My Love for Alice

My Love for Alice

I’m only writing this out after reading a novel about Alice in Wonderland and I… I felt empowered to speak about my favorite novel. I did not feel empowered to edit, however, and so it is coming out weeks after I read it.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was hardly the first book I ever read in my life. It was not the first one my mother read to me. It was not my first fantasy. It was not my first adventure. It was not my first classic. It was not my first anything, but it is my favorite.

In many ways this makes me extremely critical to any and all renditions of it in any medium. In the end, my favorite version is the original.

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Current State

Current State

I have determined that I have readers block. It’s like an artist block or writers block, but in regards to reading. I just don’t want to read, or at least its not calling me to the pages like books usually do. I think its the expectation to read things that I just don’t want to read? Or I do want to read, but just… not right now.

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About the {RW} Series

About the {RW} Series

What is the {RW} series? It translates as Random Writings. It’s just a series where I let my brain state what my brain wants to state on random things. There is no real meaning to it. They may be large. They may be small works. In some ways they could be considered poetry, but I wouldn’t go that far.

They are random writings, my personal writings about things.

MM

Updated Blog

Updated Blog

By this time many of you, or I hope many of you, will have noticed the new blog design. If not, then surprise! There’s a new design.

I stated a while back that I originally made this website for myself, and now as I transition it, I’m going to be deciding on the following:

  • Keeping the book cover as the featured image. The image will still be in the post itself, but will I keep it as featured? I’m not sure.
    • If I don’t keep it, what will I replace it with?
      • Rating images (like a big 5/5 or 4/5 or something?)
      • Another “what did you read” but for Reviews?
    • I don’t like how pig the book covers are, and I’m not trying to take particularly artsy photos of them. I feel with them as large as they are, I should.
  • Colors. I’m still playing around with them. I love dark colored sites instead of a white. However readability is important and while I’d love a dark grey, its not feasible.
  • Site header. Before it was the image of “words come alive the moment you let them exist.” It didn’t look good before, but I have an idea of what I might do.

Also, until further notice, two book reviews a week until I get back to reading more new books and have a queue. I’m currently on a reread binge and don’t want to review books I’m rereading.

Leave a comment if you have any opinions, suggestions, anything. Otherwise…

Happy Wednesday!

MM

Graduate School Update

Graduate School Update

I think I have previously mentioned that I was applying to graduate schools. Well, all those applications are in, finalized, and waiting for review. This is one of the reasons that I was really bad at getting my posts out these last two months. I had a goal, got to the goal and then saw that I missed details, and then had to rush around getting my recommendation letters in.ย 

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December Review Archive

December Review Archive

A complete Archive of all reviews from the month of December (2018):

Total Number of Reviews : 5

          Books : 4

          Novellas : 1

          Series Reviews : 0

           Poetry : 0


The Return of the Elves – Bethany Adams

          Soulbound

          Sundered

          Seared

          Exiled (Novella)

          Abyss

November Review Archive

November Review Archive

A complete Archive of all reviews from the month of November (2018):

Total Number of Reviews :

Books : 9

Novellas : 0

Series Reviews : 2

Poetry : 0


Misadventures of a Virgin – Meredith Wild

Violin – Anne Rice

Going Down in Flames – Chris Cannon

The True Story of Rapunzel – M. Lynn

Golden Curse

Golden Chains

Golden Crown

The Legends of the Tri-Gard- M. Lynn and Michelle Bryan

Prophecy of Darkness

Legacy of Light

Mastery of Earth