Book Reviews©Arwen LeQuieu I wanted action He gave it to me I wanted power He let me have a little I wanted control He taught it to me I wanted more and he gave me more and more I wanted peace He gave me suffering I wanted life He took it out of me I wanted […]
I love comparing my reads to reading lists. I’ve already done the BBC’s Big Read, Hugo, and Newbery lists. This list comes from St. Johns college in Santa Fe. They are one of a handful of “great books” colleges that focus on a reading list as the main source of their curriculum. If I had […]
Top 5 Authors 5. Tolkien 4. Frank Peretti 3. Edward Eager 2. Stephen R Lawhead 1. P K Dick Top 5 Books 5. Runaway Ralph 4. Prometheus Bound 3. Wuthering Heights 2. Dream Thief 1. the Bible Top 5 Shakespearean Plays 5. Much Ado About Nothing 4. Othello 3. Macbeth 2. King Lear 1. Hamlet […]
Young adult books often have some of the best opening lines, probably because their audience is likely to drop it and look for something else if they aren’t interested right away. Here are some of my favorites: The Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning “If you are interested in stories with happy endings, […]