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Why is YA Dystopian Literature So Popular?
For the past few years dystopian novels have been completely dominating the YA literature area. We went from sparkly vampires to totalitarian governments in the blink of an eye. I had to look more closely at the reasons why this genre has become so popular with not only teens but adults as well. Here [...]
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Crossed by Ally Condie: Book Review #3
**This review might contain slight spoilers but nothing that would completely ruin the book for you. Still, proceed with caution if you haven’t yet read it**
Crossed is the second book in the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie. Last week I reviewed Matched and the end result [...]
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Matched by Ally Condie: Book Review #2
**I try to avoid spoilers so this review might be a little vague. But safe to read if you haven’t yet read the book.**
I put off reading this book for a long time simply because of one review on the back of the book. “If you like a ton of romance with [...]
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The Club – Book 1: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
I am excited to announce that the first book we are going to be covering for The Club is Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. This is an amazing book that I cannot wait to share with the rest of you. Even if you have already read the book you [...]
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The (most awesome book) Club!!
So here is the deal. I have wanted to do some kind of vlog before. I just never had any idea what to do. The other day I was thinking and I figured, well I write music about books why not make a book club type vlog? Where as a community [...]
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Why I Write Music About Books (Not Movies)
People tell me the that when they first hear what I do they think one of two things
1) This guy is WAY too into books
2) This is AWESOME!
I hope most people think the second. However a small number of people sometimes think that I compose all these songs not just for a [...]
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Why is YA Dystopian Literature So Popular?
For the past few years dystopian novels have been completely dominating the YA literature area. We went from sparkly vampires to totalitarian governments in the blink of an eye. I had to look more closely at the reasons why this genre has become so popular with not only teens but adults as well. Here [...]
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How I Make Music
I get asked all the time how I make my music. So I finally made this video showing everyone the basics of how I do things.
I use sample libraries. Which are actual recorded instruments that you control the sounds using a keyboard or just through your computer. This way the sound you are [...]
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The Hunger Games’ Katniss and Divergent’s Tris
Lets think about something for a minute. Take Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and Beatrice Prior from Divergent and put them in a Dauntless style initiation fight, then an arena. Who would win? I couldn’t help but think this after reading Divergent a few months ago. I’m not one to promote violence and have [...]
