![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
What I've been reading
I read Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History, which is a cute picture book with really good timing! The author is kind of a Burr stan, though.
I read Take Me Out, the script of a 2002 play that my friend Bev thought would be relevant to my interests since I subject her to all my baseball feelings on a regular basis. I find it really interesting that a play about a professional baseball player coming out premiered in London, of all places, although supposedly MLB wants to schedule a game there in 2017. It's a really interesting play, although I wasn't really impressed or convinced by the character of Shane Mungitt, the racist, homophobic prodigy closer, who felt more like a plot device to set events in motion for the other, more interesting characters. I would love to have seen it staged, but sadly will have to make do with great stage directions like (Guys do victory stuff.)
I read Jane, a modern YA retelling of Jane Eyre. I thought the main conceit, making Mr. Rochester a rock star, was promising—well, obviously, or I wouldn't have read it—but I found it underadapted in a lot of ways. I just flatly didn't buy ( spoilers ) So yeah, even though there were parts I liked, those were significant sticking points. Re Jane was a much better, more interesting retelling of Jane Eyre.
I read Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America, because no one has published a book called Washington/Hamilton: The Hottest Pairing in America and it was the next closest thing. It was readable and enjoyable.
I read From the Guys Who Were There: The Kansas City Royals, which is a really delightful collection of interviews with/about the 2014 and 2015 Royals. It gave me a lot of feelings. Is it 3 April yet?
I read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which won a William C. Morris award for a debut YA book. I really liked it—it's funny, and fresh while mostly avoiding try-hard, and I thought it did a good job of depicting a realistic high school social circle with a lot of moving pieces to it.
I read Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History, which is a cute picture book with really good timing! The author is kind of a Burr stan, though.
I read Take Me Out, the script of a 2002 play that my friend Bev thought would be relevant to my interests since I subject her to all my baseball feelings on a regular basis. I find it really interesting that a play about a professional baseball player coming out premiered in London, of all places, although supposedly MLB wants to schedule a game there in 2017. It's a really interesting play, although I wasn't really impressed or convinced by the character of Shane Mungitt, the racist, homophobic prodigy closer, who felt more like a plot device to set events in motion for the other, more interesting characters. I would love to have seen it staged, but sadly will have to make do with great stage directions like (Guys do victory stuff.)
I read Jane, a modern YA retelling of Jane Eyre. I thought the main conceit, making Mr. Rochester a rock star, was promising—well, obviously, or I wouldn't have read it—but I found it underadapted in a lot of ways. I just flatly didn't buy ( spoilers ) So yeah, even though there were parts I liked, those were significant sticking points. Re Jane was a much better, more interesting retelling of Jane Eyre.
I read Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America, because no one has published a book called Washington/Hamilton: The Hottest Pairing in America and it was the next closest thing. It was readable and enjoyable.
I read From the Guys Who Were There: The Kansas City Royals, which is a really delightful collection of interviews with/about the 2014 and 2015 Royals. It gave me a lot of feelings. Is it 3 April yet?
I read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which won a William C. Morris award for a debut YA book. I really liked it—it's funny, and fresh while mostly avoiding try-hard, and I thought it did a good job of depicting a realistic high school social circle with a lot of moving pieces to it.
