In the K-dramas (Korean TV) I’ve been watching, I’ve noticed certain repeated idiosyncrasies and bits of business that show up over and over. All of these things seem odd to my American sensibilities, but I suppose they’re normal in Korea, or at least on Korean TV. 1. Nosebleeds. In a crisis or sometimes at the …
Category Archive: Around the World
Apr 06
There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones
The INSPY Awards are blogger-initiated book awards for fictional literature that grapples with expressions of the Christian faith. The awards were given in several categories in 2011, including the category of “literature for young people”, and I got to be judge in that category. The INSPY Awards took a break in 2012, but they’re back …
Mar 29
The Resurrection and the Life
I thought I’d post a few times today and tomorrow about the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and what it means to me and to some of the authors and fictional and actual characters that I have on my bookshelves. I’m going to take turns blogging and house-cleaning and see how …
Mar 17
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and King 2 Hearts
War and peace is a recurring theme in literature, in movies and television, and in history. Seraphina, winner of the Cybil Award of 2012 in the Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy category, is about trust and mistrust between two different species, dragons and humans, in the kingdom of Goredd. My latest (second) K-drama, The …
Feb 25
K-Dramas Recommended
The following K-Dramas (Korean TV drama) have been recommended lately in various blog posts that I have seen. I’m making a list here for future reference. Why is the latest TV-watching fad (other than Downton Abbey) seemingly coming out of tiny Korea? Queen in Hyuns Man aka Queen and I, recommended at Christ and Pop …
Feb 17
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This novel from a Nigerian/American author is classified as young adult fiction in my library, probably because the narrator is fifteen years old, but I think it will resonate with adults of all ages, and with readers around the world because the themes–abusive relationships, religious legalism, freedom, and the source of joy–are all universal themes. …
Feb 09
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo’s epic novel is divided into five volumes: Volume 1: Fantine Volume 2: Cosette Volume 3: Marius Volume 4: Saint-Denis Volume 5: Jean Valjean In January I read, or rather re-read, the first two volumes, but I’m sort of stuck. I first read the entire novel when I was in college. This reading was …
Feb 01
Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris by Marissa Moss
Time travel at its most historically teach-y. I learned a lot about the Dreyfus affair, but the time travel elements of this story were too unbelievable. Mira keeps traveling back and forth from our time to various times in the late nineteenth century, and she meets many of the same people at different key points …
Jan 31
Two Thrillers with Punch and Pride
The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney. Exciting, plot-driven young adult fiction with little or no sex or gory violence. Why can’t it all be written so well and so cleanly? Laura and Billy are American ex-pats living in London with their working-in-the-UK parents and having the time of their young lives. Eleven year old Billy, …
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