I know that the unrequited love plotline is not exactly new. But most people do read to escape, and by escaping, they are inclined to choose a happy sort of feeling in stories rather than a hard slap in the… Read More »Not so happily ever after…
I’m not sure where I read this (I ninja mode on several forums to pass time, too), but it’s such a profound idea of literary consumption that it lingered with me for a while! The gist of the person’s point… Read More »Boring Lives, Interesting Stories?
So how was July, reading wise? A little bit of this and little bit of that! (or whatever that means! ) I tried few series but some didn’t leave enough impression to progress significantly! I’m trying to rectify that this August… Read More »Regular: What’s On My Reading List? #12
I’m very up-to-date kind of fan when it comes to my favorite series. I know it’s not a requirement or necessary to be one but patience isn’t exactly my bestest virtue! So I try my damn hardest to keep up… Read More »How do I keep up with my manga series?
I don’t have very profound reason why I started reading. I was just bored. And was just curious. But even so, I’m quite thankful that I picked a book and read. I think it changed me in many ways. Being… Read More »So I finally ask, what’s your bookworm story?
I want to go back to the swing of things as swiftly as possible. And with that I’ve decided to return my old feature I called “What’s On My Reading List?” This is a special feature on Rainy Ink where… Read More »What’s On My Reading List? #6
The thing I love about this year is the books are trying to move from the recent trends. Gone are those generics book covers aka girl in pretty dress plaguing the shelves. Or those books that were riding the coat… Read More »Seemingly impossible journey?
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?
is that I don’t hate them. I actually liked them. They are good tools. They are a very great starting point. I don’t necessarily fault a book/story when it showcases clichés or tropes. In all honesty, there are some good… Read More »The thing about clichés and tropes—
Disregard the skepticism, Promise, I have a point… or at least I think I do. Gosh, I’ll be typing yet another monthly round-up on the weekends, and the posts are still minuscule (although they have improved compared to last month,… Read More »The ‘pros’ of a book slump?!
Everyone’s advice in my confession was extremely helpful.I’d realized that (and maybe it’s an easy assumption on my part if it is, in which case, sorry?) we are bound to hit a book slump every now and then. It’s not… Read More »Here I go! Operation: Rekindle
I’m struggling. I’m trying. This is my perpetual state right now. How do I start reading books again? How can I remove myself from this huge reading slump? Ah, I’m so frustrated because I haven’t felt this. Ever. Promise. Before,… Read More »Confession time; one that it’s hard to admit.