I haven't been keeping up with my tags lately (or much of anything on my blog), but I figured I'd try to catch up a bit. Quite a while ago, Kat at Life and Other Disasters nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award. Sorry it took me so long to do this, but thankyou…
Title: The Martian Motion Picture Rating: PG13 Release Date: October 2015 Director: Ridley Scott Production Co.: Twentieth Century Fox Runtime: 144 min My Rating: 4.5 stars This is my first adaptation review and I am happy to be starting with the film The Martian, the adaptation of the novel written by Andy Weir. I've been meaning to…
Before I begin, let me tell you how grand it is to finally be updating my blog. Junior year is kicking my ass. Ah, how I long for the days of high school and free time... Not really, I wouldn't trade college for anything. I love it and I've been staying incredibly busy with not only academics…
I realize I have been out of commission for quite a while and I apologize. Life is getting a little hard to handle, which is why I was in great need of a vacation. Well, I got my wish -- I got to go to Canada for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for the second year in…
Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Publisher: T. Egerton Publication Date: 1813 Rating: 4 stars Opening Line: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This semester I am taking a course called Literature and Media; in this course, we read…
Title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Author: Unknown Rating: 3 stars Opening Line: Since Troy's assault and siege, I trow, were over-past... Have you ever heard the saying, "it sounds too good to be true"? Well, apparently Sir Gawain had not. So there's this jolly green giant who barges into the room and makes Gawain…
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Thank you so much to Nicola at Book Bunny for nominating me for this award -- it means a lot to me! I want everybody to know that her blog is fabulous and has a log of really great reviews on there, so please go check it out. RULES FOR THE CREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD ARE AS…
This semester I am in an early British literature course. Here are some things you need to know before reading this review: 1) I do not like British literature, especially the early stuff; 2) Although I think many of the works are beautifully written, I think the authors could have saved a lot of trees…
Hey all, I was tagged by Alyssa @ Seals of Approval Books to do the Bedtime Book Tag. Thanks so much for the tag, it looks like a fun one. And please go check out Alyssa's blog (no, I'm not talking in third-person, I mean the other Alyssa) to see her own answers to the tag, which…
It is after 1am and I've been reading for hours. I am full of nerves and anxiety because I move back to school in the morning for my junior year. I don't know why, but I always get really antsy before things like this. So of course I read to distract myself. And now that the…
