5 Fictional Characters Who Deserved Better Than They Got
Sometimes nasty characters get exactly what they deserve (here’s looking at you, Veruca Salt). And sometimes, they’re frustratingly under-punished (argh, Mr. and…
Sometimes nasty characters get exactly what they deserve (here’s looking at you, Veruca Salt). And sometimes, they’re frustratingly under-punished (argh, Mr. and…
Not only do Australian teens not get shoved into lockers or have slushies thrown in their faces during high school,…
Very often we turn to books for the satisfaction of a love story well told. If it’s done right, we…
Someone excellent at penning clichés once wrote this: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” I would argue that…
It seems like all my friends are looking for love online these days. Whether they’re searching for the One or…
Jane Austen created some of the most memorable bounders, buffoons, and charmers ever to grace the page. Her characters are…
Over here at the Book Blog, our main passion is books—but you know we also love us some movies. Especially…
We hope you’re wearing pink, beyotches, because this isn’t just any Wednesday: it’s the tenth anniversary of the release of…
You’ve seen the commercials on your television, read the posts on social media, and heard the delighted shrieks of fan…
Dogs get a bad intellectual rap. Sure, they’re considered the friendliest of the major pet groups. We love our dogs. But it’s…
We book nerds are a hardy breed. We live for midnight release parties, high-intensity book club meetings, and needing a…
It’s difficult to imagine how authors used to promote their books before the heady days of Twitter. Did they do…
The Great Gatsby. Rebecca. Beloved. The Devil’s Arithmetic. 1984. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. Guys, we could continue listing…
Did your favorite classic books go into a phone booth, take off their glasses and reemerge as super-stories!? Well, kinda.…
Classic literature sometimes gets a bad rap. Perhaps because so many of us first encountered the great novels in uninspired…
Ahh, the joys of Downton Abbey—the meaningful glances, the sharp-tongued dowagers, the rigid class structure, the fancy dinner dresses! Not…
Happy birthday, Jane Austen! Everyone’s favorite novelist of manners would be all of…well, a lot of years today, but a…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that most interesting fictional characters are completely undatable. But how would they hold up in…
Look, you’ve totally watched an episode of the Real Housewives franchise in one iteration or another. And, even if you…
A book can change your life. But can it change your character? To exercise the theory—that the right dose of…