Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

[This review is part of my 30 Day Book Challenge - a comfort read]

While I'm tempted to say Fire & Hemlock as my comfort read just for the laziness, I have to admit a better comfort read is Fangirl. Fangirl is a short and sweet read, and it quickly drags you into its world, where sweetness reigns and struggle is rarely seen.

Runaways: Rock Zombies - Terry Moore & Takeshi Miyazawa

[This review is day two in my 30 Day Book Challenge - my least favourite book]

With Runaways: Rock Zombies it is no hyperbole when I say it is the worst book I have ever read. It is about an evil radio DJ who uses a piece of techno music to turn everyone with plastic surgery into a zombie. It is as ridiculous as it sounds, if not more. Perhaps this would work better as a stand-alone, and not almost directly after an incredibly good 48-issue run.

Fire & Hemlock - Diana Wynne

[This review is day one in my 30 Day Book Challenge - my favourite book]

I first read Fire & Hemlock when I was around nine. Since then, I'd estimate that I've read it anywhere between five and seven times. Each time, it has enthralled me, and, on my third reading (probably around ten), I promptly decided it was my favourite book-because some people don't reread any book twice, and I've read this one three times. While this was not the most times I'd reread a book (it was tied with my Hans Christian Andersen treasury), it was certainly the most times I'd reread a book and enjoyed it so much.

A 30 Day Book Challenge

A challenge shamelessly created to give me a motivation to post every day (hopefully). I will (hopefully) start tomorrow. Inspired by the works of tlcbooks, awordlessblogger, heckyeahtumblrchallenges and 2manybooks2littletime.

Sorta Like A Rockstar - Matthew Quick

I've been putting this off for a long time, and perhaps for a good reason (since May 22nd, apparently). This is one of the two books that have ever made me cry; the other is The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, which, in hindsight, is probably a dumb book to lose your book-crying virginity too. I have no idea what about that book hit me that hard, but, goddamn, I know what hit me about this one.

Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami

[My edition was translated by Jay Rubin]

This feels like a spiritual successor, of sorts, to The Catcher in the Rye. While Catcher is most certainly a breezier read, taking place over a few days and 277 pages, as opposed to Norwegian Wood's year and 386 pages, it's hard to tell which has more emotional depth; Catcher's depressive crisis or Norwegian Wood's slow, mellow depression.

Malcolm in the Middle vs. The Middle - Orthodox Filmmakers and Artists

This site purports to provide an "Eastern Orthodox Christian perspective and inspiration on all things media-related & the creative process"-however, it seems to want all families in the media to be exactly like their family (Christian, gender role conforming, and incredibly traditional). Or at least, that's what I can tell from this blog post.