By: Lemony Snicket “The table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator *This post contains spoilers for The Ersatz Elevator and A Series of Unfortunate Events For a discussionContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator”
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Misery
By: Stephen King “He lay back, put his arm over his eyes, and tried to hold onto the anger, because the anger made him feel brave. A brave man could think. A coward couldn’t.” Stephen King, Misery *This post contains spoilers for Misery By: Stephen King I can’t believe that I haven’t read this bookContinue reading “Misery”
The Golden Key
By: The Brothers Grimm This is a 186 word story from the Grimm brothers. Synopsis A poor boy has to go out and gather wood during the winter when the snow is heavy on the ground. Once he gathered enough, he realized that he was cold and decided to start a fire to warm upContinue reading “The Golden Key”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy
By: Lemony Snicket “Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn’t mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy *ThisContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy”
The Emperor’s New Clothes
By: Hans Christian Andersen Happy Friday! This is one of my absolute favorite fairy tales. You mention The Emperor’s New Clothes to anyone and they would be able to give you a broad overview of the story. Synopsis Long ago there lived an Emperor whose sole concern was the clothing he wore. The city heContinue reading “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
By: Suzanne Collins “Snow lands on top.” Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Overview: Coriolanus Snow is days away from his life falling apart. His once prestigious family has fallen on hard times and without entry to a University program, they will loose everything. The only way for him to earn enough moneyContinue reading “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill
By: Lemony Snicket “The Baudelaire orphans looked worriedly out the window. They weren’t very happy about just being dropped off in a strange place, as if they were a pizza being delivered instead of three children all alone in the world.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill *This post contains spoilersContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill”
All the Pretty Horses
By: Cormac McCarthy “Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.” Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses All the Pretty Horses is book one in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Triology. I read this book a couple of weeks ago and wanted to finish up my post given the recent passing of the author. ThisContinue reading “All the Pretty Horses”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window
By: Lemony Snicket “It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.” Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window *This post contains spoilers for The WideContinue reading “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window”
Independent Study
By: Joelle Charbonneau “What can the United Commonwealth Government do for you, citizen?” Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study *This post contains spoilers for Independent Study and The Testing Series Independent Study is the second book in The Testing Series. For a refresher on what happened in the first book, my discussion on the book can beContinue reading “Independent Study”
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