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The Other Black Girl Review
Just as everyone was raving about Harris’ new book in the NYT last year, I had to jump on the wagon and see what the fuss was about, and I agree, it is for the most part a really good book.
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Archie Comics-Where to start?
As Archie Comics celebrates its 80th anniversary, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. After all, to begin at #1 can quickly unravel considering the multiple titles and issues, some of which are very had to find. Online and on ebay. And what if you want to focus on a certain character or you simply want the nostalgia of the 60s. Well here’s a few suggestions that cover a broad range of Archie comics through the decades.
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Mean Girls: Senior Year Review
Like the back said, Mean Girls was a bonafide 200s hit, so why not milk the cow and push out a sequel. And I’m not talking the disasterous sequel movie no one talks about.
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Stephanie Plum #11-15 ReRead
Well turns out I was sort of wrong when it comes to the Steph-Joe-Ranger love triangle. Eleven On Top and Twelve Sharp have almost made me appreciate what Ranger brings to the table. He has a certain easy charm and like Stephanie says, he’s Batman. Who doesn’t want to get with Batman?
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Black Girl Love
Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney
Preacher’s daughter, Monique is a good girl. Well she’s not, everyone else believes she is. Her parents especially so compared to their older daughter, Myracle whom they kicked out a year ago. And that’s what Monique intends for them to keep believing as she fools around with her boyfriend. But after twenty nine times of trying to have sex, he breaks up with her. Monqiue just doesn’t know what to do, she wants to have sex but she just physically can’t.
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Jo and Laurie Review
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Thoughts on Joan Didion
I’m going to keep this short since this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I’m not sure what makes Didion so incredible. I just read Slouching Towards Bethlehem and Let Me Tell You What I Mean, and they were fine. They were essays/news articles about interesting people Didion interviewed or simply her reminscing over her life.
I found it very hippie-ish which makes sense as was written in the late 60s and 70s so readers get a look into the drugs, feminism and other cultural changes coming about in the time through Didion’s eyes. So I guess it does confirm my idea that hippies do sound like that, contemplating life and philosphy and their inner self.
So why did Didion sprang up as the voice of the 60s, surely she wasn’t the only reporter back then. Why did her voice amplify above the others? I can’t find that spark, so comment below on why or how Didion became so impactful!
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Author Highlight: Isabel Allende
So I’ve finally read one of the greatest writers of our time, and I have to join the thousands that agree. My mom gifted me with her first, The House of Spirits, and latest books, Violeta respectively and they were beautiful.
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Can you name this forgotten book series?
This has been driving me crazy.
But it’s an elementary school series, think fifth grade, and it features a group of real life kids. Usually different in each book. And their adventures in whatever place the story is set. Like a haunted tour of San Francisco. The Iditorod Trail in Alaska. Disneyland and so forth. Usually adventure-mysteries. Never featured kids on the covers, just the location.
So if you remember it, comment below!
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The Mortal Instruments Series Lookback
Originally I was going to write one huge post after I finished all of Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter universe books, but as it has been almost four years and I still have two books to go, I figured I should start writing now as I’m forgotting some of my original thoughts after four years. These things are entertaining but they are looong.
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