Justice Jennifer Reads

Moved

justicejenniferreads — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:56:32 +0000

I did it! After a couple days of hard work, lots of help from my very tech savy boyfriend, and some good luck, I have created my very own, self designed, self hosted blog. For those of you who would like to follow me, here are the details:

www.justicejennifer.com

and here’s a rss feed button if you’d like to subscribe to the new me:

Subscribe to my feed

Hope to see you all there!

Project: Blog Improvement/Redesign

justicejenniferreads — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:57:28 +0000

Hello All,

I am being ambitious and proactive. Last night, I bought my own domain name and my boyfriend helped me begin the process of self-hosting my blog. The move is not complete yet though because I am still looking for a custom layout/header, ect. If you know anyone who is really great at graphic design that might be interesting in helping out (and is affordable), please let me know.

Thanks!

I can’t wait to share the finished product with you all … if I ever get there.

Review: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

justicejenniferreads — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:19 +0000

Like many of Poe’s stories, The Turn of the Screw is a story that refuses to be read. From the very beginning, you aren’t really sure what exactly this story is about. Even after you have delved into the story completely, you’re still uncertain. And the story doesn’t really give you many clues either. For this reason, I am not going to summarize the story, because every piece of it is all based on reader interpretation. There are very few facts in this book. In fact, the only fact I could walk away with is that there is no objective reality: only interpretation. The details of this story are absolutely unimportant and irrelevant. It’s more of an experience than a novel.

Still, I highly recommend it. I understand why it is a must for English majors. This is definitely the emergence of the postmodern. The story is full of suspense and disbelief. The whole time, the reader is left wondering what the newest development means to their interpretation of the events so far: is your take on the story supported or completely destroyed? I changed my mind about this story several times only to change it several more in my class discussion.

This book is definitely nightmarish, but it shows the creative possibilities of fiction work. James take a story that he reportedly heard from a Protestant pope and turned it into a psychological thriller. If that isn’t awesome, what is?

Although it was difficult for me to get through at times – the language is a little daunting and the story is definitely difficult – it is a worthwhile journey.

Book Blogger Hop

justicejenniferreads — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:08:28 +0000

This morning, I was browsing through my Google Reader when I came across a truly wonderful and inspired idea from Jennifer at Crazy for Books: The Book Blogger Hop! Immediately, I signed up. Obviously, this is something that interests me as I have been eagerly searching for new ways to get my blog out there and discover new blogs. Seriously, the more I blog, the more I realize I can’t get enough of it! So I highly recommend that if you haven’t yet, you head over there and check out The Book Blogger Hop.

Spring Break Reads

justicejenniferreads — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:37:54 +0000

Only 2.5 weeks left between me and the wonderful relaxation of Spring Break. Obviously, I will be spending most of it reading. What else would you expect?

I’m hoping to cross some books off of my challenge list and discover some new reads. Any suggestions? I obviously already have a stack waiting, but I love to hear what you guys think I MUST READ! It will undoubtedly help me in finalizing my Spring Break List, which I will obviously share with you when it is finalized.