Tag: Illuminae

• A Classic Couple: 1984 and Illuminae

  It’s time for another Classic Couple, a feature inspired by a past Top Ten Tuesday list. George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 is known for being an unsettling masterpiece of dystopian fiction. Its literary influence spans decades since its initial publication in 1949, as shown by the many elements it shares with contemporary fiction such as […]

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  September 13, 2017

  Classic Couple

  1984, A Classic Couple, Amie Kaufman, books, Classics, Dystopian, George Orwell, Illuminae, Jay Kristoff, literature, Science Fiction

• Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Pair with Classics

  Happy Tuesday!! August is coming to a close, which means it’s time to start thinking about going back to school. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is back-to-school themed, which means I’ve decided to focus on classic literature. Classics definitely get a bad reputation from required reading lists in classrooms; however, I think looking at […]

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  August 22, 2017

  Books

  1984, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Classics, Donna Tartt, English Major, Gone Girl, Illuminae, literature, On the Road, The Broke and the Bookish, The Catcher in the Rye, The Goldfinch, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Road, The Woman in White, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

• ILLUMINAE by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

  “Miracles are statistical improbabilities. And fate is an illusion humanity uses to comfort itself in the dark. There are no absolutes in life, save death.” As soon as I saw Illuminae on a shelf in the library I couldn’t resist immediately picking it up. The physical design of this book deserves a thunderous round of […]

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  February 26, 2016

  Books

  Amie Kaufman, Book Review, Illuminae, Jay Kristoff, Science Fiction, YA