I like the survival skills in this series. Reading The Orphanage was like watching a survival reality show but it's not quite as gross since I was reading it. I feel like I learn something with every new book in this series. I kind of wonder if I really could cook a rat now after watching ... Read More »
Book Review: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
I haven't read Ender's Game since high school. On re-reading it as an adult, I found it just as page-turning and thought provoking as I did the first time. The biggest thing that stood out to me were all the paradoxes. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. - Orson Scott Card Ender's Game pg 2 The ... Read More »
Book Review: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
I really liked the writing in The Invisible Man, but I thought the storytelling was awful. H. G. Wells has a way with words and I really enjoyed his turn of phrase. Phrases like "the inhuman bludgeoning of all tentative advances of curiosity (p. 19),"violently firing out its humanity (p. 33)" and "The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government ... Read More »
Book Review: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Ivan was just the bittersweet book I needed when I was dealing with a stressful week. I read it in about one day because I could not put it down. The whole story felt like a work of art about a gorilla who makes art. The voice was such a cute, ... Read More »
Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus is storytelling at its best. Right from page one, the circus is brought to life by talking to you, the reader, as if you were actually there. "What kind of circus is only open at night?" people ask. ... You are amongst them, of course. Your curiosity got the better of you.... -Erin Morgenstern, The ... 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.