I loved all the footnotes and insights to the inspiration behind the musical Hamilton in this book. My favorite useless-but-fun insight was learning that the song "You'll Be Back" was inspired by the Beatles and then Lin-Manuel actually got to meet a real Beatle! Flying high on getting to see Hamilton on stage a few months ... Read More »
Book Review: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
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 Rent Collector by Camron Wright
The Rent Collector was a great book club book. There were lots of amazing quotes to highlight and talk about. The power of literature is beautiful throughout the story. The idea that the story of Cinderella, which is in almost all cultures, shows that stories of hope like that are so fundamental that it comes ... Read More »
Book Review: Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
I devoured Dot Journaling in one day. It was funny and easy to read. No really, I laughed while reading this. My favorite quote is the author explaining why you need to bother making an index. It may seem like a hassle to keep updating the index, but in a few months, when you're flipping through ... Read More »
Book Review: The Humor Code by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner
The theory behind The Humor Code is that benign "moral violations" are funny. The example that he gave that set the author off on his research was about a church giving away a hummer which made the class he was teaching laugh. The example was supposed to cause disgust so one student asked why they ... 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.