“Literature” Archives
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Howard Pyle’s Men of Iron: A Fanciful Coming of Age Story in the Middle Ages (Review)
A rousing, strongly principled adventure story that I would’ve loved to read back in 5th grade (but I still enjoyed it as an adult).S. A. Chakraborty’s Captivating City of Brass Is a Refreshing Fantasy Debut (Review)
Chakraborty’s novel finds inspiration in Islamic and Middle-Eastern religion and culture for its exotic world-building.The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (Review)
A brilliant modern fantasy that weaves in various genre tropes without ever feeling like a mere fantasy novel.Lois McMaster Bujold’s Curse of Chalion is the Best Fantasy Novel I’ve Read in Years
It’s refreshing to read about a fantasy hero who has no desire to be a hero, but rather, wants only to live humbly and quietly.Howard Pyle’s Vision of King Arthur & His Knights
There are hundreds of illustrations throughout Pyle’s novels, and even the smallest and simplest are beautiful for their elegant, refined style.Fairytales Send the Wrong Message to Modern Children?
I wonder if part of the problem is that parents simply assume that fairy tales are neat and clean.Fifteen Myths about Bible Translation
There’s more to a biblical translation than meets the eye.