It's the end of the year, which always seems to be a time for looking back and looking forward. So I thought I'd reflect on what I read this year. I've been trying to read more nonfiction lately, as well as delve into books I might not usually pick up. I did manage both those …
Regarding Ebenezer Scrooge
I’m not the first person to point this out, but I still wanted to provide an analysis, since I just posted a review of A Christmas Carol. I neglected to mention this topic there, which is why I decided to make an additional post. Get ready for a short essay that is actually more a …
Play Review | The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (SPOILERS!)
Back in October, I got myself a Halloween present: a ticket to StarKid Productions' new musical The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals. I posted a spoiler-free review of it here already, but now that the musical is available to watch on YouTube (and also on DVD/digital download), I'm going to sit here and talk about …
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Book Review | A Christmas Carol
I hope the holiday season hasn't been a humbug for anyone (unless we're talking about the peppermint candy, which is a British thing that sounds delightful)! Speaking of humbugs—in the lamest lead-in ever—I spent the last couple days revisiting A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens because, you know, ’tis the season. This story is a …
Book Review | The Scarlet Pimpernel
I hardly remember my views of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy the first time I read it in high school, but this time I greatly enjoyed it. Gotta love a historical fiction with romance, adventure, and a mysterious figure in disguise. The characters are excellent. Marguerite is a good protagonist, clever and brave, if a …
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