Tag: review
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EXPeriencing ‘Swing Time’ by Zadie Smith
Cover image (and a more comprehensive review) via. As an introduction to Zadie Smith, Swing Time may not have been the best choice. While I did enjoy the novel, Goodreads comments tell me it’s not as good as her earlier White Teeth or On Beauty. That said, as a standalone novel without the comparison to Smith’s other works, I…
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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 ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’
(Image via Reddit. Warning: Mild spoilers below.) In March of this year, I blogged about how I became a Star Wars fan. I concluded that post saying I was “pretty freaking excited” to see The Force Awakens in theaters. How excited was I? Excited enough to go without my husband, the much bigger Star Wars fan,…
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EXPeriencing Go Set a Watchman
Cover photo via Entertainment Monthly. It’s been more than two months since my last blog post, but after buying my first house and dealing with all the insanity that comes with that, I think I’m finally ready to dive back into blogging and keeping up with this little project. Thanks for reading! What a roller…
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EXPeriencing Mercedes Lackey’s Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms
Cover image via this review site that had a good, high-quality version. Never has it been more true than this series, but don’t judge this book by its cover. Mostly because nothing that’s happening on the cover has anything to do with the story, nor do the people even look like the characters. Fantasy novels are my…
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Experiencing Saga: Book One
Cover photo via Image Comics. And yes, that’s a baby breastfeeding. In December, I came across a Mashable article titled “‘Saga’ is the must-have graphic novel of 2014.” Okay, you’ve captured my attention. I like graphic novels (despite the fact that Persepolis is the only one I’ve ever actually read… Oops). Though usually when someone says, “Go…
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