Thoughts of Maddness blog — Maddie Gudenkauf

The House of Night and Authors' Responsibility with Social Issues

A young adult vampire novel from 2007 has me questioning: just how much responsibility should authors have to educate their readers on social issues?

BooksMaddie GudenkaufMarch 15, 2018house of night series criticism, house of night, book review, feminism, house of night review, house of night misogyny, social justice Comments

The 6 Worst Love Stories I’ve Ever Read

Not every love story in every novel is good. Sometimes, the love story isn't even decent. Here are some of the books I've read that feature an awful love story. Happy Valentine's Day!

BooksMaddie GudenkaufFebruary 14, 2018book review, twilight, paper towns, john green, hunger games, claudia gray, worst love stories, valentine's day, sweet tooth, year of wonders, suzanne collins, love storiesComment

TOP 10 BEST MADDNESS MOMENTS OF 2017!!!

The Top 10 Things to Happen with TheMaddness22 on YouTube.com in the year of 2017. Spoilers: A lot of good and awesome things.

Personal, YouTubeMaddie GudenkaufJanuary 3, 20182017, best of, best of 2017, themaddness22, youtube, accomplishments, humble brag, moonfighters, supposed to be a video WHOOPS, new yearsComment

Ready Player One and The Problem with Geek Media

"Oh boy! I can't wait to spend my entire life becoming the most competent person in my field only to fall in love with the bland toothpick who bumbled his way into fulfilling my dream!" -Every geeky female character, apparently.

BooksMaddie GudenkaufDecember 12, 2017ready player one, ernest cline, geek media, feminism, book review, media analysis Comment

Just going to casually start blogging again, if you don't mind.

(Eminem playing softly in the background) "Looks whose back, back again."

PersonalMaddie GudenkaufDecember 5, 2017hello, i'm back, blogging business, updateComment

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