Libba Bray and the elite
Now, I have to admit I never understood the concept of ‘hey, I can see having a beer with this guy, I should vote for him for president’. First, not so sure the President should be a big drinker. Two, I know lots ofpeopleI can drink with and I’m really not sure any of them have what it takes to be President. And Three, I just think it takes brains, not beer-drinking to be President. Today a friend link me to an essay by Libba Bray on why she wants a smart President. Now I’ve enjoied her novels ( I have one left) and reviewed them here, but this is a well written essay. She asks the question lots of people I know have been asking, “When did being smart and educated become a bad thing”?
Rebel Angels
Ok, so this isn’t really a book review , just a note to say I am really enjoying the second book in the Gemma Doyle series by Libba Bray; Rebel Angels. I am reading it much slower than the first one. Life , it gets in the way of reading . ButI had to share one short paragraph.
”I am quite able to look after myself,”I say. I turn smartly on my heel and smack directly into a wall,raising a bump upon my forehead that will probably remain forever.
If I did something like that now, I’d laugh. At Gemma’s age – utter embarrassment. And I think Libba Bray does an excellent job of capturing that feeling in a very few words
