Category: thoughts

Armchair BEA: Character Chatter

29 May 2015 / thoughts / 2 Comments
Armchair BEA: Character Chatter

Time for my last BEA post! I’m off on a trip in about half an hour so this post is coming straight off the top of my head. Characters are important to me while reading, but often when I think […]

Armchair BEA: Social Media

28 May 2015 / thoughts / 0 Comments
Armchair BEA: Social Media

Today’s topic is very timely! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my usage of social media. Time to use today as an outlet for those thoughts to spill out into a blog. Lately I’ve been feeling fraught about my […]

Armchair BEA: Introduction

27 May 2015 / thoughts / 20 Comments
Armchair BEA: Introduction

Welcome back, Armchair BEA! This one of the first events I participated in after deciding to become a full-fledged book blogger last spring. I found many of my favourite blogs through this event, and I hope to discover many more […]

Response: Understanding Éowyn, Part Two

9 April 2015 / response, thoughts / 1 Comment

Last month, I wrote about how The Lord of the Rings‘ Éowyn is one of my favourite Tolkien characters, despite my struggle to comprehend her from a feminist perspective. I want to develop a more perceptive view of Éowyn, so […]

Blogging Discussion: How I Write a Review

15 March 2015 / discussion, thoughts / 16 Comments

Last month, I wrote about the difference between writing positive and negatives review. This month I’d like to talk about how I write a review. I think this might be an informal feature going forward – these discussion posts about […]