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Sunday, May 18, 2014
Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is an opportunity to showcase books we received and share news.
This week I had time to visit The Strand and grab a couple of titles I saw recommended during the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign.
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Promise of Shadows by Justine Ireland
An Untamed State By Roxane Gay
I'm excited.
Greenlit and Media Coverage of YA: a Mini Rant
If like me, you're obsessed with book-related articles, you will have noticed a trend lately of mainstream media outlets anointing John Green as the the Chosen Savior of YA Literature. Now I've enjoyed John Green's media content ever since I saw Hank Green's "Accio Deathly Hallows" video on youtube, watched a bunch of Brotherhood 2.0 vids, and obtained Looking for Alaska from my library. However, with so many quality YA books published every year, both realistic and fantastic, some with upcoming film releases, this fixation on one individual author seems excessive. If you haven't already seen it, here is a must-read smart and fascinating article by Anne Ursu, exploring the insidiousness of this media focus.
Greenlit and Media Coverage of YA: a Mini Rant
If like me, you're obsessed with book-related articles, you will have noticed a trend lately of mainstream media outlets anointing John Green as the the Chosen Savior of YA Literature. Now I've enjoyed John Green's media content ever since I saw Hank Green's "Accio Deathly Hallows" video on youtube, watched a bunch of Brotherhood 2.0 vids, and obtained Looking for Alaska from my library. However, with so many quality YA books published every year, both realistic and fantastic, some with upcoming film releases, this fixation on one individual author seems excessive. If you haven't already seen it, here is a must-read smart and fascinating article by Anne Ursu, exploring the insidiousness of this media focus.
Strange, how the books most often cited in newspaper articles (Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games) both speculative and written by women, are also commonly derided and credited with "The Death of Literature", while "Greenlit" has been embraced.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
This past week was light on reviews, so expect a review heavy October going forward.
On a personal note I'm kind of saddened by the Goodreads drama. I'm not directly affected, but no book exists in a vacuum and it is an insidious form of censorship to not allow mention of the author in a review. Particularly as there seems to be cherry-picking as to what is considered a policy violation. On a practical note, I had liked having a resource to learn the authors likely to harass me about an unfavorable review, in order to steer clear. I've always used LibraryThing and I may start directing links there, but that site does not have summaries. I've looked into BookLikes and personally I'm not a fan.
Here's my book haul for the past couple of weeks:
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman
Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age by Mathew Klickstein
The Never List by Koethi Zan
Shadows by Robin McKinley
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Also, now that I have some time this week and my TBR is almost as tall as my night stand, I'll be participating in Fraterfest 2013 Oct 3 - Oct 8 to try and get some more books finished.
Have a great week everyone!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Book Haul and Blog News
Sunday Post is hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
So some of my pre-orders came out plus I had a giftcard which I took as license to lose my fool mind in the middle of the Strand on two separate occasions. Here is the result:
The Final Descent by Rick Yancey - I'm going to put off reading this until I've found a bucket of sufficient size for my tears. You know that sad feeling when a series you love comes to an end? The end of this book is going to make my waterworks when Harry Potter used the resurrection stone look like a contact lens irritation.
Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman - Anything curated by Neil Gaiman must be good. I'm interested in reading more short stories.
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron - Sequel to last year's enjoyable The Dark Unwinding
Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer - I love the look of this, and it's the time of year for dark supernatural mysteries
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - The title alone makes me want to read this one.
The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman - I hope it's as intense as rumored.
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach - I love listening to Mary Roach's nonfiction as audiobooks but had missed this one. Perfect nonfiction for the RIP challenge.
Lockwood & Co. #1: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud - I absolutely loved this author's Bartimaeus trilogy, I'm excited for this new series.
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis - Can't get enough post-apocalyptic, this one seems more realistic than most.
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason - good old steampunk, with ties to Sherlock Holmes and Dracula
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill - This purchase is solely due to book blogger buzz, from all I've read this is time travel done right. I hope it lives up to the hype for me.
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell - Experimental literary fiction, for hipster cred (not really).
Here's what's coming up this week:
Monday - Review: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Tuesday - Top Ten Books on my fall reading list.
Wednesday - Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday - Review Double Feature: The Raven Boys & The Dream Thieves
Friday - Film Friday: review of You're Next
Saturday - Review: The Beginning of Everything by Robin Schneider
I'm probably not going to do a book haul every week, because contrary to evidence I'm going to curb my book purchases going forward and I'm not one for ARCs at this stage. To the library!
The list of upcoming posts however, I feel will be useful.
Hope everyone has a great week!
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Showing posts with label Sunday Post. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
Sunday Post for May 18. 2014
Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is an opportunity to showcase books we received and share news.
This week I had time to visit The Strand and grab a couple of titles I saw recommended during the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign.
|
|
Promise of Shadows by Justine Ireland
An Untamed State By Roxane Gay
I'm excited.
Greenlit and Media Coverage of YA: a Mini Rant
If like me, you're obsessed with book-related articles, you will have noticed a trend lately of mainstream media outlets anointing John Green as the the Chosen Savior of YA Literature. Now I've enjoyed John Green's media content ever since I saw Hank Green's "Accio Deathly Hallows" video on youtube, watched a bunch of Brotherhood 2.0 vids, and obtained Looking for Alaska from my library. However, with so many quality YA books published every year, both realistic and fantastic, some with upcoming film releases, this fixation on one individual author seems excessive. If you haven't already seen it, here is a must-read smart and fascinating article by Anne Ursu, exploring the insidiousness of this media focus.
Greenlit and Media Coverage of YA: a Mini Rant
If like me, you're obsessed with book-related articles, you will have noticed a trend lately of mainstream media outlets anointing John Green as the the Chosen Savior of YA Literature. Now I've enjoyed John Green's media content ever since I saw Hank Green's "Accio Deathly Hallows" video on youtube, watched a bunch of Brotherhood 2.0 vids, and obtained Looking for Alaska from my library. However, with so many quality YA books published every year, both realistic and fantastic, some with upcoming film releases, this fixation on one individual author seems excessive. If you haven't already seen it, here is a must-read smart and fascinating article by Anne Ursu, exploring the insidiousness of this media focus.
Strange, how the books most often cited in newspaper articles (Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games) both speculative and written by women, are also commonly derided and credited with "The Death of Literature", while "Greenlit" has been embraced.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sunday Post # 2
This past week was light on reviews, so expect a review heavy October going forward.
On a personal note I'm kind of saddened by the Goodreads drama. I'm not directly affected, but no book exists in a vacuum and it is an insidious form of censorship to not allow mention of the author in a review. Particularly as there seems to be cherry-picking as to what is considered a policy violation. On a practical note, I had liked having a resource to learn the authors likely to harass me about an unfavorable review, in order to steer clear. I've always used LibraryThing and I may start directing links there, but that site does not have summaries. I've looked into BookLikes and personally I'm not a fan.
Here's my book haul for the past couple of weeks:
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman
Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age by Mathew Klickstein
The Never List by Koethi Zan
Shadows by Robin McKinley
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Also, now that I have some time this week and my TBR is almost as tall as my night stand, I'll be participating in Fraterfest 2013 Oct 3 - Oct 8 to try and get some more books finished.
Have a great week everyone!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sunday Post #1
Book Haul and Blog News
Sunday Post is hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
So some of my pre-orders came out plus I had a giftcard which I took as license to lose my fool mind in the middle of the Strand on two separate occasions. Here is the result:
The Final Descent by Rick Yancey - I'm going to put off reading this until I've found a bucket of sufficient size for my tears. You know that sad feeling when a series you love comes to an end? The end of this book is going to make my waterworks when Harry Potter used the resurrection stone look like a contact lens irritation.
Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman - Anything curated by Neil Gaiman must be good. I'm interested in reading more short stories.
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron - Sequel to last year's enjoyable The Dark Unwinding
Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer - I love the look of this, and it's the time of year for dark supernatural mysteries
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - The title alone makes me want to read this one.
The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman - I hope it's as intense as rumored.
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach - I love listening to Mary Roach's nonfiction as audiobooks but had missed this one. Perfect nonfiction for the RIP challenge.
Lockwood & Co. #1: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud - I absolutely loved this author's Bartimaeus trilogy, I'm excited for this new series.
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis - Can't get enough post-apocalyptic, this one seems more realistic than most.
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason - good old steampunk, with ties to Sherlock Holmes and Dracula
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill - This purchase is solely due to book blogger buzz, from all I've read this is time travel done right. I hope it lives up to the hype for me.
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell - Experimental literary fiction, for hipster cred (not really).
Here's what's coming up this week:
Monday - Review: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Tuesday - Top Ten Books on my fall reading list.
Wednesday - Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday - Review Double Feature: The Raven Boys & The Dream Thieves
Friday - Film Friday: review of You're Next
Saturday - Review: The Beginning of Everything by Robin Schneider
I'm probably not going to do a book haul every week, because contrary to evidence I'm going to curb my book purchases going forward and I'm not one for ARCs at this stage. To the library!
The list of upcoming posts however, I feel will be useful.
Hope everyone has a great week!
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