Aug 9, 2023
im going to be taking a readers advisory class and a fantasy scifi class and i am going to have sooooo many books to read this semester but im very very very excited!!
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im going to be taking a readers advisory class and a fantasy scifi class and i am going to have sooooo many books to read this semester but im very very very excited!!
as much as i love open ended assignments, i sometimes get overwhelmed with assignments. like i have an upcoming assignment where i need to choose any fantasy or scifi book and merely explain why they fit in the genre. . . *galaxy brain*
i wont make any promises, but you can vote on my current options below!
which book should i write an essay as defining it as fantasy or scifi?
ella enchanted by gail carson levine
legendborn by tracy deonn
princess from another planet by mindy schanback
the scapegracers by ha clarke
in other lands by sarah rees brennan
strange the dreamer by laini taylor
darkest powers by kelly armstrong
little thieves by margaret owen
reread nimona by nd stevenson in prep for my sff class and oh i think it is a fantastic addition to the the class!! a. obviously it has scifi and fantasy elements b. the characters are the best c. we can talk about graphic novels as a form of media d. we can talk about the history of media placing queer people and disabled people in the role of the villians e. it asks the question of what is good and what is evil f. it encourages people to question authority g. it has one of the best friendships at its center and h.
reread nimona by nd stevenson in prep for my sff class and oh i think it is a fantastic addition to the the class!! a. obviously it has scifi and fantasy elements b. the characters are the best c. we can talk about graphic novels as a form of media d. we can talk about the history of media placing queer people and differently abled people in the role of the villians e. it asks the question of what is good and what is evil f. it encourages people to question authority g. it has one of the best friendships at its center and h.
im reading the hobbit for my fantasy and scifi class and what do you MEAN there are 14 people on the quest???
discussion of harry potter under the cut
i was surprised how much i enjoyed rereading harry potter for class. it was so nostalgic for me, there are sections i have memorized . . .it was so pleasant to return to, i thought my feelings on jkr now would have made it unenjoyable but no, i was able to enjoy it
i will say there were things i noticed now as an adult reading that either had me excited or very 😬. the fatphobia of the 90s and 2000s was sooooo present, the way the text is so anti muggles (which is soooo counterintuitive!!), snapes behavior being allowed and not throwing him out were all upsetting to revisit.
i did love the friendships, they were adorable, mcgonagall is still a queen, all the mysteries woven together, the weasley family dynamics, harry being full of sass. . .it was fun!
i am glad i went back to the text, it felt illuminating about my opinions of the book and i still am interested in reading more critiques of the books (there are a lot of issues). it really proves that life is complicated and you can enjoy media you have critiques of.
this is the third class im taking on fantasy literature and i have no regrets
i havent even read the first page of family lore and i am already laughing
"possessing a magical alpha vagina" im dead