“When a book is read, an irrevocable thing happens–a murder, followed by an imposture. The story in the mind murders the story on the page, and takes its place.” “‘Every story has a negative space, Mister Rabbit. Things it can’t acknowledge. Truths it can imply or flirt with, but never say out loud.’ ‘Do I look like I give a flying fuck? Let me go!’ ‘One way of writing for children–her way–is to try to be a child yourself. And then, if you do that […]
Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?
Ughhhh, I need to write a review of this but I don’t wanna. Oh, I’m feeling so whiny today. But it’s hard! Writing a review of this is hard! It’s too smart and I have too much to say! WAHHHH. I said in my original review that I might come back later and give this five stars, and indeed that has happened. I’ve only read through Vol. 6, but that’s enough to know how much stuff this was setting up, how much was going on […]
I’ll remember this one for when my kids are a bit older
This was a fun, magical book (as books about circuses ought to be), and while I enjoyed it completely as a grown woman, I also can’t wait for my kids to get a bit older so we can reread it together. “[I]t was a ridiculous, amazing thing to do, and once in a while, it’s good to be ridiculous and amazing.” Micah Tuttle has lived with his grandpa since the death of his parents, and it’s been wonderful — his grandpa Ephraim tells him the […]
My favorite of the Emelan books.
For the past several years, I’ve been sloooowly making my way through all of Tamora Pierce’s books, first with all the Tortall books, and then with Emelan. I’ve liked all the Emelan books, but have always preferred the Tortall books. This is the first Emelan book that has made that opinion waver a little. Maybe it’s just because this is the first time Pierce’s self-imposed structural limitations on this series have been lifted. The first four books were for children, about children (ten and eleven […]
Some new characters: one real and some fictional
“There isn’t really a choice, is there?” he whispered. “Adventure cheats. It’s so much shinier and louder than Not-Adventure.” – Hawthorne the Troll Hi Cannonballers! I’d like to introduce you to my newest adventure and our newest Cannonballer, almost 3 months old and already very opinionated about reading material. As you can see, this month’s recommendation is BABY ANIMALS. I’m behind behind behind on both reading and posting. See above re: baby Cannonballer. Probably won’t reach the full Cannonball, but let’s try anyway! The Boy Who Lost […]
Joe Hill delivers a super creepy fantasy horror comic.
Okay, so I liked this! It was creepy but not scary, and it was intriguing without being overly complicated. I liked the art overall, and the coloring struck just the right balance between bright colors and the darker tones you would need to connote creepy and scary. I’ve only ever read one thing from Joe Hill before, and that was dark and WEIRD AS HELL (Horns). So I was cautious going in to this, hoping for weird, but not that weird. This trade is the […]