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Utterly Weird Books You Should Definitely Read
Not every book is a simple progression from beginning to end. Not all words are what they seem at face value. Between the covers of a book (assuming the book even has covers) anything can happen, and even the most seasoned of readers can still be surprised.
By E.J. Hagadorn8 years ago in Geeks
10 Essential Books Written by Queer Women to Add to Your To-Read List
1. Orlando by Virginia Woolf Woolf, one of the most prolific queer female writers of all time, explores ideas around gender and sexuality through a historical sci-fi novel. The story follows the titular, Orlando, a poet who lives through centuries and goes from man to woman. A queer classic that has stood the test of time.
By Katie Haines8 years ago in Geeks
A Collection of Novels on My 'To-Read' List
I’m a busy college student balancing a writing side hustle and a full-time job. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to the imagination, yet still, an overflowing bookcase greets me each morning. On it are hundreds of books I wish I had the time to curl up and get lost in. However, lately, these books have seen more time on my “to-read” list than actually in my hands.
By hannah irelan8 years ago in Geeks
Listening Made Me Read
As a kid, I was an avid reader. I was really annoying at school. Instead of paying attention in class, you could usually find me with my nose secretly in some unrelated book. It was quite a thrill to do something so good, yet still manage to be rebellious about it. I mean, what teacher could tell you off for reading? The worst part for most of my more attentive classmates was that I'd still do well because I'd read everything I got my hands on—including reading the textbook in the first week we get it.
By Shannii Writes8 years ago in Geeks
Death Was Not the End: David Foster Wallace Ten Years Later
Last October, while reading a David Foster Wallace short story entitled “Death is not the End” from his 1999 collection Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, I happened upon the following (very long, as is typical for DFW) sentence:
By Hannah Smart8 years ago in Geeks
What to Read After 'Code Name Verity'
If you're reading this, then I assume you've read Elizabeth Wein's 2012 young adult historical fiction masterpiece, Code Name Verity. If you're reading this, then I also assume that you're still not over it. Don't worry. I picked up Code Name Verity almost exactly a year to the day ago and I'm still not over it. I don't think I'll ever be over it.
By kit vaillancourt8 years ago in Geeks
Ranking All 33 Dear Canada Books
If you were a Canadian child in the early-mid 2000s then you probably saw the Dear Canada books hanging out on library shelves with their beautiful ribbon bookmarks and incredibly foreboding titles. If you were like me between the ages of 9-12, then you probably spent most of your allotted library time hypnotized by those books. If you were me between the ages of 9-12, then you were fascinated by the books as a whole but were too intimidated to read ones you felt were Too Historical and as a result, only read a handful.
By kit vaillancourt8 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'Wrath' by W.S. Klass
W.S. Klass is truly a master of his craft and brings us a tale that offers a little bit of everything: Gunfights, superhuman beings, assassins, corrupt politicians, a child in peril, a mental patient that is actually perfectly sane but in fact possessed, and a good cop who is determined to put a stop to the evil that he has discovered runs throughout his superiors and goes all the way right to the top.
By talia mason8 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'A Throne for Sisters' by Morgan Rice
This book is just the beginning of a most intriguing series written by Morgan Rice, an author that I had never heard of before seeing this book pop up in an email from BookBub and downloaded after reading the synopsis and of course the mysterious beauty of the cover.
By Ashley Wentz8 years ago in Geeks
Why 'The Dresden Files' Are the Best
I always loved reading fantasy books from a young age. I started with Harry Potter like any other kid. I then read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, but as you grow up, you realize that you want to read more sophisticated things, so you sit down and try to read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and you realize that it is so boring you would rather go outside and exercise. That's where The Dresden Files come in. Jim Butcher has created such a relatable character known as Harry Dresden. He is cunning, witty, and filled with so much sarcasm you fall in love with him. Butcher also brings in a little bit of reality into the series. Dresden is a wizard, but some of the things he does is very new age. He also does not believe he is the best thing there ever was; he recognizes his downfalls and faults. Every time he walks into a church, he feels that he does not belong there because he knows he has killed creatures and, sometimes, humans.
By Adrianna M. Braun8 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'Heartless' by Marissa Meyer
As a little intro before getting to the actual review, I had heard of Marissa Meyer, seeing her very interesting covers for The Lunar Chronicles, but had not actually read any of her books yet. My husband one day came home with a trunk load of books that our landlord cleared out of a home he used for someone's storage. Among the 100 some books I received that day was Heartless—its beautiful cover instantly intrigued me and the author sounded familiar. A quick Google search of her name reminded me who it was, and I was instantly excited to start reading this book, even setting aside another book I was currently reading.
By Ashley Wentz8 years ago in Geeks
