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Welcome to my new website! I have switched over my blog from the free Wordpress to my own domain name, where things (hopefully) look a lot cooler and more interesting.
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So it took me awhile to finish this one, despite the fact that I was breezing along very early on. For a refresher on my early review, check out my Initial Thoughts post.
Okay, so before starting to read this book, lower your expectations. And I don’t mean this
A letter to a boy:
Dear boy who I am waiting for,
You may have forgotten
Those telepathic messages
I’ve sent over the years
So this a reminder
Of all those dang tears
Remember: we were all made in pairs
So you must be somewhere out there
Waiting for me
Wherever in the world you are
Whoever in the world you may be
This letter is
Since every YA book out right now has the Edward hero, I figured I’d do a post about all the Edwards. Oh come on, you know the guy…don’t you?
Other than the requisite things about Edward from Twilight, the Edward archetype falls into the following pitfalls:
When I was in university, I met this girl who asked me what my favourite book was. I promptly replied, “Harry Potter”. She wrinkled her nose and said, “No, I meant Literature. Like real books.”
As an English major (and maybe even a University student) the assumption that I had to read and love Literature was constantly foisted upon me. And while I love and