If On a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
You are about to read Vel Veeter's review of Italo Calvino's 1979 novel If On a Winter's Night a Traveler, when you notice that Vel Veeter has begun their review of the novel in the same style of the opening of the novel. The novel begins with a second-person narrator telling you that you are … [Read more]
Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Theophilus North - 4/5 Stars This last novel of Wilder' was written in the 1970s, when he was also in his 70s and would die a few years after. The vantage point of the novel is from about the 1970s, but involves a young man who went to Yale (Wilder went to Yale when he was a young) who gets a … [Read more]
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
This is a prequel to the better known Practical Magic, which I have not yet read. I am knocking a star off the rating, because it has that slight awkwardness of having to back into a previous opening, by their very nature, an issue with prequels. The prequel trilogy of Star Wars is a classic … [Read more]
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
In many self-help writing books and seminars, The Writer’s Journey appears again and again as a reference. After reading many dry and analytical structure books, I was pleasantly surprised at how readable this book was. It has a very conversational and relatable style, and I didn’t feel as if I was … [Read more]
Fire Force vol 26 by Atsushi Ohkubo
It’s pretty rare for a manga volume to focus on a side character and be this good; I actually didn’t miss Company 8, Shinra, etc. all that much. Then again, the backstory and fight focus on Benimaru is interesting enough but also kind of predictable way to get to know a little more about one of my … [Read more]
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
I first found Jacqueline Woodson when I read Brown Girl Dreaming after it won the National Book Award. It was like nothing I'd ever read before. It was not a typical narrative and almost felt like poetry. Thus, it was very emotional and impactful in parts but also sometimes more difficult to read … [Read more]
