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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Eight

Sexual assault is too terrible for Beau. Instead of being stalked through alleys, he’s accosted by thugs who mistake him for a cop. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Eight

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Twine Tuesday: link-repeat, replace, and Dickinson

twine & paper, Matúš Benian Interactive fiction and narrative games are a big passion of mine, so I’m jumping feet-first into … Continue reading Twine Tuesday: link-repeat, replace, and Dickinson

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Seven

This is a throw-away chapter and I can’t believe she didn’t roll this into the next one on her second pass of this novel. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Seven

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Six

Jules and Edythe work as symbols of modern femininity versus old world ideals, and we all know which one wins in this series. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Six

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Five

You can’t tell me this is a “girl version of Edward” when the only things they share are a couple of terrible lines. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Five

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Four

There is a LOT to unpack here, but I’ll give it a shot. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Four

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Three

If I were a professional, I would lecture Meyer for having the first thing to actually happen NOT happen until page 51. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Three

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Two

This is the trap I fell into for my previous read of the series–hoping Meyer would see the potential I did, and seize on it. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter Two

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter One

I’m picturing Harry Potter-era Robert Pattinson as Beau and Kristen Stewart with new haircut as Edythe. I’m cheating. I don’t care. Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Chapter One

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Let’s Read Life and Death: Introduction

Twilight was a feminist battleground, for a long, long time, primarily for Meyer’s clueless adherence to toxic gender roles. How can it possibly be “about the same” when the power dynamics have been reversed? Continue reading Let’s Read Life and Death: Introduction