Tag: yelling into the void
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Finding Out Your Favorite Book or Series is Problematic
Recently, I’ve discovered readswithrachel on YouTube, which is a book commentary channel dedicated to reviewing books and discussing author drama. I love it. As I was binge watching readswithrachel videos last night, I came across a deep dive about an author I’ve discussed on this blog before: Jay Kristoff. In the video, Rachel discusses issues…
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The Ethics of Ghostwriting
Ah, ghostwriting. This is one of my favorite “hot topics” since it is much more nuanced than people typically consider. Ghostwriting is the act of writing a novel that someone else gets to take most of the credit for. Typically, a ghostwriter is hired to collaborate with a person who has some standing of celebrity.…
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Publishing Work Posthumously: Yay or Nay?
I’ve been on this thought-train since I read Ariel, which is a collection of Sylvia Plath’s poetry that was published after she died. To publish something posthumously means to publish it after a person has passed away, and it is a pretty common concept for a lot of popular authors. Life is messy, and we…
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Do Book Reviews Matter, and How Much Should You Listen to Them?
Seeing as I write a blog where I review books, it feels appropriate (and slightly meta) to discuss book reviews and what purpose these reviews really serve. When I reach for a new book, I often look up the Goodreads page. I’ve done this ever since I found out about the website, and I find…
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My Biggest Reading Pet Peeves: Part 2
It’s time for some more complaining. I think anyone who reads extensively gathers a lot of pet peeves along the way. When you read a lot, you see that a lot of authors will commit the same faux paus or use the same tropes, and the more you read the more recognizable these patterns become.…
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Booktok and Booktube: Echo-chambers or Optimal Book Recommendations?
Before anyone thinks this article is going to bash the idea of sharing book recommendations/reviews on social media, I assure you it isn’t. The fact that there are young people creating content sharing and discussing books is phenomenal and should not be belittled. Also, that’s the exact purpose of my blog so it would be…
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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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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…