The Ready Player One movie was totally different from the book! I expected to see the Ready Player One I read transformed into its movie adaptation and boiiii was I in for a shock. I’ll be honest; because I’ve read the book, I found it challenging to be able to provide a review that isn’t somehow…
Title: The Alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho Genre: Classic, Fantasy A Sentence Review: A young shepherd dreams of travel in search of a treasure, and learns various life-lessons from various people along the way. And there you have it? Apologies for the short sentence, I was uninspired by this book and was remarkably underwhelmed. In my…
Title: Wonder Author: R. J. Palacio Genre: Young Adult A Sentence Review: The story follows a boy in tenth-grade who has been homeschooled his whole life up to that point through his first foray into relationships with the outside world, and the way he both affects, and is affected by, the people around him due…
Haikyuu, an anime that hypes me up for my next volleyball match, when I’ve never played volleyball. A spoiler-free review by an uncertified fangirl. Haikyuu got me so pumped I’m thinking about joining a volleyball team! Here’s a spoiler-free review for all my fellow fangirls and fanboys out there. Facts! It’s a sports anime about…
Title: All the Birds in the Sky Author: Charlie Jane Anders Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction A Sentence Review: An darkly humorous amalgamation of science and magic lead by two characters who experience life, love and family in apocalyptically different ways; and said apocalypse is no overestimation. And there you go! Did you enjoy All the Birds…
Title: The Diary of Lady Murasaki Author: Murasaki Shikibu Genre: Autobiography, History A Sentence Review: Snippets of a historical diary recorded by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, with not only her insightful personal reflections and keen observations of Japanese imperial court life, but also her almost psychological analysis of the relationships, surroundings and people around her; often…
Title: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Young Adult A Sentence Review: A thrilling book set in a dystopian future where everyone, especially the main character, is obsessed over 80s pop-culture references; where people are willing to fight and kill, not just in the virtual world but also the…