Cassandra Mortmain, from I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith As played by Romola Garai in the 2003 film adaptation: In I Capture the Castle, Cassandra Mortmain […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 15 — Your Favorite Male Character
There are many characters that I love and that are complex and interesting, but my favorite is Seymour Glass. If you didn’t like The Catcher in […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 14 — Book Turned Movie and Completely Desecrated
I’m not a huge proponent of hating on movies and television shows for tweaking minutiae to make a story better suited to a different medium. […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 13 — Your Favorite Writer
I didn’t even have to think about this one. Madeleine L’Engle is my favorite author: In fifth grade, the cover of A Wrinkle in Time caught […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 11 — A Book That You Hated
“Hate” is a strong word, and it’s rare that I even strongly dislike a book– but I do have a least favorite author, and a […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 10 — A Book That Reminds You of Home
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Peace Like a River is one of those books that seemed like it found me, rather than the other […]
The Blessings, a Family to Meet
The Blessings by Elise Juska is the perfect story to while away an afternoon or two as you acquaint yourself with this large Irish Catholic […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 5 — A Book That Makes You Happy
Generally I like books that take me on an emotional roller coaster, so they don’t tend to fall into a “happy” category. But this one […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 2 — A Book That You’ve Read More Than Three Times
Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series is one of the best I’ve ever read, and my favorite is […]