Letters We Live By

Here's a short synopsis of Ready Player One, with NO spoilers (you're welcome). Along with that, is a short, very basic review of the movie. I'm no pro, but I do love books and movies! Ready Player One is set in a dystopian not-too-distant future. Life in 2044 is not awesome. Society has collapsed into war, the environment has been ruined, the economy has tanked, people are starving, but there is is one shining beacon amidst all the chaos and poverty: the Oasis. The Oasis, created by technological genius, James Halliday, is the ultimate virtual reality video game. Players are immersed in a completely different world, even attending virtual school there and buying virtual real estate and businesses. Meet our hero, Wade Watts. Or, as he's known in the Oasis, Parzival. He's a high school senior from Chicago, who is also a die-hard Gunter.  Now, let's back things up five years. James Halliday has just died, and upon his death a video is released to...

Let me preface this by saying that I am a HUGE Brandon Sanderson fan! I don't think I've met a single one of his books that I haven't liked. If you're looking for a fantasy author who keeps things clean, Sanderson is your guy! I can rest easy knowing that if my kids ever pick up a Sanderson book, they'll never run across anything explicit. This series is called The Stormlight Archive, and the style of this series is called epic fantasy. It is meant to be high fantasy, and so the books are long, and the series is longer! The point of view jumps from character to character, and there are lots of characters. One thing you need to know about Sanderson's writing in this series is that each book begins with introductory chapters before jumping in with the main character. So, if you're confused with the first chapter or three, hang on, things will settle down. He also has short "interludes" between parts of the book, with characters you probably ha...

First, my husband and I are huge fans of audiobooks, so most of the books we read are in that format these days. This is one of the most recent ones. The title pretty much explains the book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business . If there are any bad habits in your life you'd like to break, from fingernail biting to eating unhealthily, this book is the book for you.  I didn't really have anything in mind when I read it. My husband started it before I did and said it was interesting, so I joined in. Now that I've read it, I can think of several bad habits I can get rid of, and I can also think of a few good habits I'd like to start. This book explains how even though you might have failed at starting a new habit in the past, such as exercising ( ahem ), tweaking a few behaviors can help you succeed in the future. And that's one of the nice things about the book: what you're changing is your  behavior , not just your  at...