Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I won’t call these critiques.

Because they aren’t critiques.


These are in-depth subtext reading that focus on themes. If you read these books just for the sake of reading, this isn’t your place.


I won’t shun you; I’m just saying you won’t quite fit in.


This is the part where you tell me what books you recommend, and I will attempt to read them and write a review.


(Note: I said “attempt,” not “guarantee.”)

Three rules:


1. Don’t take my judgment as the be all and end all. This is my opinion, and to fully appreciate and understand these reviews, you need to read the books on your own. Think about it – Transformers: Rise of the Fallen got really bad reviews, but it was an amazing movie. (My opinion.)


2. Don’t ask me to review Twilight. I might have to tell you what I really think. (Someday, I may post a review of it, but don’t hold your breath unless you want to look like a Smurf.)


3. Remember that I am not a scholar or a philosopher. This is just something I do in my free time, maybe for a little extra credit (Ha! Ha! Sorry, Ms. __), but mostly just free time. I’m just a teenager who likes to read but is getting a C in English and needs the extra credit (I’m not sure if I’m kidding so much anymore, Ms. __).


Much love,
Harlequin


2 comments:

  1. If you haven't already read I am the Messenger, give it a try. I think you'll enjoy it and appreciate the narrator's humor. But, of course, make sure you get your English homework done first. Great site!

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  2. I've read it.

    I should read it again and write a review - but I liked it about as much as I liked 1984 by George Orwell... which I will never read again. Not if I can help it.

    So that probably clears it up for you as to how much I liked both of them.

    But I might reread it.

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