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Annotated Bibliography: The House in the Cerulean Sea

Map of the plot of The House in the Cerulean Sea: Here is a map of important plot points in the book, The House in the Cerulean Sea. I have mapped them by their positive and negative charges in regard to the plot and themes of the book. Linus’s supervisor approaches Linus, gives him demerits,Continue reading “Annotated Bibliography: The House in the Cerulean Sea”

A Tale of Love and Finding Who One is Meant to be

The House in the Cerulean Sea, written by TJ Klune, is a book I thoroughly enjoyed. I was executing a light read, with themes of conquering fear and love being the answer, and was met with these and satisfied, but I was also given so much more. I absolutely adored the characters and how differentContinue reading “A Tale of Love and Finding Who One is Meant to be”

Romance on the Court

The Wrong Mr. Darcy, written by Evelyn Lozada, brings about common themes seen in the typical romance novel. Lozada gives the reader of any romantic novel exactly what they are looking for, making it the ideal book to get your hands on if you’re into the romance genre. According to Jane Gallop, “Those things whichContinue reading “Romance on the Court”

The Cultural Code in Tiffany Tsao’s, The Majesties

Upon reading The Majesties, written by Tiffany Tsao, I was immediately drawn to the numerous cultural codes littering the plot. Because the story involves many ideals surrounding close knit families in Japan post World War II, absurd wealth, privilege, and upper class ideals, it was easy to discern these specific elements, which are aspects ofContinue reading “The Cultural Code in Tiffany Tsao’s, The Majesties”

What kind of Reader Was I Supposed to be?

As I read through “A Rhetoric of Reading,” by James Seitz, I found that I was asking myself a central question: was I being a submissive reader? Or was I rebelling against what Paulo Coelho was trying to relay to me as a reader through his novel, The Alchemist? I thought back to the plot,Continue reading “What kind of Reader Was I Supposed to be?”

Giovanni’s Room Blog 4

Schroedinger’s Giovanni In his article ‘A rhetoric of reading’, James Seitz makes the claim that “a good piece of writing must anticipate its reading” (143). To elaborate on this, he analyzes an excerpt from ‘A most Parisian incident’ (1890) which effectively dupes the reader into believing that two romantic partners are having illicit affairs withContinue reading “Giovanni’s Room Blog 4”