Gulliver's Travels immediately reminded me of the Princess Bride. They are both travel novels that make fun of travel novels by having the author retell someone else's story but edit out the things they don't like from the "original" story. For Princess Bride, it was pages and pages of packing and unpacking from the fictional ... Read More »
Book Review: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Reading The Little Prince was such a strange experience. It's delightful. It's funny. It's adorable. The almost condescending attitude towards adults and the jokes at their expense makes this book appealing to kids since they can relate to being baffled by grown-ups. But as I'm laughing at the crazy adults and the crazy things they ... Read More »
Book Review: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Don Quixote has the humor of Nacho Libre and a weird blend of fantasy and reality that I can only compare to Galaxy Quest. I. Loved. This. Book. I was surprised how funny it was. Like laugh-out-loud funny with crude potty humor (my favorite) and violence that the Three Stooges would love. For example, Don ... Read More »
Book Review: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
I liked Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea waaaay better than Journey to the Center of the Earth. Despite being so old, the science is not that inaccurate. In Journey to the Center of the Earth the science was so outdated it was practically unreadable to me. Jules Verne focused on facts and details to make ... Read More »
Book Review: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Short and Sweet Version A classic that really shows the charming literalness, innocence, and adorable self-centered logic of childhood. The writing really shines when you read it out loud and I enjoyed reading it as much as my kids enjoyed listening to it. Jessica Thinks Too Much Version I was surprised at how many writing "rules" this childhood ... Read More »
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My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.