book reviews

19 April 2018

The Talking Earth

Like the better known Julie of the Wolves, The Talking Earth is a love letter to nature by popular children’s author, Jean Craighead George. It shares a similar plot, where a Native American girl goes out alone and experiences her world with only her animal companions. I read all George’s Wolves books, but I return to The Talking Earth…

17 March 2018

Save the Cat!

Let me preface this by saying that I have rarely hated any book as much as I hate this one. Most of this will be me spitting vitriol for being forced to read this for a screenwriting class. I will start with its (few) merits and go from there. Save the Cat! is a well-known tool…