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This Week in Celebrity BS
I feel compelled to comment on two things that happened in the last several days. This would probably get more attention if I made YouTube videos or TikToks, but I canāt be bothered. I prefer to write. Itās easier to collect my thoughts this way. Plus my house is too noisy for videos. However, I have watched a number of videos and read a lot of comments on these things and I have thoughts. I payā¦
Don't Read That, Read This
My blog was down for a few days so I also posted this over on my substack that was put together to share my writing. Ā Came across this on Threads. This is something that really needs to be talked about. Me and my MA in English Literature has thoughts. Let me start by sharing this reply because itās important. There are a lot of books that, as someone with both a BA and MA in English, I haveā¦
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Media Literacy
A friend sent me this video by Willow Reads Books talking about media literacy. This is a big topic right now becauseā¦I donāt know why. Iām buried in research on hillbilly horror as it pertains to folklore and Iām only catching bits of the conversation. However, this is something I was recently talking to another friend about. I am always screaming about how people canāt read (there are manyā¦
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J.D. Vance is a Poser
I recently finished Hillbilly Elegy as well as J.D. Vance is a Fake Hillbilly by Frank Kilgore. Iām not impressed. My thought process was this: since I am doing this project on hillbilly horror that looks at Appalachian folklore versus folklore about Appalachia and the commodification of these ideas through hillbilly horror, I should find out how and what hillbillies think of themselves and maybeā¦
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Queering All the Things
I knew when I clicked on the link Stop Queering Everything that was on my newsfeed I was going to probably be pissed off. Disclaimer: You should know if you decide to click on the link to read the piece it comes from the Washington Examiner, a far right conservative newspaper. It doesnāt go to the Washington Examiner itself, but to a MSN reprint. Just know what you are walking into. That isā¦
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Werewolf Romance
Iāve been thinking about this for a couple days now, and i am going to open a can of worms. Something that I have to say here is going to fall under āunpopular opinionā. Not the first time and it probably wonāt be the last. Anywayā¦ I have openly admitted I will read almost anything. Iāve even fallen down the werewolf romance rabbit hole. It started because, much like hockey romance, I want toā¦
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Opinions. I have them.
I have a friend who sends me videos from Booktok or news stories she trips across she knows will somehow ruffle my feathers to get my opinions on them. A beautiful rant usually ensues and I think, Hey, I should blog about this, and then I donāt. Well, Iām done with my final papers and have some time on my hands, so Iām going to blog about things. First up, a video from TikTokā¦ @ginad129 Replyingā¦
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The Whitest Books Ever
At least once a week my Google newsfeed directs me to yet another list of fantasy books I need to read. These lists are never ending. Best fantasy books of the last 20 years Best fantasy books of 2023 so far (I have seen no less than three of these) Top 10 fantasy books of the last decade you should read Top 25 fantasy boojs of the last decade you should read Best fantasy books you have neverā¦
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Acceptance, Tolerance, and Literature
I might be overreacting here but this is the kind of thing that makes me want to beat my head against a wall and scream at people. I subscribe to the Bibliolifestyle newsletter, which I really enjoy. Today Victoriaās newsletter was titled āHow to Tolerate Difference in Books.ā I thought this might have to do with writing styles or reading a genre one doesnāt normally read and adapting. Butā¦
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Artistic Linage Part 2
After a few busy days I had the time to continue Suyi Daviesā exercise on tracing your artistic linage. 2) Catalysts:Ā What stories (or aspects of stories/storytelling) have you since actively enjoyed, and have spurred in you the desire to write yours?Ā If you have, over time, become drawn to specific styles/kinds of stories, try to articulate why in writing. Are there any specific aspects ofā¦
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Artistic Linage
Wow, that is blurry! Even the full size picture is blurry. Great way to promote something, BN. Anyway, I recently bought this journal from Barnes and Noble. I fell in love with it. You canāt tell by the picture but itās itās a pale grey and the renderings of the zodiac signs are pretty cool. Itās clothbound and textured. The paper inside is even quality. Had no idea what I was going to do with itā¦
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The Curvy Girls Club
I am so behind on posting book reviews. Iām even behind on updating storygraph, Some book blogger I am. Before I get caught up I want to talk about Kelsie Steltingās Curvy Girls Club books. Iāve only read the first 5 andĀ The Curvy Girls Club All Grown Up. Iāve not moved on from the OG group. At least not yet. Adds for these books kept popping up on my Instagram feed so I decided to check out theā¦
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Did We Read the Same Book: Fourth Wing and Plot Holes
I was woken off by the text message alert going off on my phone at 9:30 in the morning. Reasonable enough time, but it was also long before I wanted to be awake. It was one of my friends from university asking me if I had readĀ Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and if I had, what did I think of it? Did it live up to the BookTok hype? The book was sitting on my bookshelf still unread. When Iā¦
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Let's Talk - Gatekeeping
A friend sent me to this reddit thread where the original poster (OP) asked: I love reading, both for the entertainment and since I know itās way better for me than scrolling mindlessly. Recently Iāve been loving and absolutely devouring Freida McFaddenās books, but I felt a bit disheartened when I heard several online reviewers describe her books as āpopcorn thrillersā. Does this mean that myā¦
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Sorrowland
Another offering from my Queer Lit class.Ā SorrowlandĀ andĀ Our Wives Under the SeaĀ are my two favorite books from that class. Something that was started in my African American Literature class my first semester of grad school was this analyzing of cover art. A friend of mine who was in that African American Literature class with me had a different cover of the book and we debated which one wasā¦
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Our Wives Under the Sea
Our Wives Under the Sea was read for my Queer Lit class. Itās really hard to write reviews of the books read for that class because we really tore into these books going over every little thing critically. Hearing other nitpick things about a book from that kind of perspective sometimes changes how you feel about something. Wikipedia lists the book as horror. I am not sure if I would call itā¦
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The Library of the Dead
The Library of the Dead is another book I read for my African folklore project. This book is filled with African folklore. In fact, the folklore is central to the story. If you interested, you can read about that aspect here. I picked this book up sometime ago based on the title and itās sat on my bookshelf. Focusing on African authors and folklore in speculative fiction gave me the excuse toā¦
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