01/09
While reading Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins last night, I was completely shocked while reading about cheating in schools. If I remember correctly, the statistic was that 90% of teenagers cheat on homework. There was other percentages about test and that sort of thing as well.
At first I thought, who on earth would do [...]
Tags: alexandra robbins, bad, cheating, college, copying, gpa, overacheivers, sat, sat test, school, university
12/28
******Contains details from Sookie Stackhouse books and some spoiler/info I’ve found on season three.*********
So I’ll admit, the first few Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris did not really catch my attention. The first two books I thought were okay but they did not stand out to me. I found them entertaining but I thought [...]
Tags: Bill, books, charlaine harris, Eric, packs, season three, sookie stackhouse, spoilers, true blood, vampires, viking, werewolf, wolves
07/06
***Contains some discussion on events that happen in Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris. I am trying my hardest not to spoil anything but I just wanted to warn people. I’m going to be discussing a couple scenes in contrast to the show.***
As requested by KonstantinMiller, here is some more thoughts on tv shows verses books.
I came [...]
Tags: books, gossip girl, novels, privileged, serena van der woodsen, sex and the city, sookie stackhouse, true blood, tv
07/06
I just spent hours with tears trickling down my cheeks. At times I sobbed more than I have in probably years. Others, my hands started to shake making reading hard. Yes, I was reading a book.
That book was Looking For Alaska by John Green.
A few months ago I happen to pick up [...]
Tags: John Green Looking For Alaska Angelina Jolie Notes From My Travels
06/29
I often hear people comparing books to movies. I think something that happens less is comparing books and television shows. Obviously, there is not a huge market for tv shows based on books but there is some. It seems like not as many people pay attention to those book series though.
For example the other day [...]
Tags: bones, books, charlaine harris, crime, kathy reichs, mysteries, sookie stackhouse, temperance brennan, true blood, tv, vampires