Libraries are one of the greatest modern services the world has conceived. We have buildings dedicated to storing our knowledge, stories, and the plethora of things we keep in books. You can go right now to a library and borrow a book free of charge and return it once you’re...
There are several tropes and cliches in books that are overused and just done poorly each time. But there are some tropes as well that are always pleasant to read and work almost every time. Here are some of my favorite and easily most hated tropes and cliches in books...
Even avid readers can stop reading a book if they find that it just doesn’t interest them. I am an avid reader myself, and when I love a book, I tend to finish it in a few days and then on to the next one. But there are books that...
Most people know typical book genre conventions, like fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, but one that really sticks out with higher-level literature is dystopian novels. Dystopian novels are defined as those that depict a deeply flawed and oppressive society, which serves an antagonistic role in one way or another. These novels...
Since I learned how to read at probably around the age 4 or 5, I always loved reading. There were some books that helped that love for reading to reach adulthood. At age 5 I always loved authors like Eric Carle who wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar, or Chika Chika...
Books have been portraying stories for thousands of years, and in the last century we’ve been able to communicate stories with visuals and sounds with the rise of video technology. We have movies, television shows, comics, manga, video games, and many other ways to portray stories in modern day, but...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Manga and Anime have become a major part of Western Culture. Growing primarily from TikTok and what is deemed the “Great Shift,” being an era in which anime and manga went from a more niche medium to a much more popular medium. But here in the...
Throughout high school everyone has to deal with English class at some point. Reading faculty-approved books that have some narrative substance that you need to write a paper about, sometimes in groups. Something that I’ve noticed is that regardless of high school, when you ask someone what they had to...
Jeff Kinney, the author of The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series, has created one of the most popular book series in modern times. Yet, the strategy he employed to create this franchise ranges from twenty books, with the 21st installment of the series coming in October. So then the...
Many teens today are not reading books as much as previous generations. In my opinion, technology is the biggest reason because phones, social media, and video games grab their attention more quickly than books, which I agree with, as I would rather be on my phone than read a book....
An upcoming adaptation of a popular young adult romantic fantasy novel has been on the news for all the wrong reasons. The Children of Blood and Bone was the 2018 debut novel of Nigerian-American novelist Tomi Adeyemi. Since then, it has gone on to be the first entry in the...
As an English major, I am able to recognize and appreciate what classic literature holds for today. From the love and romance found in Pride and Prejudice and the danger and adventure seen within the pages of Moby Dick, many classic literary novels and novellas are able to shape our thinking and open our eyes to new perspectives!...
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