Category: Reviews
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EXPeriencing ‘The Color Purple’ by Alice Walker
Cover image via. Banned books, particularly those by women of color, always seem to be the most beautiful. I have a long list of books to read on my Goodreads account, and when I was making my 2017 reading challenge, I decided it was high time I made a dent on that list. As I was…
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EXPeriencing the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Cover image via Read, Write, and Read Some More. The moral of this blog post is to always listen to book recommendations from your friends who work in publishing. When publishing people personally recommend books, you know they’re good. And my friends were absolutely right about Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy. In my last blog post,…
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EXPeriencing Escapism & Inspiration through YA
Cover images via Kirkus and Leigh Bardugo’s website. The 2016 presidential election concluded nearly a month ago, but I don’t think it’ll ever be behind us. Not when our president elect is tweeting his frustrations at a satire comedy show and upsetting international relations. That’s why I needed some escapism as we head into the…
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EXPeriencing ‘Life of Pi’
I’m not one to belabor seasons. As much as I love the warmth and long days of summer, I look forward to crisp leaves and the nip in the air that comes with fall. But as much as I’ve been looking forward to fall this year, it’s felt like a long time coming. September was more like…
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EXPeriencing ‘Stranger Things’
Cover image via. I didn’t mean to be late to the Stranger Things party, but that’s just how things happened. Terry and I were binge-watching Wayward Pines on Hulu when Stranger Things was released on Netflix. The first thing I noticed is both shows are tied to the Duffer Brothers. Terry and I were really enjoying Wayward Pines, so when we finished…
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EXPeriencing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Spoiler-Filled Review Pt. 2)
Cover image via. This review/stream-of-consciousness digestion of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is going to be full of spoilers. You have been warned. You can read my non-spoiler review here. There is a lot to unpack in J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne’s play. So much, in fact, that this is less a review and…
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EXPeriencing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Review Pt. 1)
Cover image via. I’m a privileged member of the Harry Potter generation. I grew up with Harry and have been reading J.K. Rowling’s books for more than 15 years. When I discovered Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was being released last weekend, I had two thoughts: 1.) How did I not know this was coming…
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EXPeriencing the 2016 Tony Awards
Cover image via. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, 49 people were shot dead and 53 were wounded at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Eighteen hours later, the 70th Annual Tony Awards were held at the Beacon Theater in New York City. On a day where the LGBTQ community—and the United States—was devastated by…
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EXPeriencing Overwatch (and Why It’s Better than Team Fortress 2)
Last year I wrote about watching the amazing cinematic trailer for Overwatch. I also noted that while it was an awesome trailer, it looked like a Team Fortress 2 ripoff. I am here to report that after playing Overwatch in its first week, it may have similar elements to TF2, but it’s not a ripoff. In fact, I am having…
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EXPeriencing the Rock Clock
I suffer from depression, which, among other side effects, makes it hard for me to get up in the mornings or sit down and write for myself (hence why I haven’t written a blog post in three months). I take generic Prozac to help fight my depression, but even with medication it can still be hard…
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