February is love month, and last February 14 was Valentine’s Day! And while we cherish the people we love—particularly everyone’s partner in life—we tend to forgot to give major spotlight to other kinds of love stories! So, it’s a perfect… Read More »A love month special? No, just a simple shout-out to extraordinary love stories!
Last month I talked about my “hate list” (or more like let me justify my unreasonable hatred to this character & yes, I’m human capable of eliciting irrational anger towards a fictional character), but that being said, I’m very tolerable… Read More »I ain’t hatin’ a character ‘cos he’s pretty flawed!
Hype—you either hate it or follow the fad. When it comes fandom this is double edge sword for me. It’s nice to see similar minded people raving about something you absolutely adore. But when it comes irrational blind following, then… Read More »Before the hype. During the hype. After the hype. (an anecdote…or not)
This is such an unpopular opinion, but I’m not really that disappointed with stories I read that don’t closely mirror real life, even for contemporary stories. For someone who views reading as a form of escape, I’d rather not see… Read More »How closely should fiction mirror real life?