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Lost in Translation
My third foray into young adult literature has been less enthusiastically positive. Having read books translated from loads of different languages, I have to say the most difficult to get right is by far those translated from Mandarin and its dialects. Having spent 14 years trudging through the language in school, I do have some... Continue Reading →
Gothic Charm
Inspired by my first YA (young adult) book review, I decided to pop into the YA section at the library. The first book I saw on the "recommendations" table was Allyse Near's Fairytales for Wilde Girls. I briefly glanced at the synopsis and thought, hey an Honour Book of The Children's Book Council of Australia's got to... Continue Reading →
Ghetto Dreams
One excellent result of this blog is that I’ve been approached to do book reviews. More books to read! How awesome is that? Granted, there are stinkers out there, especially with the proliferation of eBooks. It seems as if everyone just gets a lot more sloppy when there isn’t a physical book. Thus it was with... Continue Reading →
