Monthly Archives: June 2015
Task #8: A Funny Book – At Home
I was disappointed with this task, not because of the book itself (At Home was a phenomenal read) but because it didn’t fit well into the category. For those of you familiar with Bill Bryson’s books you will know that … Continue reading
Task #45: A Book Written by an Author with Your Same Initials – Before I Go to Sleep
It’s books like this that get me discouraged about my writing. It just doesn’t seem fair that someone can write a book like this as their debut novel. Such authors set the bar rather high for the rest of us. … Continue reading
Task #44: A Book Set During Christmas: Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
So this book isn’t really set during Christmas, but because it’s a fictional story of Nicholas St. North, aka Santa Clause, I considered it an appropriate book for the task. Pitch Black has been freed. Many years have passed since … Continue reading
Task #11: A Book With a One-Word Title – Dune
Science Fiction has actually become somewhat of a subgenre to action when you think about it. I mean, you have the futuristic settings with advanced weapons, interstellar travel, and/or dystopian civilizations; with such things available for both setting and plot … Continue reading
Task #34: A Book With a Love Triangle – The Girl of Fire and Thorn
Lets get real for a second; the majority of books that claim to have a love triangle in fact don’t. The majority of the time what they actually have is a love arrow. Let’s take the Twilight Series for example; … Continue reading
Task #6: A Book Written by Someone Under 30 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Sci-Fi comedy seems to be a genre all it’s own; the futuristic setting, alien life forms, and technological advancements lend themselves to a form of humor that is in the perfect position to make fun of the human condition. Douglas … Continue reading
Task #2: A Classic Romance – Pride and Prejudice
As a married man it is often a requirement to have seen Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and many other movies based on the classic romances of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte. As a reading enthusiast and preparatory English … Continue reading
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