I don’t have a lot of well-formed thoughts about Persepolis. I understand, every bit, why it’s a valuable (graphic) novel, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as part of the standard reading curriculum for American teens, who can use all the diverse perspectives they can get. In fact, I think the classroom — under the tutelage of a sympathetic instructor — could be the ideal place for a book like this, because it allows for the integration of historical background in which independent readers […]
A giffy live-blog of a wet turd
When I started Stranded with a Billionaire, I knew it was going to be a silly read. The title gave it away, as did the whole billionaire premise to begin with. What I didn’t know was that I was already going to be shaking my head incredulously inside of the first five pages. So, I decided to do something I haven’t quite done before in a review, which is something of a live-blog of this book. -> 3% Wasting no time at all, our hero […]
A future classic, whenever people stop disparaging romantic plots and especially m/m ones
The Captive Prince trilogy has been gaining steam on the internet for many years now — at first quietly, as a free serial posted by the author on her LiveJournal, and then less so as Penguin picked it up for official publication in paperback form. And, really, it’s very good. A capable balance of slow-burn romance — which I am ALWAYS here for — with classic historical fantasy elements and political intrigue, the series is mature, clever, complex, and, above all, utterly engrossing. Across nearly […]
I loved all these crazy birds
This is a deliciously weird book, and if people have love-it or hate-it reactions to it I could not be less surprised. There are often very pretentious and meta conversations among geeks regarding the differences that delineate (with very fluid, hazy borders) fantasy and science fiction. Sometimes, this happens because of “bad” sci-fi, that doesn’t actually explain its science very well, and gaps in the world building may as well be explained by magic. All the Birds in the Sky deliberately takes this idea and […]