Day Seventeen: A book turned movie and completely desecrated. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. Note – also called ‘Northern Lights’ outside of the US. There are so many books out there that when turned into a movie are considerably crap. In fact, the only films I have ever seen that I liked better thanContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen”
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30 Day Book Challenge: Day Sixteen
Day Sixteen: Your favourite book turned movie. Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. I can easily say this is my favourite book turned movie, because while I wish I had never wasted my time reading this boring testosterone-overloaded epic, I really really loved the films. I agree with every single change Peter Jackson andContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Sixteen”
Why I Decided to Ignore Legacy Houses & Self-Publish
I always had a secret desire to be an author, but was taught from a young age that it was unfeasible. Growing up in the 90s, only people like Roald Dahl and Jodi Picoult and Stephen King got published. I was taught to focus on obtaining a ‘real’ job and only do my writing inContinue reading “Why I Decided to Ignore Legacy Houses & Self-Publish”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fifteen
Day Fifteen: Your favourite book dealing with foreign culture Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. I’m Australian. I really could have picked any book that deals with a non-Australian culture. I could have picked an English boarding school book or an American finishing school book. They’re both foreign cultures to me. But the firstContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fifteen”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fourteen
Day Fourteen: A book that should be on the high school/college required reading list Lady: My Life As A Bitch by Melvin Burgess. Lady is a pretty awesome book. I picked it up earlier this year when I was going through a talking animal phase. Almost the entire time I was reading it, i wasContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fourteen”
Lissa Bilyk 