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Geez it’s been a minute since I was here xD Still passing all my classes though, so that’s good!
I would definitely be interested in reading your short story! And I totally understand the whole “books need a point” thing… I’ll keep you in mind when my WIP is ready for human consumption 😉
And yes! The Auschwitz Volunteer – Beyond Bravery is a good read. Very grim, but that’s to be expected. It’s the first-person account of Witold Pilecki, a man who volunteered to let himself be captured and taken to Auschwitz so he could try to gather intel and sneak people out. I also really enjoyed The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich. It’s a little different – it’s bits and pieces of interviews that the author had with a bunch of women who were involved in WWII somehow (as medics, messengers, soldiers, etc). We usually hear about the wars from mens’ perspectives, so it was very interesting to me to read what the women had to say about it from their experiences, and what things they struggled with. Also a very grim and heavy read, so just be forewarned.
May life rue the day it gave you a yellow-painted rock and told you to make lemonade.
@rae Hi, Ru!
Your brother sounds awesome already haha! I haven’t heard of Petra but I’m going to go look them up right now!
There’s not much of a story behind it, actually – I just saw it somewhere and really loved it. I like the imagery of life throwing something wacky at you that you don’t realize what it is at first, and then you take it and end up making it work anyway. If that makes any sense at all xD
7 is a lot! And that is a LOT of characters!!
And I’m actually going to change the title, that’s part of the replotting that’s going on! I have no idea what it’s going to be changed to xD
May life rue the day it gave you a yellow-painted rock and told you to make lemonade.
@abrielle Nice to meet you!
Great question haha! I need to write up an actual synopsis at some point… It’s set in the medieval era, and it follows this lady who’s a midwife in this little town, who comes across a runaway boy who says he’s being followed. As the story progresses, we find connections between the lord of the land, slave traders, bounty hunters, experiments combining alchemy and humans, etc. and so on. :))
Well, as much as I love sci-fi, fantasy will always have a special place in my heart, so I’d say to work on the fantasy WIP! And no, I haven’t finished any novels sadly. I have finished the first and second drafts of one of my short stories, though! (If you want/need anyone to read over your draft and offer critiques or just reactions, lemme know!!)
Mistborn!!! IÂ LOVEÂ that series!! I’ve read the first and second books, I haven’t read the third yet, but it’s on my TBR list. I also love Tolkien, and I also love any historical accounts of people and events surrounding the world wars. I have an entire bookshelf and a half dedicated to my war history books.
My exam did not go well, but I passed the class, so it’s ok xD
And yes! I was taking Calculus 3 in the first half of summer, and I’m currently taking Differential Equations.Violin is a cool instrument too! I also play a little, but really what I play is the fiddle, considering what kind of music I play on it, haha.
I’ve played for a year and a half, actually, and I love playing in ensembles! I haven’t actually played in the orchestra yet, but I will next year. I’ve done some solos, which are fine, but I love being a part of a group and having that feeling of contributing!
@toljamedia Hi! – and thank you! 🙂May life rue the day it gave you a yellow-painted rock and told you to make lemonade.
