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July 27, 2017

I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE by Maurene Goo

July 27, 2017

Book cover & rating - I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE by Maurene Goo For the most part, I actually enjoyed I Believe in a Thing Called Love. Though, I must admit, I’m not into K-dramas, I still loved the cultural aspects. There are a lot of similarities between East and Southeast Asian cultures, so many aspects of Desi’s way of life felt familiar to me. However, her levels of being a control freak far exceeded that of anyone I know or have met. That’s exactly where hilarity ensued because things went way over the top with her.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, american authors, art, artists, conduct of life, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, family, fathers and daughters, friendship, graffiti, high school, korean authors, lgbtq characters, lies, nerds, poc characters, realistic fiction, relationships, self doubt, self-esteem, single parenthood

May 13, 2015

GRAFFITI MOON by Cath Crowley

May 13, 2015

Book cover of GRAFFITI MOON by Cath CrowleyMy favourite undergrad project was graffiti. I spent an entire semester studying the subculture of graffiti, which was a more than colourful endeavour. What I noticed then was the lack of representation of graffiti in YA literature. Perhaps it’s the deviant nature of it that precludes it from being written about so freely? Or maybe it’s also the difficulty of access, which could be limiting authors’ understanding of graffiti.

· Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: art, australian authors, graffiti, mystery, poetry, romance

November 12, 2013

TAGGED by Mara Purnhagen

November 12, 2013

I present to you another book that grapples with graffiti. Unlike in Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra, The Colour of Trouble by Gerry Bobsien and getting Up by SD Thorpe, here the main character is not the one involved in graffiti. She is an innocent bystander who comes to be embroiled in the whole issue when a piece…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, ethnicity, friendship, graffiti, high school, multiculturalism, mystery, romance

October 13, 2013

GRAFFITI GIRL by Kelly Parra

October 13, 2013

The world is rarely fair, if ever. Angel is only coming to truly realize this now. She loves art and has been vying to be part of her community mural project.  Through this project their neighbourhoods are supposed to be cleaned up while the best art students in town get to do up murals. But…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, art, dating, friendship, graffiti, high school, identity, multiculturalism, realistic fiction, self discovery, self-esteem, single parenthood

October 8, 2013

THE COLOUR OF TROUBLE by Gerry Bobsien

October 8, 2013

I had half the mind to chuck this book after the first 100 pages or so but wanting to know what the final outcome would be got the better of me. It was painstakingly difficult though not to skip past all the pages. As much as the beginning drew me in, I wanted to increasingly…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: art galleries, australian authors, graffiti, mass media, morality, realistic fiction, synesthesia

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