Day Nineteen: A book that changed your mind about a particular subject (non-fiction). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Philosophy. I took a Philosophies of Modernity class in my final year of University. It was a poor decision: I didn’t enjoy any of it. I took it because I really enjoyed modernity from a sociological perspective,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Nineteen”
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30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen
Day Eighteen: A book you can’t find on shelves anymore that you love. Hunter’s Moon by Garry Kilworth. A book about foxes? Yes, please. As I mentioned in my Day Nine review, “I grew up in the only place in the world, bar Antarctica, where foxes do not live.” I love these animals so much,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen
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”
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”
Lissa Bilyk 