I'm never 100% sure how to start my recaps. Basically, these books are terrible but the opening is mostly... fine. I'll try to guide you quickly through the majority of this chapter, taking time to pause on the truly ridiculous elements. But hopefully you'll glean some concept of the overall plot and characters as we … Continue reading Disco Witches Recap 1: Diana Bishop is in no way a Mary Sue and how dare you suggest it
Let’s Discover Some Witches Together
The world has moved on from 50 Shades (I say, with an equal amount of sadness and relief), and frankly both The Mister and the second 50-Shades-but-from-Christian's-PoV cash grab were both so woeful that trying to recap them proved impossible. So instead, let's talk about A Discovery of Witches: a series that is, in many … Continue reading Let’s Discover Some Witches Together
All Men Are Sociopaths: Chapter 1 of “The Mister”
My last recaps were of Grey, which -- if you hadn't heard -- had the fantastically original idea of retelling the whole first book of the 50 Shades trilogy, but from Christian's point of view. And in theory, getting inside of the head of a 27 year old self-made billionaire orphan crack baby with Mommy … Continue reading All Men Are Sociopaths: Chapter 1 of “The Mister”
Webster’s Dictionary Defines Heavy-Handed As…: “Prologue” of The Mister
Well. My resolution to go easy on EL James didn't even make it to the first page. Because The Mister opens with one of the laziest prologue chapters I've ever read, and it immediately brought me right back to all of my least favorite things about 50 Shades -- Christian's tortured, poverty-stricken childhood flashbacks. For the … Continue reading Webster’s Dictionary Defines Heavy-Handed As…: “Prologue” of The Mister
Fine, Let’s Do This: Recapping EL James’s “The Mister”
In the years since I wrote my Grey recaps, I had a slight change of heart where EL James was concerned. Not because I suddenly felt that hers' was a work of staggering genius, but rather that it is curious that the two most hated works of fiction in the last 10-ish years were Twilight … Continue reading Fine, Let’s Do This: Recapping EL James’s “The Mister”
Finished BBC’s Strike? Here’s what to read next
Whether you caught all seven (slightly rushed) episodes of the BBC’s recent detective show, or read the original books by JK Rowling (The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm), you may feel stuck finding something similar that scratches a similar itch until the show returns sometime next year. What made Strike a more enjoyable piece of detective … Continue reading Finished BBC’s Strike? Here’s what to read next
Top 3 Books for January 2017
I'm catching up on all of the reading I've done so far this year, so I wanted to do a quick series of monthly recaps with my most-recommended books. Let's start, as one does, with January: 1. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami's autobiographical reflections on his life as a … Continue reading Top 3 Books for January 2017
