the Literature Wiz(ard)

“For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.”

— Cicero

  • Book Review #6: Born a Crime by Trever Noah

    I’m back, baby. It’s been three weeks since my last post, but in my defense I moved from America’s Armpit to The Land of Terrible Drivers within that time. I’ve been pretty busy. I intended to publish this post last Monday, but those plans went out the window after I spent my entire weekend not…

  • WOTW#5

    Detritus noun. waste or debris of any kindThere was an inordinate amount of detritus in the gutters after the tropical storm passed through.

  • WOTW #4

    Svelte adj. slender and elegant “I already look weird enough, I can’t wear anything that would make me look weirder.”“Don’t say that, you’re a very svelte young man.” The above was a real interaction I witnessed at a pawn shop the other day. Also, I didn’t post this week because I’m moving to Texas. I…

  • WOTW#3

    Parsimonious (adj.) Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal It was not for want of money that he refused to see a dentist; there is a direct correlation between his parsimonious nature and all of his teeth falling out.

  • Tips to Get Back into Reading After a Dry Spell

    Hello and welcome back to my blog where I say I’m going to post on Mondays and then post on Tuesdays instead because I refuse to do any kind of work over the weekend. I haven’t been reading quite as much as I usually do. Instead, I’ve been spending my time staring at walls and…

  • WOTW #2

    Pontificate (verb) to express one’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic“The professor pontificated about the importance of pushing literary boundaries for the entire class period.”

  • The Stephanie Meyer/E. L. James Debacle

    I’ve thought about this a LOT. Every time I hear about either Twilight or Fifty Shades of Grey (which, quite frankly, is just too often) I think about how the latter began as a fanfiction of the former and E. L. James did little to make this less obvious before publishing her books. The fact…

  • Word of the Week #1

    I’ve decided to start doing a Word of the Week (WOTW from now on) to break up my longer posts. These will be posted every Thursday. Splendiferous(adj.) Splendid. Splendiferous is just a longer, more ridiculous way to say that something is splendid. How splendiferous.

  • My Biggest Pet Peeves When Reading Novels

    My most controversial post yet, I’m sure. Let me begin by saying this is purely personal preference. I am not here to argue the literary merit of certain writing styles or techniques, though I’m sure I’ll do that in a future post. Today, I am simply talking about things I don’t particularly enjoy seeing when…

  • Jane Austen: A Woman After My Own Heart

    I don’t think it’s any secret that Jane Austen is my favorite author. It’s even one of the clues in the “About Me” page on my website. June Asante is an anagram for Jane Austen. Clever? I thought so. I’m not a person who grew up reading classics or was drawn to them in any…

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