Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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Scary Movies: The Lost Boys
The movie this week is one I haven’t seen since I was an early teen-ager, and it’s one I’ve been wanting to re-watch it for some time to see how it holds up. And I think it held up pretty well! Even today, it… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Lost Boys”
Scary Movies: Dracula
October already! And as every October, I force my children to watch scary movies with me. This year, the theme is vampires, and our first movie is Dracula, released by Universal in 1931. I hardly feel like I need to describe this one, as… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Dracula”
What I’m Reading: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
I haven’t read Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream since I was a freshman in college, and when my father recently told me he was re-reading it, I decided to follow suit. It’s a short play, but packs a lot of plot and characters into… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
What I’m Reading: My Turn at Bat
My Turn at Bat is the 1969 autobiography of Ted Williams (with writing help from Sports Illustrated writer John Underwood), who as a kid wanted to be the greatest hitter who ever lived, and largely achieved his goal. Notice, he did not want to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: My Turn at Bat”
What I’m Reading: One of Us Is Lying
One of Us Is Lying is a clever YA mystery by Karen M. McManus. It starts with five teenagers headed to detention after school. By the end of detention, one of the five is dead, and the other four all have a motive for… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: One of Us Is Lying”
What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray
So I read Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest back in high school and found it amusing, but it did nothing to prepare me for this. I mean, I knew the premise of the story, of course–that Dorian Gray has a painting of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Ranking From Russia With Love
I previously ranked some of the James Bond movies here, here, here, here, here, and here. I haven’t seen this one since high school and have long meant to re-watch it, since I remember it as one of the better Bond films. And I… Continue Reading “Ranking From Russia With Love”
What I’m Reading: The Unteachables
The Unteachables is about a class of seven eighth-graders in the Self-Contained Special (SCS) class at Greenwich Middle School. The SCS class is widely known among both students and teachers as “the unteachables,” kids who teachers just can’t reach and shouldn’t even bother. This… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Unteachables”
