Ernest Hemingway once said, "All modern American literature comes from [Huckleberry Finn]" and it's "the best book we've had". Spoiler alert: I'm going to give it 3 1/2 stars, so I don't quite agree with such glowing praise. He went on to say, "If you must read it you must stop where the Nigger Jim is stolen from the boys Read More...
It's hard to summarize my conflicted feelings about King Dork. On the one hand, it's a brilliant, clever, witty, down-to-earth, amusing depiction of high school life. On the other hand, it's unbelievably sexist. With dry clarity, the narrator protagonist (Tom) hilariously mocks the world of "normal" people Read More...
Last week I got a shiny new library card for my new hometown. Well, it's hard to call it my hometown, since it's somewhat likely that I'll only be here for the summer, but going three months without access to a library was unthinkable- the two and a half weeks since I got here were bad enough. I walked the three quarters of the mile home with a cheesy smile plastered on my face (seriously, libraries make me so happy) and a few books in my bag that I was excited to try out Read More...
There is nothing I love more than gift certificates to bookstores. I have received some amount of money in this form for every Christmas and birthday since I was old enough to read; in fact, it's what I ask for. (Complaint from family: "But gift cards are boring!" Response: "Has a Barnes and Noble gift card ever failed to make me happy?") Especially given my circumstances, i Read More...
I used to be a "good Catholic girl." I mean really, I used to be quite faithful and religious when I was younger. Then I grew up and my faith didn't grow with me. I blame a lot of things. My completely worthless religious education was the most substance-less, trite waste of time ever and gave me no foundation upon which to grow spiritually Read More...
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