September 2010
8 posts
Kindle-ization →
I wonder if this is going to be any more successful then when it was tried at Princeton, where it a failure and the students decided they’d rather have text books.
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The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
With a title like the eternal ones, I was expecting another vampire novel and wasn’t all that excited about reading it. Then I realized it was by Kirsten Miller, the Kristen Miller, as in the Kristen Miller who wrote the Kiki Strike books which I loved. Speaking of which, Kristen Miller, when is the next Kiki Strike book coming out? It’s been forever since The Empress’s Tomb....
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Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Bethany is an angel who has been sent to Earth, along with her brother, Gabriel, and sister, Ivy, to fight the Dark Forces loose in the world. They have been assigned to the small town of Venus Cove, and in human form they begin their work, helping people to come together for good, and keeping a lookout for the Dark Forces at work. Bethany enrolls in high school and isn’t there long before...
Lane Smith on Kids and Technology →
This book is fabulous!
"The Hunger Games" vs. "Twilight" →
Interesting points, but I still disagree. Bella is way more of a passive milksop than Katniss is. I think Katniss gets a lot more passive and wishy washy in Mockingjay. I don’t think she has to embrace her makeovers in order to be strong.
Children's Books You (Might) Hate →
I loved The Giving Tree as a child, and The Runway Bunny. I thought they were nice, it meant that my mommy would never leave me. That was comforting. I do see her point of view though.
Author's Boycott Cancels Tenn Lit Festival →
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
So. It’s been a couple weeks now since I read Mockingjay. Why did I not immediately put up a review? Well, because, I was conflicted and I was thinking about it. And I needed to talk about it with people first. Then think some more. Now a week has gone by and I have not come to conclusion and I’m beginning to think it might be something I’ll have to revisit later and...