I like doing these opening lines posts. I never remember what the opening lines of books are, so it's always interesting to go back and see them. Also interesting to see the variety they have. I tend to choose books pretty randomly and just see what I get, so these aren't the ones I think are good or bad or anything, they just are. (Though I do like to choose a favorite, because why not?) As I...
I didn't used to do themes for these posts, but I guess I do now? I had one specific match-up in mind for a villain, and I thought it'd be fun to make it a whole post. Also, these are such great songs, and I never get a chance to use them. So villains it is! Unfortunately I only have two things here, even though I usually have three. I'll be honest, I forgot I needed a blog post, so it's late,...
Here we are, the last blog post of the year! It might be the new year by the time you're reading this, but still, it's my last 2023 post, and I guess I saved the best for last? Since I am talking about my favorite books from the year. (All of which are queer, btw! Love that!) I'm grateful to have found these, and all the other great books I read this year, because they brought me joy or...
It's actually become increasingly harder for me over the years to choose favorite characters from books because I don't really have favorites the way I used to. Which is not an insult to authors, they are still writing great characters! But it's more that I love the way they fit into their stories and the dynamics they have with other characters. I guess, I'm finding it harder now to separate...
Normally I do recommendation posts with SFF Christmas books once December rolls around, but I'm not really feeling up to putting one of those together. (You can check out my previous posts, if you want some recs!) So I thought, maybe a little discussion instead? I've read quite a few supposed Christmas books, but some of them have definitely felt more Christmas than others. Anyway, the categories...
I've read multiple books, even played a game or two, in which the ending involves everyone forgetting a whole bunch of events, except for the main character. They still remember. Because of some sort of sci-fi/fantasy thing going on. And I really want to know what other people's feelings are about this, because I don't understand if this is supposed to be a happy ending or...
What the title says! On a whim, I decided to gather all the words from the titles of my highest rated books and see how I could rearrange them into a poem of sorts. Then I gathered up other groups of books, mostly from my end of the year posts, and did the same a few more times. So that was my way of keeping it random, not trying to choose "good" titles or coherent themes or anything. I didn't...
I was posting a review to Amazon for the "HRW Library: Individual Leveled Reader Frankenstein" edition, going off on a tangent because I've already reviewed the story of Frankenstein elsewhere and just wanted to talk about the cover, when I thought, "Why not make this a blog post?" So I just wanted to share this specific edition of the book and ponder a bit about the appearance of...
I love book quotes! I'm a quote hoarder. But I didn't need to look through my hoard of quotes for this post because it's all about the ones that have stuck in my mind. These are not necessarily meaningful quotes. They run the gamut from beautiful to emotional to funny to horrifying. You'll see. They're just the ones I still think about because they hit hard in the book or were so...
I'm back with more first lines of books! As I have said many times, I don't think the first line is the most important. I don't think most people are going to stop reading if the first line isn't amazing. But I still think it can be fun and interesting to look at them. And I think an interesting one presented without context in a post like this might grab someone's attention enough to try a book....
