Robert Bruce

LATEST ARTICLES ( 529 )

• The Pavement Bookworm

  This story was making the rounds a few weeks ago and because of my blog vacation I missed it, but it’s too good not to share with you today.They call him “The... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Lord of the Rings Journey Animated

  

  If The Lord of the Rings novel could be summed up in three words, they would be this: “Onward they traveled.”As you hopefully know, the novel is the most epic... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Flannery O’ Connor: Ayn Rand’s Fiction Was Trash

  Why do I find author-on-author insults so entertaining?And why do I find them especially entertaining when the insulted author is Ayn Rand? Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 5 Things Your Mom Didn’t Tell You About Book Blogging

  Sure, you’ve already got a great book blog. Your mom loves it. In fact, your book blog is so good that more people than your mom and brother read it.That’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• “There’s a Lady Who’s Sure All That Glitters is Gold…”

  You know you’re a cool rock band when your lyrics quote The Lord of the Rings.You know you’re an even cooler rock band when you quote The Lord of the Rings... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 9 Best Lord of the Rings Memes

  

  This is the most BuzzFeed-ish post I’ve ever done, maybe even more so than the one about dogs reading, so I want to apologize in advance for this.But I can’t... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bling It Up With Tolkien’s Handwriting

  

  This might surprise you, but I’m not much of a jewelry-wearing guy.I know…shocker, right?But I’ll tell you this. If I ever decided to wear jewelry, I think I... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Video Is Totally, Like, Cool.

  A lot of people seemed to like last Monday’s post about Taylor Mali’s hilarious video The The Impotence of Proofreading, so I thought I’d share another one of... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Your Search Questions Answered: The 20 Greatest Hits!

  To “celebrate” the 20th volume of the Your Search Questions Answered series, I thought I’d pull my favorite “question” from each of the first 20 posts. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• One Ring To Rule Them All

  What is it about these verses that send shivers down my spine?Have I become a Lord of the Rings fanboy?I mean, I’ve always loved the books. And I thought the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ranking The First 71 Novels

  I forgot to explain my rankings back when I finished book #70, so today’s post is a make-up post.This is something I do after every five books, just so you can... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Lord Of The Rings Covers: A Brief History

  

  If there’s any novel that’s just made to have a beautiful cover, it’s The Lord of the Rings.I would think this novel would be a book designer’s dream come... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When Your Favorite Author Turns Out To Be A Jerk

  Don’t you just hate that?If you want, you can replace “author” with “celebrity” or “athlete” or “actor.” It’s all so disappointing when that person appears one... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Next Up: The Lord Of The Rings

  If you don’t like The Lord of the Rings, you might hate my blog over the next couple of months because it’s about to get all Gollum up in here for a while. The... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book #71: The Death Of The Heart

  Call me old-fashioned, but I’m not the kind of guy who enjoys reading teenage love stories on my beach vacation, which will be here in a few weeks. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Breaking Down A Common Core English Lesson

  If you live in the U.S., you’ve probably heard a lot about the new Common Core standards recently implemented in our public schools. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Lord Of The Rings Read-Along: Who’s In?

  It’s time.I haven’t embarked on a reading adventure like this since my Infinite Jest adventure that took around 6 weeks. That seems like a trillion years ago,... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Character Development In The Death Of The Heart

  I don’t know what to do with The Death of the Heart.It’s a novel that lulls me to sleep, then quickly pulls me back in. It’s a novel with little action and larg... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The British Government Axes American Novels

  This sucks if you’re a book nerd who lives in the U.K.According to USA Today, the list of books U.K. students read for national exams will begin to focus more o... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Do I Feel Uncomfortable Reading Teenage Love Stories?

  As I’m wrapping up The Death of the Heart—I know, it’s taken me forever—I’ve noticed how uncomfortable I am reading teenage love stories. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE