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Laurel Osterkamp

Swifterature: A Swiftie’s Guide to The Brontë Sisters

Laurel Osterkamp · September 22, 2023

Yes, "Swifterature" is a real thing. There's even a university in Belgium offering a course in analyzing her lyrics. As an unapologetic Swifty, I'm offering my own guide to Taylor Swift literary analysis, focusing solely on the Brontë Sisters. Jane Eyre & "All Too Well" The similarities between Taylor Swift's song "All Too Well" and Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre are both subtle and …

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Seven Weeks of Wuthering Heights

Laurel Osterkamp · September 22, 2023

This is an original short story I wrote a while back, which I  revised, added to, added to some more, and now am trying to form into a full length YA suspense novel. Since it's changed so much, I see no harm in publishing the short little piece here.  

“Seven Weeks of Wuthering Heights”

by Laurel Osterkamp

Week One:  We were assigned new AP Lit study groups. …

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Anna Karenina Haikus: Part One, Chapter One Video!

Laurel Osterkamp · September 5, 2023

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Book Review: The Co-Worker by Freida McFadden

Laurel Osterkamp · September 1, 2023

The Co-Worker, Freida Mc-Fadden's newly released psychological thriller, is as twisty as they come! McFadden tells a lot of the story through emails; the correspondence is mainly between Dawn, a socially awkward accountant who writes long narratives to her only friend, Mia, who doesn't always reply. When she does, the replies …

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Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Laurel Osterkamp · August 31, 2023

E. Lockhart's Family of Liars is an exceptional follow up to We Were Liars. Put this on your must-read list! I consider We Were Liars as one of the best books I’ve read in the last decade, with probably the most powerful twist ending ever. So I’m not sure why it took me so long to read Family of Liars. Perhaps I thought there was no way it could compare to the first book, even though it’s a prequel. But I’m so glad I finally decided to pick it up. Family of Liars takes …

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