I read a bunch of these short stories in 2016, a year after The Force Awakens had come out. I loved them all and I was excited to find that they were now in a book instead of digital only ebooks. There are even two bonus stories in Tales From A Galaxy Far, Far Away ... Read More »
Book Review: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust starts with 3 seemingly random tales that combine as time goes on in such interesting and unexpected ways. My favorite was when the witch's curse comes back to bite her. How ironic that a curse did some good. I also loved the familiar fairy tales told in new ways like the lion and the ... Read More »
Book Review: Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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 »
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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.