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  • Renegades by Marissa Meyer

    I love Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, I was slightly disappointed in Heartless (which I chalked up to the fact that I don’t care for Alice in Wonderland), and now I’m not sure what to think about Renegades. There was a lot of world-building done, a lot of background information, a decent amount of action and […]

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    Being Tori

    02.10.22
    Books, One-Liners
    fantasy, Marissa Meyer, renegades, Series, superheroes, Take it but don’t take it too seriously
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

    A very good read, but not the incredibly amazing read that I was expecting after all the buzz on social media. I liked the premise, the characters, and the general story, but I wasn’t enthralled. I found it very easy to put this book down, which is why it took me three months to finish […]

    Being Tori

    02.09.22
    Book, One-Liners
    addie larue, invisible life of addie larue, take it or leave it, ve schwab
  • Keanu Reeves, Man

    From Point Break to publishing. Honestly, he’s just so cool.

    Being Tori

    08.17.18
    I stole this, Random
    arts & culture, Keanu Reeves, New York Times, publishing, Reblogged, X Artists’ Books
  • I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

    It took me exactly two pages to become engrossed in Michelle McNamara’s self-described “obsessive search for the Golden State Killer.” But that was no surprise. Given my fascination with true crime, my love for the My Favorite Murder podcast (which introduced me to said fascination and the GSK in general), my appreciation for the comedian […]

    Being Tori

    08.09.18
    Books, I read what I want!, One-Liners
    Billy Jensen, EAR, EARONS, East Area Rapist, excerpt, Golden State Killer, GSK, I’ll be Gone in the Dark, Joseph DeAngelo, Joseph James DeAngelo, Michelle McNamara, My Favorite Murder, non-fiction, ONS, Original Night Stalker, Patton Oswalt, Paul Haynes, Paul Holes, TAKE IT!, true crime, Visalia Ransacker
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London

    I can certainly understand why this book is on the Banned Books that Shaped America list—it is quite violent, but at least it’s not completely gratuitous. Though London writes detailed scenes of human and animal brutality, Buck’s is a story of strength, dignity, loyalty, and, above all, survival. Honestly, given the tragedies that were committed […]

    Being Tori

    07.18.18
    Book, Book Challenge 2017, One-Liners
    banned book, Book Challenge, Call of the Wild, classic literature, Jack London, take it or leave it
  • Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

    This short novel was the first work published by French author Françoise Sagan. She was eighteen, and this detestable story featuring a detestable teenage child was (apparently) based on her own experiences. Seventeen-year-old Cécile is spoiled, demanding, ungrateful, careless, lazy, and self-absorbed—a true enfant terrible. I genuinely dislike her. And yet, I can whole-heartedly relate […]

    Being Tori

    07.16.18
    Book Challenge 2017, Books, One-Liners
    Bonjour Tristesse, chicklit, Françoise Sagan, French lit, Lara Recommended, TAKE IT!
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    I keep a book journal. In it, I keep track of everything I read, the dates on which I cracked it open and slammed it shut, give it a rating out of five stars, and write a few lines. It was my blog before I started my blog. I read The Hate U Give in one […]

    Being Tori

    05.08.18
    Book Challenge 2017, Books, I wrote this, One-Liners
    Angie Thomas, TAKE IT!, The Hate U Give, YA
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X As Told to Alex Haley

    I have to admit, this book is the reason I stopped writing reviews last year. It’s an important book, people. It’s been lauded since 1965. Proof: “Extraordinary . . . [a] brilliant, painful, important book.” —Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times, 1965 “Will surely become one of the classics in American autobiography.” —John William Ward, historian, 1967 “A […]

    Being Tori

    05.08.18
    Book Challenge 2017, Books, One-Liners
    Alex Haley, Autobiography, Malcolm X, TAKE IT!
  • AuthaGraph World Map; I want it.

    Have you seen this new world map? It won a prestigious design award in Japan and is now being used in text books for Japanese students. Now, I have a map on my wall at home. It was a $5 purchase from the local bookstore that I threw in a cheap, ill-fitting Walmart frame and […]

    Being Tori

    05.08.18
    I stole this, I wrote this, Random
  • Hey there hi there how the heck are ya

    Well hello there! It’s been a hot minute, friends, and I just want to start off by saying HAPPY NEW YEAR / 30th BIRTHDAY TO ME / VALENTINE’S DAY / ST PATRICK’S DAY / EASTER / SPRING! How the heck are ya? I missed you! As you may or (more likely) may not have noticed, […]

    Being Tori

    05.08.18
    Book Challenge 2017, Book Clubs 2018, Books
    Book Challenge, Book Club, Reviews
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