Category: Unpopular Opinions
Internet piracy is, to say the least, a divisive topic. There are those who totally condemn it, seeing it as immoral as walking out of a bookshop with a …
If you have ever read any of the classic fairytales, you know that they are just not kid-friendly. Disney gave us a pure and watered down version of old …
Today’s modern society is becoming more and more reliant on different technologies to achieve even tasks that we once thought could not get any easier. Technological advancements are appearing …
You know, I’m pretty sick of the way book lovers are portrayed in movies and on tv. They always seem to be nerdy hermits, hiding out in dusty libraries …
Do you ever find yourself staring off into the night sky and wonder if anyone else is “out there?” Or do you find yourself laughing at stories of UFO …
Fanfiction is definitely a controversial subject. The question has always been- is it right to profit off a story based on someone else’s work? The books below are good …
There are people who like books. Then there are the people who love books. As members of the second group we tend to do a lot of excited recommending and …
We all have our own personal list of favorite books, and with that also comes a collection of books we may not like or even hate. Whether its how …
This is coming from a huge Harry Potter fan; I have no interest in reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. See, I grew up in the Golden Age …
When I was a child I had recurring dreams about a bookstore. It was warm, safe, and smelled like old paper and new carpet. I loved dreaming of that …
As a child, I was troubled by the concept of, ‘happily ever after.’ Those three words came to signify the end of an adventure, especially for the heroine. Although, that might …
Women have been writing and been written about complexly since the dawn of time. The books of the Bible, Esther and Ruth, and the Greek writer Sappho being a few examples. …
Hold it! Before you want to start reading to your children with your fancy new eBook tablet, have you ever wondered how useful they really are compared to traditional …
We’ve all been there. You start a new book, excited and expectant. This is going to be good. You start reading. You keep reading. Ok, you’re only 25 pages …
Reality versus expectations. After reading an amazing novel and hearing about its movie adaptation, we all end up with conflicting emotions varying between dread and excitement. Today, we …
Since August 19th, it has been confirmed that Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly will co-star in a comedic take on Sherlock Holmes in “Holmes and Watson.” Let me …
As book enthusiasts we struggle with the constant movie adaptations of our old and new favorite books. In recent years, YA adaptations have become all the rage for filmmakers. …
In light of the recent news on terrorism, even books have been swept up in a storm of unease, bringing up discussions on the suitability and appropriateness of certain …
Have you ever decided to read a book just because it was talked about by everyone? After reading them, did you wonder what all the hype was about because …
I, a very nosy person, love memoirs. I don’t care if people tell a biased view of what happened, or only tell events that cast a certain light on …