Sometimes I look at lists of “classic” literature, and it’s remarkable how few I’ve read. I was an English major, but college classes don’t read as many novels as they do plays, short stories, and poetry—at least in my experience. However, I read Rebecca a few years ago for my Women in Literature class, and …
Page vs Screen: The Alienist
Last year, TNT premiered the mini-series The Alienist, based on Caleb Carr’s novel of the same name (here’s my review of the book). I binged it over the summer, but thought I'd do an analysis/comparison to see which is better! I’ll ramble, then I’ll score both versions. The categories I’ve chosen are: plot, characters, setting …
Book Review | A Conjuring of Light
Signs of a fantastic series: When you finish, you sit in a daze, unable to focus on anything else but what you just read for at least half an hour.You recommend it to anyone remotely interested in that genre (or, sometimes, not even then. You might recommend it to complete strangers on the street. I …
Book Review | A Gathering of Shadows
Me finishing A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab: A One Act Play *Enter ME, moving to sit in a chair, reading the book*Silence, save for the soft sound of the final page turning over to reveal nothing more than an Acknowledgments pageME: ...ME: *shrieks and dives across the room for the third book, …
I just watched Avengers: Infinity War for the first time
Shortly after The Avengers came out in 2012, I gave up on keeping up with the MCU. I'd gotten overwhelmed by the sheer number, and frankly wasn't interested enough to truly invest emotionally. I saw a couple after that, but sporadically and not when they first came out. The only film I was eager to …
Continue reading I just watched Avengers: Infinity War for the first time
Righter of Words 