Still not entirely sure how I feel about this one… What works in this story works well, and what doesn’t, doesn’t. But whatever my overall opinions, one thing is certain: this book has just enough creepiness to usher us into Halloween season.
I once saw this question being posed to the online community, and I honestly wasn’t quite sure how I’d respond to it then, and I’m not quite sure how I would respond to it now. I’d thought that as far as literary studies go, there were a number of specific styles of “reading,” but when…
I always thought there was this kind of “love triangle” between Reading, Writing, and Acting. For instance, in order to gauge a character from a script you need to know how to Read; in order to provide readers with a convincing character you need to know how to Write; in order to write effectively, you…
(Major SPOILERS ahead for the movie KPop Demon Hunters) It takes a special kind of person to kick demon butt—especially while singing and dancing. But it takes a whole different kind of special to face your own demons. Along with her two friends and fellow pop stars, Mira and Zoey, Rumi is a demon…
Once upon a time, I wrote about close-reading and finding the story behind the story. One thing I’ve learned since going off to college and experiencing new people and places is that a lot of the story beneath the surface is dependent upon our perspectives as well. Not only as individuals with different backgrounds, but…