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    Adventures of a snarky nerdy feminist geek bookworm 20-something. Yeah, it's a niche. Deal with it.

    When Elitists Ruin Reading

    February 4th, 2011

    I am always so behind on things. This article is over a month old, but it's JUST THAT BAD, that you have to read it. Bad Expectations: Oprah’s misguided view of Charles Dickens—and literature as a whole Basically one Ms. Hillary Kelly is completely disgusted that the commonfolk would dare rub their grimy paws all over a hallowed copy of a Charles Dickens novel they could never dream to understand Read More...

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    Book Adventures: Why Do We Read?

    October 16th, 2010

    I love books. It's more than just a hobby, it's extreme to the point of being a personal quirk. I will read anything I can get my hands on, whether it's the back of the cereal box or classic literature. I have been known to pull books at random from library shelves, and go to libraries and bookstores when I'm having a bad day, because just being around books will cheer me up Read More...

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    Book Adventures: Comic Books

    September 22nd, 2010

    When I have sporadically updated this blog in the past, I've written a lot of book reviews. I read a lot, and I like to write reviews of books I've read to help solidify my understanding of them in my mind. But this is going to be a slightly different (possibly recurring) type of entry- less about my opinions of the quality of the content of a book, and more about my experience reading it Read More...

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