Read or be Read

  To All the Love I’ve Loved Before By Steph My initial blog post idea was to write about Scarlet Letter. Indeed, earlier this week I had already intended on this topic, ready to throw out an in depth analysis on a few quotes. However, when I sat at my desk, fingers hovering over the keyboards, all the while staring at an empty white screen, I couldn’t bear to put any words down.   Partially, it was my nervousness in writing a good blog post. I try to enjoy when I write these, making sure that I’ll enjoy them as I read them back. However, my last post felt unnatural, and I still feel dissatisfied about it. I’ve also tried to get back into reading books and writing on a regular basis, albeit not very successfully. I don’t want writing and reading to become hobbies to force myself to write. Books used to be my comfort, my world, my joy, and now they have dwindled to mere nostalgic memories. So I put away my computer, deciding to clear away my writer’s block with a book I ho...

  The Big East - Dana O'Neil     For this week's blog, I will be reviewing one of the more interesting books I have read in the past year. The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball by Dana O'Neil reviews arguably the most historic conference in NCAA college basketball the Big East. Personally, I would believe that any fan of basketball would enjoy this book, but I also think the author did such a good writing this book that many historians would also have fun reading this book. This book follows a relatively simple chronological timeline, and the chapters are organized by certain events, meaning this book could also be read by younger readers.      This book's chronological timeline starts before the conference is even formed, discussing the reasons why the conference was formed and what went into the creation. This was one of my favorite things about this book. Dana O'Neil, the author, did an excellent job ...

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga: Why did it end the way it did? (This blog post is intended for people already familiar with the series since it is an analysis of what happened as opposed to a summary, therefore if you haven't read the series/seen the show I strongly  suggest you do that first)      Tired of reading books with similar styles, this past month I looked into a genre that I had only briefly read before: Manga. Personally, I really enjoy watching anime, and with mangas being similar to that, I decided to give them a try. After looking into what series to read I stumbled upon Madoka Magica. Having been recommended the show itself several times I thought it would be fun to give the manga version of it a try. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and despite being very similar to the show, as soon as I was done I watched the whole thing alongside the movies. However, something that I would come to know about Madoka Magica is that even when you've fi...