The Philosopher Book Tag

It seems like forever that this book tag was on my list of tags to do. For two years, in fact! I saw it originally on Zezee with Books blog, and it was originally created on Booktube by Betweenlinesandlife. I have been highly interested in philosophy for years (there was even a point that I …

My Favorite Book of the Year: 1949-1940

I have been really enjoying this series so far, but I am getting to a point where I'm having to read a few books for each new post, and I assume it's going to get a whole lot worse as the decades continue. I'm hoping to continue putting up one of these posts a month, …

Book Haul #2

This post was supposed to go up this morning, but for some reason I scheduled it to go up on Wednesday and only noticed the mistake when I got home from school...oops. So, I did it again...I bought more books. No, I have not read all the books from my previous book haul, but I …

Book Review: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

I have had this author on my TBR for years now, probably ever since I saw the movie adaption of this book a decade ago. He's famous for many novels, but none looked quite so interesting as this one. The movie, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, came out in 1993 and is an absolutely …

My Problem With Mary Sue

For the record, I have no problem with any person named Mary Sue. It's a lovely name, with a long and respected history. However, Mary Sue as a character trope is one of the few tropes I don't think can ever been done well. This is strange to me, because I have said previously on …

Book Review: Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis

This is the second book by C.S. Lewis I've read in the last few months (the first being The Problem With Pain). I find his writing to be so delightfully simple and complex at the same time. You don't need a high vocabulary to read his books, and yet he breaks down extremely complicated concepts …

Book Review: The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

I had never heard of this book until I stumbled upon it a few years ago at the Goodwill (my number one place for buying books). Being a massive fan of Lewis since childhood (due entirely to The Chronicles of Narnia), I snatched it up quicker than a fox chases a hare (that got dark …

Book Review: Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt

This book came out when I was twelve and I remember seeing it in bookstores as well as the library for years after. Since then, it has been on my TBR. However, due to the fact that I have avoided like wildfire most teen books since I hit college, I did not read it. Until …