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Book Review #10: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
I’m going to put a PSA here to enjoy this book review because it will be the last one for a few weeks, at least. I’m currently reading The Stand by Stephen King, the 1200 page version that was released in the 90s, and it’s going to take me a while. I love Stephen King,…
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WOTW #11
Attenuate verb. To reduce the force, effect, or value of.People often meditate or practice breathing exercises to attenuate their stress levels.
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PSA: The KVML and Book Banning
As we’ve all probably seen, there’s been a resurgence in the book burning crowd over the last few months. Recently, anti-literacy group “Moms4Liberty” has successfully advocated for the banning of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut in one of Florida’s school districts. It is a moment of deep disappointment for this native Floridian, and I’ve already donated…
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The Best Feelings We Get While Reading
Before I get started today, I have some terrible news. I, a hermit who comes into contact with the outside world no more than twice a week, have contracted COVID. It sucks big time. Thank the universe I’m vaccinated and have kept up with booster shots because I cannot imagine how much worse this would…
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Opinions.
This is technically not a book related post, but I’m going to try to make it one. Also, it’s my blog, so if I want to deviate from the subject of books for a short minute, then I suppose I can. We seem to have forgotten that there is a vast difference between an “opinion”…
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Book Review #9: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
This novel created the idea behind my last two posts, and here is the promised review. Johnny Got HIs Gun is an anti-war novel that describes the plight of a soldier after he has gone and returned from WWI. The story describes the promising potential of the young man, ruined by his grievous injuries after…
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PSA: Dracula Daily
Love it or hate it, Dracula is a gothic genre treasure. For those of you who haven’t read it (or those of you who have and want to read it again!) there is a website called Dracula Daily that will send snippets of Dracula right to your email inbox. You can read along from May…
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WOTW #10
Obfuscateverb. To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; bewilder (someone)The contract used language that obfuscated its meaning, making it difficult for the reader to fully comprehend what he was signing.
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“The Subjectivity of Book-liking” Corrections
My previous post about how subjective book-liking is and whether or not there is objective criteria for books is one of my finer ones, I think. However, there are some spots where my thoughts or opinions may have been unclear (oh no!) and I wanted to follow up on them before anybody gets the wrong…
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The Subjectivity of Book-liking
I am a huge fan of anti-war books. This is largely because I’m a big fan of books that talk about the human condition. They stir something in my cold, dead heart that should probably be stirred every once in a while so I don’t become ossified in apathy. For this reason, I am currently…
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