Archive for the ‘fantasy’ Category

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

This is a pretty fun series of books geared towards middle school students. They are actually really perfect for sixth graders, since (in California, at least) they are studying ancient cultures in history and mythology in English. So far, I’ve read the first two books in the series and am planning to make them available [...]

December 2, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: action, fantasy, fiction  No Comments

The Last Unicorn

I have this childhood attachment to the movie “The Last Unicorn” which led me to bear the scorn of my family and friends and seek it out on DVD (now the 25th anniversary edition!) Was it as great as I remembered? That’s another story. I was only ten minutes into it when the laughter and [...]

July 17, 2007   Posted in: fantasy, fiction  3 Comments

I am Morgan le Fay

It has taken me quite some time to get around to reviewing this book, and it isn’t because I haven’t had time. (Okay, that’s part of it, but not the main reason.) I simply can’t decide if I liked it. That seems to be the norm lately, so I don’t know if it’s a phase [...]

April 17, 2007   Posted in: fantasy, fiction, historical fiction  2 Comments

El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth)

I absolutely loved this movie, though I have to qualify that by admitting that I’m a sucker for fairy tales, and this film can hold it’s own with the best of them. I also have to give a quick warning that this is NOT a fairy tale for children; the movie is rated R for [...]

February 6, 2007   Posted in: fantasy  No Comments