I just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and, again, I loved it. Hogwarts is a beautiful world I can escape into, and like any good book, I learn something new about myself and the world I actually live in every time I come back to it. Sometimes, I learn something I wish I … Continue reading Thoughts on Harry Potter Book 1
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When good stuff is made by people who say and do mean things.
When something that you love becomes associated with something hurtful, you yourself risk being associated with that hurtful thing. This happens throughout the artistic world. Many artists create work that provokes humor and spirit out of harmony with the discord they sow in real life. Understandably, the attitudes and beliefs of a person will impact … Continue reading When good stuff is made by people who say and do mean things.
No spoilers: me and Harry Potter.
There are few book series that I respond to quite like Harry Potter. I first met Harry Potter during high school. A classmate walked into geometry, completely absorbed in book one, and found her seat without even looking. It wasn’t too much later in the year that the same thing happened, but this time it … Continue reading No spoilers: me and Harry Potter.
Luigi L. Lemoncello
“I’d like to say a few brief words. Here they are: ‘short’, ‘memorandum’, and ‘underpants’.”---Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library I’ve been reading the Lemoncello books to my kids since the pandemic began. Over breakfast, while they eat, I usually manage a chapter or two. Sometimes, we get in a few chapters after school during snack. … Continue reading Luigi L. Lemoncello
The Dashwoods
Brandon is just the kind of man whom everybody speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to.----Sense and Sensibility The characters of Sense and Sensibility continue to engage me. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve read this particular Jane Austen novel. It never … Continue reading The Dashwoods
Books and snuggles.
I was thrilled when our oldest was invited to be part of the school reading bowl team. Bella is delighted as well. More books means more couch time and more pets from one of her favorite people.
Uprooted
I met Agnieszka a few years back thanks to NPR's book concierge and Uprooted is one of the first books I now recommend when asked for young adult or fantasy suggestions. Not only is the book interesting from the first chapter, the character development is fantastic and the plot is not predictable. I'm sure it … Continue reading Uprooted
Anne with an E
Yesterday, I shared about my beginnings as a voracious reader. Even now, some of those friends I referenced are still here for me, soothing me through worn pages or shining a light on my face through my e-reader. Of course, I've found new friends too, and characters I didn't relate to years ago have new … Continue reading Anne with an E
With Aplomb
I love reading. The first book I ever read on my own was about a little dragon, and it was such a happy day. Once the letters became words and those words became sentences, I was nearly always with a book. I would balance precariously on windowsills in rainstorms, reading. I’m sure my mom held … Continue reading With Aplomb
Beka Tucker 