I’ve had a troubled relationship with George R.R. Martin’s Saga of Fire and Ice. It’s been two years since I read the entire extant series over the summer. I hated the way he treated the characters, (read, Red Wedding) but wanted to continue the plot lines of some of my favorite characters. So what to do with the encyclopedia that was just released this year? Well I was curious. And it didn’t kill the cat. The World of Fire & Ice by GRR Martin, Elio […]
Thoreau’s Postmodern Echo
It’s a shame I’ve waited so long to read this powerful novel. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is one of those books that you see listed on the must read lists. And for some reason I ignored it. I finally decided that I needed to read it as several of my students had read it and recommended it to me. Plus, I’ve been thinking about teaching it during my Post-WWII unit. Excuses aside, I’m glad I finally cracked the cover. The hard thing about Fahrenheit […]
Flannery O’Connor was Right: A Good English Teacher Could’ve Prevented This Book
[Steps up to microphone, taps softly on microphone, waits for reverb to quit] “There comes a time in every readers life when he or she is handed a book by a friend, an autographed book, and said friend says, ‘Please read this; I think you’ll like it.’ What you are about to read is a review of a book I wouldn’t normally choose. Thank you for understanding.” [Bows, turns, and walks off the stage]. Mindy by June Strong is a story about a Christian young […]
Dali Meets Indiana Jones
I’m a huge Muppets fan. My parents were too, so they started my brother and I young. So I was shocked the other day when I was at the library browsing the graphic novels section when I ran across Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl’s Tale of Sand. Before you get too excited, they actually didn’t create the graphic novel. They created a screenplay way back in the day that never got made. So the Henson company decided to release it in the graphic novel format. […]
So Many Comics, So Little Time
I keep seeing these Best American editions in my library and as someone who enjoys lists and finding out about unknown sources of literature, I’ve always wanted to pick one up and get to know some new authors. The Best American Comics 2014 edited by Scott McCloud and Bill Kartalopoulos gave me the idea that I should get more familiar with the graphic novel/comic world. I’ve read a few for Cannonball Read 6, but I wanted to expand my horizons. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. Scott […]
Nada, a.k.a What Happens when A Family Lives Too Long Together Under One Roof
One of my reading goals for this year is to read one book written in Spanish by an Iberian-American author, for every book I read in English. I’ve been pretty bad at keeping up with reading in Spanish and I figure why not start something new? So where to start? I decided to start with a list of award winners from several of Spain’s publishing firms. I figure why not start with the best? Well due to the limitations of my library system, the newest […]
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