So! I saw the Breaking Dawn movie. As is true of the entire series of Twilight movies, this one was faster-paced and wittier than the book. However, the book is a horribly clunky monstrosity, so I’m not saying too much. Still, which would you rather have: book Bella’s whiny internal monologue about how everyone will… Continue reading Movie Review: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
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Is YA Lit Too Dark?
Spoiler: no. I’m a little late to the game on this, but I still wanted to chime in. Because why have a blog if not to post your opinions even if no one else cares about them? It seems like every few months or so, some adult has written a big story discovering YA lit… Continue reading Is YA Lit Too Dark?
Can We Talk About the Breaking Dawn Trailer?
You guys. I can’t tell you how excited/appalled I am for the Breaking Dawn movie (part 1!) to come out. I am not a fan of Twilight per se, but I did slog through all four books and I do love talking about them. (I always preemptively clarify that I read them while I was… Continue reading Can We Talk About the Breaking Dawn Trailer?
Retro YA: “The Outsiders”
I discussed in my first post about finding that Judy Blume novel on my sister’s shelf made me a reader, but it was another tattered book that I read that made me obsessed. That one was S.E. Hinton’s 1967 novel (one of, if not the first “YA” ever) The Outsiders. Now, I’ll be honest. I… Continue reading Retro YA: “The Outsiders”