The Things They Carried – O’Brien’s Use of Writing to Escape Reality

The Things They Carried: Writing about the Past

Tim O'Brien's gripping Book, The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien's gripping Book, The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried is a fictional book by Tim O'Brien based on his real life experiences in the Vietnam War. A collection of war related short stories, this book makes no attempt to hide the grisly truth of the war. One of the main themes of the book is the main character, named after the author, using writing as a way to escape the reality of the war's terror and as a way to change the past, in a sense, at least inside of his mind.

It's a wonderful view on veteran writers as a whole using their stories as a means of release and escape from their gore-filled memories. The Things They Carried helps the reader understand why war veterans would need such a release so often, why writing causes such relief, and how writing about the war can help change the past from the perspective of the writer. Continue reading

Kid Icarus: Uprising Review

The series of Kid Icarus games hasn’t had a game since 1991 with Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters. Now, finally, a new installment in the series called Kid Icarus: Uprising has finally come out – and it’s one of the best games I have ever played! The amazing amount of depth is matched by no 3DS game I’ve seen yet. Kid Icarus: Uprising was far from a disappointment. Let’s look into it, shall we?

The story takes place twenty-five years after the original game. Medusa, the main antagonist of the original, has been resurrected. Now Pit, the heroic flightless angel of Continue reading

The 39 Clues Book review

39 CluesLooking for a new series of books? I know the perfect series! It’s called The 39 Clues and it had me captivated from minute one. The series features an amazing adventure-mystery plot with an interesting twist… each book is written by a different author! It’s really fun to identify the different writing styles, and how it all comes together into a single series. Get ready to hear all about these amazing books!

The plot revolves around Amy and her little brother Dan. They live with their cruel Aunt Beatrice, since there parents died in a fire several years ago. They used to Continue reading

The Smurfs Movie Review

The SmurfsIt’s a true blue world! It’s a once in a blue moon experience when the smurfs invade the present day world with their brand new live-action movie! This unique movie features the smurfs’ adventures in a totally new setting… New York!

It’s time for the blue moon festival in the smurf village and everyone is rehearsing. Meanwhile, Papa Smurf uses magic to look into the future, in which Clumsy Smurf accidentally gets everyone trapped by the evil wizard Gargamel! He’s horrified, but can’t bring himself to tell the village smurfs about the vision. That night, Gargamel shows up and chases off the Continue reading

The Seventh Tower: The Fall Review

7th TowerHey, everyone! Today I’ll be reviewing The Seventh Tower: The Fall, by Garth Nix. A story of magic and shadows, this book quickly became a favorite of my collection. Here, I’ll detail the plot, and why, in general, I like the book.

The story follows Tal, a young Chosen just short of thirteen and three quarters, the age when the Day of Ascension takes place and he can enter the spirit world of Aenir and get his own Spiritshadow. But there’s one problem – a Primary Sunstone is needed to go there, and he doesn’t have one! The only one of his Continue reading

Fablehaven Book Review

FablehavenI recently read a fabulous book series titled Fablehaven. It is a five book series and I think anyone would enjoy reading it. It is by Brandon Mull and the first book is titled simply Fablehaven. The rest are, in order, Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star, Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague, Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, and Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison.

The story follows brother and sister Seth and Kendra Sorenson. They visit their grandparents’ house only to discover that it and its surrounding land is a secret preserve for animals so near extinct that humans now Continue reading