Unfortunately, literary romances aren’t always touching. These odd pairings are either full of deceitfulness, sabotage and unnecessary drama or they exhibit a total lack of moral principles. Whether they originate from classical or contemporary eras, these bookish couples all show just how screwed up some relationships can get. BEWARE: spoilers will follow! The Morally Repugnant Group Cersei and Jaime Lannister – Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin These infamous twins are responsible for the misery of countless readers, not to mention fictional characters like poor Bran Stark, pushed out of a window after walking in on the two. Besides the obvious problems associated with …
If you’re looking for the perfect reason to re-read the Harry Potter series, Pottermore has just launched its Wizarding World Book Club for the Potterheads all over the world! In this virtual community, old and new readers can unite to read and discuss J.K. Rowling’s magical creation together while discovering their own place in the wizarding world. For those who haven’t read the books yet, you should be very careful of spoilers. For the ones who have, why not re-read these books as a means of escape for a fantastical world full of possibilities, or simply to revisit your childhood days? On June 26th, …
Tsundoku, also known as Ode to the Great Unread, Shrine to the Word, Bibliophile’s Inukshuk, Pillar of Light and Savior of Sorts, is a Japanese word that implies the act of buying books but never reading them, instead, these gorgeous purchases end up sitting on your bookshelves, nightstands, kitchen counters, etc. Wherever they’re kept, they just keep piling up, hoping for the best that they’ll get noticed someday. Image courtesy of Other-Wordly.Tumblr Prounounced soon-doh-koo, this is basically a combination of two words, tsunde (to stack things), and dokusho (to read). According to The LA Times, tsudoku describes someone who is …
With a world of podcasts available at your fingertips, podcast newbies will find they pis list life-sraving. We’ve looked at some of the recent best-selling books and compiled a list of coordinating podcasts to get you started. Even if you already have your favorite shows downloaded, you can still check out these podcasts based on the book you’re reading. 1. If you loved The Handmaid’s Tale, then be sure not to miss Lore. Images Courtesy of https://bit.ly/2tnkSo6 and Wikipedia Since Hulu’s production of the show with the same name, The Handmaid’s Tale and its shocking illustration of a society devoid of equality …
Tuesday, June 13th was a gloomy morning for Stephen King. The award-winning author famous for novels such as “The Shining” and “Carrie” earned himself a ‘prestigious’ place on U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s blocked list after several months of hilarious mockery. With this realization, Stephen made a disturbing announcement so as to express his disappointment. Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to kill myself. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 13, 2017 Have others received a notification of being blocked from Trump’s tweets, or is it a hoax? It’s not as if his tweets are hard to find! …
