Category Archives: YA Lit

Ramona and Beezus

While I have been taking a day or two from the internet for some mourning time we took Kid to see Ramona and Beezus, which if you are not familiar with it, is a movie based on the Ramona Quimby … Continue reading

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief — That Special Thing About You

Every now and then a movie comes out and I get super excited about it because it sparks something form my childhood or youth that I love. Percy Jackson and the Olympians did that. I loved Greek mythology in High … Continue reading

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Vampires, Souls and the Silent Treatment as Abuse…

I guess it is time for me to get off of my duff and continue w/ my New Moon blogging. I think we last left our heroine w/ a fatal paper cut?  Right? Good. Moving on. After the near miss … Continue reading

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Dreams and Choice and the Horrors of people liking you…

Or, New Moon, chapter 1. Back by popular demand! OK, no one was demanding it, but I actually had fun w/ my critical analysis of Twilight and I can’t really help myself.  One of my compulsions is sequence and completion. … Continue reading

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You are so perfectly perfect!

Twilight, chapters 15-17. I will give chapter 14 about as much attention as it deserves. “You’re so dreamy, I want to know everything about you”. “I’d love to tell you in my most arrogant and mocking tone”. Moving on.

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No one in this whole damned book drinks coffee

It’s just unnatural.  Not one person.  Not even tea.  It’s ruining the reality for me. And that is the most interesting thing I can think of to say about Twilight, chapters 11-13 Nothing happens for two whole chapters.  And 13 … Continue reading

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The Game of Cat and Mouse

Twilight Chapters 9 and 10. So, after the rescuing incident, I find Edward even more creepy.  Having read his description of having hunted Bella down, I am more than convinced that he is controlling.  He is that guy who has … Continue reading

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OK mzbitca…

I read through Chapter 6 (I am a fairly quick reader, and this is in no way a difficult read).  It’s extraneously wordy, and obviously written for a YA audience (though, I found HP easily more involving). That said, I … Continue reading

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What if I made a movie but forgot to write a script?

I suppose that Twilight is what I would have come up w/. I had resolved to not see it.  But since I had not been paying attention and didn’t realize that I would in fact not be enjoying Harry Potter … Continue reading

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