reading »
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal, a review.
Shades of Milk and Honey, a Regency with magic tale of uppity well-off people who are in—no, well, out…er, on second thought, super in—love. The Cast: Jane: 28-year-old self-proclaimed spinster (sister, we’ve all been there) who is really super good at ~magic Melody: super hot younger sister of Jane who is annoyingly fucking melodramatic Mr. … Continue reading »
The Princess Bride by William Goldman, a review.
Last book club, it was my turn to pick a book and I felt like such a grown up. Well, okay, we don’t actually have a designated person picking a book for every month, it’s more a free for all of splurting out different options to chose from and to go from there, and I … Continue reading »
The Hunger Games, a review.
I can’t really say why I was hesitant to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Sure, I have a few ideas, like not being able to get over the fact that Twilight fans rave about it (sidenote, how is it that Stephanie Meyer’s praise of its literary clout considered valid or flattering?), or how … Continue reading »
American Gods, a review.
In between reading about Watchmen’s philosophy, recovering from bread-cheese-meat-cookie-wine holiday nirvana, drinking more wine, and learning how to become a handyman through the trials and tribulations of room renovation, I decided to read Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. For reasons I can’t really justify (forgetting it at my grandparents, putting it in a “safe place,” restarting … Continue reading »
Have Yourself A Literary Christmas: Gifts For People You Secretly Hate
Christmas is right around the corner and if we thought the pressure was on last time I granted you with literary giftgiving wisdom, we were so, so wrong. For those of us who have Secret Santa gifts to buy and a disturbing lack of time to do it in, sometimes we just need a little … Continue reading »
Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Bookworms?!
Last month I received my very first influenza immunization shot and foolishly thought that I would be in the clear from a crippling illness that would have me giving dirty looks towards foods, shedding one sweater only to put on another only to take it off again, or drinking gnarly, vaguely citrus-flavored vitamin c boosters. … Continue reading »
