The first thing you should know is that I bloody hate ALICE IN WONDERLAND. In fact, with the exception of THE JABBERWOCKEY, which I appreciate for English nerd reasons (nonsense words that make sense b/c masterful command of grammar), I bloody hate Lewis Carroll. Too weird. #sorrynotsorry I’ve also read an installment or two of […]
I don’t read very many middle grade books. It’s not that I don’t like them or that I think I’ve outgrown them . . . I’m just not . . . very interested in the kinds of stories and perspectives that frequent the age 9 – 12 bracket. BUT. There’s a reason I don’t ostracize […]
When I was in college, I CLEP-ed out of Survey of American Literature. I did this b/c I HATE American Lit. I hate Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Meville, Hemingway, Faulkner, I hate them ALL. There is one exception . . . Edgar Allen Poe. As much as I hate the others, I love Poe. […]