The Poppy War is a fantastical tale inspired by Chinese historical events (of which I am woefully under-educated) involving conflicts with Japan. The novel follows a young orphan named Rin, a foster child of opium dealers in a village in Nikan (a fictionalized China). In her efforts to leave an unhappy life of mistreatment, she…
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Getting Creepy with Netflix 2019
I hope everyone had a fun Halloween and things got a little scary or creepy. As an occasional tradition, I like to pick out a few scary movies to watch around this time. However, as I’ve said before, I am a chicken when it comes to truly gory or malevolent horror. I am satisfied with…
Fall TV 2016 Wave 1 – New Shows
Every year the networks seem to try different scheduling patterns for releasing fall premieres. This year seems to be waves. Many shows have started up already, and we’ve actually got a couple of episodes under our belts before the next wave of premieres come out. With so many shows in this first wave, I’m going to…
Capsule Book Review Catchup
Now that I am listening to audiobooks on my commute to and from work, I’m catching up on so many books that I’ve got a backlog of books to write about on my blog. Of course, this is all thanks to Audible.com (Free credits for the plug, please!) which has been a great way for…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 