6/30/2023 0 Comments Anderson laurie halse twisted![]() “Twisted” is controversial, has a foul-mouthed protagonist, talks brilliant commentary on teenage rage and society’s definition of normal, and all while following a teenager who distinctly reminds me of Holden Caulfield for some reason. Whether or not you know Laurie Halse Anderson and her work, I will still highly recommend this novel to anyone who wants to read a no-nonsense story about (justified) teenage angst, depression and the hard truths about growing close into adulthood. Man, this is a book I’ve been wanting to talk about on this blog for a very long time. And then, she published “Twisted”, a book that features her first and only male protagonist among her previous works. She gained popularity among teenagers and young adults due to her novels tackling social issues which back then were almost taboo to read about in high schools. ![]() Publishing her first book in 1999 called “Speak”, about a thirteen year-old mute girl dealing with the tragedy of a sexual assault, Anderson started earning ground as a solid author before long. ![]() ![]() She was iconic before Suzanne Collins wrote “The Hunger Games” and around the time the “Twilight” saga started gaining popularity. Some of you younger readers may have never heard of her, but Laurie Halse Anderson was a pretty big name in the YA genre industry. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Stuck up suit vi keeland![]() I still wasn’t speaking to my sister for that disaster. “Umm…hi.” What the heck was his name again? Oh, wait…how could I forget? Mitch. The passenger next to me pointed to the man standing in the aisle. A minute later, there was a light tap on my shoulder. ![]() ![]() Popping in my earbuds, I breathed a sigh of relief and shut my eyes as the train started moving. Proper train etiquette would have been to take one of those, but I figured he preferred cozy seating to vomit. “I can’t ride facing sideways.” The two seats in front of him were empty. The man lowered his paper as I settled in next to him. I found an empty forward-facing seat, settling in next to someone rather than sit in one of a half dozen vacant interior facing seats. My ass definitely needed to get back to the gym. It took a full minute to catch my breath from running the length of four train cars. I jumped into car seven just as the doors started to slide closed. ![]() ![]() The small lights next to each door began to flash red, and a loud buzzer sounded signaling the train was about to depart. “Sorry!” I offered a fleeting apology and kept going, ducking down below the train’s window as I ran down the platform a few cars. “Hey, watch where you’re going!” A suit bobbled his coffee, barely keeping it upright as I reversed out of the third car without looking and smashed into him. Shit! He was sitting across from my usual seat. MY RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ONTO THE TRAIN, and I froze mid-step spotting him already in the car. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Wishful drinking documentary![]() Her memoir "Wishful Drinking," taken from the stage show, was published in 2008 by Simon & Schuster, which will also publish Fisher's novel "Shockaholic" in 2011. Her novels, "Postcards from the Edge," "Surrender the Pink," "Delusions of Grandma" and "The Best Awful," were all critically acclaimed, with "Postcards from the Edge" being adapted for an Oscar-nominated film of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. The actress is also a screenwriter and bestselling author. She has been candid since about facing mental illness and substance abuse, always finding the "funny" in the despair.Ī particularly pungent section of her stage show features a flow chart of her complicated yet eclectic extended family tree. Carrie Fisher emerged from the shadows of her parents notorious Hollywood breakup to become a cultural icon at age 19 after starring as Princess Leia. Additionally, HBO will also show an encore presentation Carrie Fisher’s special Wishful Drinking, based on her autobiography of the same name, on January 1 at 9 Pm Et/Pt to further honour the actress. Actress, screenwriter and bestselling author ("Postcards from the Edge," "The Best Awful" and "Wishful Drinking") CarrieFisher is the daughter of the late singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. The film will undoubtedly take on new meaning given the close proximity in which the two passed. ![]() |