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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, I present to you possibly the most creatively named sequel in history, the successor to Ernest Cline's  Ready Player One ,  it is  Ready Player Two ! You have to give it to the publishers for letting him be so creative in this area of the novel. But how does the rest of the book stack up against the first one? Is it worth the read? What is the ratio of Lammas to goats in the contiguous United States? Two of your questions answered below! Things I Like: It's witty and fun One thing that stood out to me reading the book was all the witty banter, especially during tense moments and fights. If you've ever watched a spiderman movie or read one of the comics, you've probably noticed how quick and humorous the dialogue can be, which is pretty similar to the vibe I got from the dialogue in this book. Plus, Wade Watts' (the main character's) narration is smart and insightful, painting just enough of a picture to get the r...

So, 2020, am I right? It's been one he- I mean one rollercoaster of a year. We started with such high hopes, and with less than 50 days till the end of it, those hopes have been proved very wrong. We all thought it would be like the infamous Roaring '20s of the 1900s, but we forgot about the pandemic that swept through around that time. History really does repeat itself, doesn't it? Anyway, I'm going to be analyzing the lyrics of "Roaring 20s", a song with the upbeat instrumentals we wished reflected this insane year. However, you may be thinking "This isn't a book, why are you making a blog post about it?" Well, reader, it's for a very simple reason. I feel like it and have close to no other inspiration. Also because I'm considering this as a poem instead of a song. Will I be overthinking every word in this? Of course.  However, overthinking is a skill I tend to excel at, so get yote. This is all my own opinion, so feel free to combat my...

Welcome back to Undomesticated Words for more nostalgic reads! Last time, I listed and briefly described six novels that I found nostalgic, and this time I list seven more with a little section at the end of more throwback books that I didn’t quite have time to include. Enjoy! The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi: This series was recommended to me by a friend, and I instantly fell in love with it. It narrated the adventures of three siblings who could see magical creatures through a special eyepiece that they discovered in the creepy house they just moved into. The kids find that these creatures live in the same world as humans, humans just can’t see them. After this fascinating discovery, they end up going on quite a few adventures and fencing turns out to help them in an unfriendly setting.  The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein: Although very short, I feel that this book can be remembered by many of us. I remember reading it with my family and feeling tou...

Introduction:                                                        Hello guys! As promised, I am going to talk about Spy Camp. Spy Camp is the sequel of the first book in the Spy School Series , Spy School.  It was written in 2013, a year after the first book. I believe this book is better than the first. Well, this is because the first book has more information to give an introduction of the setting and gives a familiarity to the protagonist, Ben Ripley. In addition, this book has way more adventure, action, and horror than the last, which makes this book very thrilling (an aspect that the author is very great at exceeding it). Most of the stuff I have to say to you is going to be a little bit repetitive (unless you haven't read my previous posts, which I highly recommend you to read them), so that's why this blog post if going to be a ...

Hello again students of Third and Fourth Hour English. This blog post is gonna be a bit different than the last two I've done. I'm going to be going over some common oddly specific types of books. From the book where kids replace adults in ridiculous situations, to the famous "Futuristic Science Fiction That Revolves Entirely Around VR", I'm going to go over as many as I can think of in the next 30 minutes so here goes. Please note that while I am trying to make fun of these book stereotypes, there's absolutely no shame in liking or disliking any of these books. I'm just pointing out the oddity in these genres and the hilarity in them. Don't hurt me. The One Where Kids Replace Adults in Ridiculous Situations This one is surprisingly common. Kids (usually teenagers, but sometimes kids as young as 9 or 10) replace adults doing stupidly dangerous activities. Stuart Gibbs, an author that's been written about a lot on this blog, writes quite a few books...

 For my first blog post not about Dungeons and Dragons, I've decided to stay in a realm of things I know about, namely mythologies. As you can see in the title, Hindu and Roman mythology. Despite their name, the Navagraha are not the deities of the nine (now eight, RIP Pluto) planets. They're actually the deities of nine heavenly bodies that Hindu astrology is based on: the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and two comets. The Navagraha are said to have influence over life on Earth and are mainly used in telling specific and personalized horoscopes based on one's birthday. In this blog post, I'm essentially going to be comparing them to their Roman counterparts, leaving out the comets Rahu and Ketu because I don't know how to accurately find their English names. Since the Roman gods are probably going to be more well-known, I'll try and put in any myths or instances in texts that I can find about the Navagraha.  Sol | Surya Both Surya and Sol are...

Since you all seemed to like last month's Harry Potter Hot Take, here's another! Again, there will potentially be Harry Potter spoilers, so continue at your own risk.   You’ve all read the title, so let’s get into this. My main issue with Dumbledore is that he’s manipulative and uncaring. Everything he does is for his plan, no matter how many people get hurt along the way. I know Dumbledore tends to be a fan favorite, so I’ll do my best to explain.   First of all, he leaves a one-year-old child on the doorstep of a family that he knows hates him, and just assumes that they’ll find and keep him. He then leaves Harry in this abusive household for ten years, and forces him to return every summer for several years afterwards. He even tells Harry’s neighbor, Arabella Figg, that she couldn’t be nice to him when he had to stay with her. His explanation was that Petunia would carry some of Lily’s maternal protection, as long as he stayed in her house each year. That doesn’t...