Category Archives: Reading Responses

An interesting and suspenseful tale, indeed. So far, the book, “City of Brass”, has captured my attention well; I am certainly intrigued. However, credit must begiven where it is due. S.A. Chakraborty, the author, effectively uses rhetoric to depict her character through sarcasm and expected and timely placed conflict. Often times, sarcasm is not used inContinue reading “Reading Response #6: “City of Brass” by S. A. Chakraborty”

James Charles vs. Tati Westbrook! Is James Charles CANCELLED? Within a few days of this scandal, Charles lost millions of his subscribers and multiple brand deals. How could one scandal like this end a career? Well, that’s all thanks to Youtube’s notorious Cancel Culture. In recent years, it has even gained traction in the publishingContinue reading “Reading Response #5: “#OwnVoices” by Kat Rosenfield”

Caricature Caricatures can help to foreshadow characters through carefully selected descriptive words. In Meyers chooses to use this device when Bella sees the Cullens. She describes the Cullens as “all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful” and “noticeably graceful” in a manner that “was unsettling to watch” (19, 23). They are literal descriptions of the characters, however; readersContinue reading “Reading Response #4: “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyers”

Onomatopoeia In Harry Potter, Rowling effectively uses onomatopoeia to disrupt the established scene: “BOOM. The whole shack shivered, and Harry sat bolt upright…Someone was outside, knocking to come in” (45). The word “BOOM” allows us to visualize the knocking at the door in the current scene and redirects our attention to a potentially new scene,Continue reading “Reading Response #3: “Harry Potter” by J. K. Rowling”

Introduction Remember, how I said I was not a fantasy fanatic? Well, here’s the proof. I’ve never read or even watched The Hobbit. Embarrassing, I know. I’ve been exposed to it only by word of friends and their fascination for it. Otherwise, that’s pretty much all I knew before diving into the first 3 chapters.Continue reading “Reading Response #2: “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien”

Introduction  It has been nearly a year since I have read fantasy literature. I was not that excited to start rereading the genre, mainly because it was coupled with an assignment. Surprisingly though, I enjoyed my time reading Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. There were many things to like about the book,Continue reading “Reading Response #1: “Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi”