This post may contain information that people who haven’t finished the book don’t want to know. Last time I set out to write about House of Leaves I had intended to finish off everything I had to say. Then I had banged out almost 500 words about Johnny Truant and decided that if I expected [...]
My parents recently came to Lincoln to visit Nicole and I. It was a pretty awesome time! It’s nice to have family around every so often, especially after going nearly a year without seeing them. That though is a story for another blog altogether. Today I’m here to show you guys my fancy new journal! [...]
This post may contain information that people who haven’t finished the book don’t want to know. This is part one of the end of my House of Leaves series. I did some reading and some thinking. A lot of people have spent a long time discussing the many, many nuances from this book. I will [...]
Today, I have finally finished reading Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. Some of you may recognize the title from the 2007 film adaptation [IMDB link] starring Emile Hirsch as Chris McCandless. I am guilty of seeing the movie before reading the book, but that’s not terrible. In all honesty the movie cuts out some [...]
Of the three Utopian, or Dystopian depending on your view, society novels I’ve read, and enjoyed enough to recall at this very moment, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is my least favorite. It’s not that the story is trite or poorly developed, it’s not the rampant sex throughout the book, it is not the always [...]
For the short version of my feelings on this book, read here: K. Chet’s review of A Million Little Pieces on Good Reads Now for the full review: I’m not entirely sure what led me to decide that I should invest time into this book years after Frey’s exposure by Oprah on national television as [...]
This morning Colie and I stepped out into the brave world of the witching hours to see the newest J.K. Rowling inspired blockbuster, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. First off, it’s been two years since I read this book. This is important to note because I have a terrible time remembering the chain of [...]
Today I read a blog post by my good buddy KFO-G called Get The Popcorn. Throughout the summer she’s posted small reviews about the movies that she’s been watching. I’m woefully jealous of the time she has taken to actually do that, and completely shown me up. However she’s always been a much, much steadier [...]