reflection on Ella Enchanted

1. I should mention there's another (more proper) review on Ella Enchanted out there from Maw Books.
2. It was made into a movie. Sort of. The author herself describes it as "a different entity from the book," which is a very wise way to think of it. It made me very angry when I first saw it… when I was ten. Laughing emoticon.
3. I should really have a third point, to justify using these numbers. Um… Ella Enchanted, is, in my opinion, Gail Carson Levine's best book, no competition. I like her other books, especially the collections of short stories, and her book on writing is excellent. However, Ella Enchanted remains unrivaled.
   

Review: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

SUMMARY
It's Cinderella! Only Ella (of the cinders) is cursed and has to do everything she's told. OH NOES. Her father's mean, her stepsisters are cruel and dull (respectively), her Mandy is cozy, and her prince is pretty much awesome.

Okay, so I don't summarize well.

This was my favorite book from when my sister read it to me till I decided I couldn't have a favorite book. I don't have dates for either of those, but it was a number of years. Gail Carson Levine has a way of writing that I just couldn't resist; I read this over and over again, often staying up late, even when I knew what was going to happen next, could recite bits from memory. I laughed out loud.

AURGH I should refuse to say generic things like "thrilling" and "awesome," and I should describe the book and not my reaction. W00T THE TROUBLES OF A REVIEW BLOG

Ella was realistic. She was headstrong, she made mistakes, she was a person. Olga and Olive were slightly less realistic, and Hattie mostly just wasn't, but if you say a word against this book I will comment with angry exclamation points. (Read: murder you.)

It's about her struggles with the curse and everybody around her, and it's funny and startling and brilliant and I love it SO MUCH. CAN YOU TELL.

87 cappertillers.

Review: IF IT'S A SECRET by Oh My Darling

This is my review blog. It's pretty much just for books, but I've already reviewed a blogger and a blog and it's 0% books, so WHO KNOWS.

I pretty much wrote my first three posts before starting. That's why they're all posted so close together.

I wasn't going to have a review blog because I don't know how to review books, but then I realized: nobody does! Anyway. I have a column on the left that should show you other awesome blogs, and I just forgot where I was going with this sentence.

Or this post.

Hurm.

3 cappertillers.

Review: Oh My Darling by God

Aha! The first reveal: I am a Christian.

The next: I'm paranoid. Oh My Darling is not my real name. Gasp! It's not even related in any way. I'm trying not to connect this blog to my regular one (if possible), because that one's for my life and this one is possibly for people I don't know. (Also espionage sounds fun.) I mean, I'm doing it all on the same computer, so I'm pretty sure it's easy to find out who I am, but I doubt anybody cares that much. Laughing emoticon.

A few more things. I'm a writer; I'm a girl; I forget everything and I'm always late.

What do I rate this entity that is me?
16 cappertillers. (Out of I don't know how many. That's for you to decide.)