While many of our reviews are written by myself, Sneak Peek also employs college students. These students write reviews and copyedit. Sneak Peek believes that reading and education are important and we strive to support students by giving them an opportunity to gain work experience doing something they love – reading books!
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School: University of Tulsa Alumni
Major: Biopsychology, Pre-Med
Favorite Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Whether I’m reading, writing or acting, stories are everything to me! I would not be who I am today if I had not picked up The Boxcar Children in second grade, and discovered an exciting way to learn and explore.
School: University of Virginia
Major: English and Government
Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Reading has always been an escape for me. The new world might be seemingly better or worse, but regardless it serves as a reminder of perspective. I find no better lesson on perspective and empathy than reading a book because it forces you to imagine for yourself what characters are going through. With a really good book, the emotional mental space of a character becomes your own.
School: DePaul University
Major: Philosophy & English
Favorite Book: Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
School: University of Minnesota
Major: English
Favorite Book: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Reading has had a positive effect on my life. I have learned kindness and empathy in addition to becoming a well-rounded person. Regardless of the genre, there was a lesson or reminder that I could carry to the real world. Moreover, my versatility in any subject allowed me to pursue any desired career. Ultimately, I chose an English-orientated career because, in my opinion, words have a longer-lasting impact than actions.
School: DePaul University
Majors: Film & Television/Screenwriting
Favorite Book: Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Misery by Stephen King
School: University of Missouri – Columbia
Majors: English, Romance Languages
Favorite Book: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
I think my parents realized early on that books could reach me more easily and fluently than they could. If there was a life lesson that they wanted me to learn, lecturing me would do no good. Instead, the three of us curled up on the couch and read novels about characters who learned those lessons the hard way. Characters like Meg Murry, Tiffany Aching, and Jo March soon shaped the silhouettes of my aspirations. When I read, I am foraging for that exquisite congruence between the contents of the page and the contents of my sometimes-baffling brain.
School: University of Missouri
Major: Bachelor of Journalism- Strategic Communication
Favorite Book: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Reading is an important part of my life. It always has been. I found myself daydreaming a lot in my classes. I made stories in my head that involved love, mystery, and fantasy. Then, when I found books, whatever was constantly in my head went onto pages. It was like magic. My mom owned a physical library card when I was younger (I know, ancient). So, I got to sit in the children’s section for hours reading Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody, and the Half Upon a Time series. That world in my head never went away as I grew up. It used to be a place to escape, and now it is a place to live. From gasping to crying to laughing, books have so much power.
School: Augusta University
Major: English
Favorite Book: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Reading has profoundly changed my life. The majority of my early childhood memories are my parents reading stories aloud to my brother and me, one of our favorites being the Magic Tree House series. Those are perhaps the memories I cherish the most; the ones I think of when I am sad or lonely that instantly make my day better. I struggled with perfectionism from a young age, and one of the things that helped me to cope and to feel better was reading. The stories I love most are the ones with endings, characters, or plot elements that stray from predictability. I realized that if the characters and the books that I loved so much benefited from a change of plans or plot, then maybe I could as well.
School:University of Minnesota –Twin Cities
Major: English
Favorite Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
School: Covenant College
Majors: English
Favorite Book: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Reading has been the lens through which I have discovered and learned about the world around me. Whether it’s long, complex novels or short, academic articles, reading has helped me understand and appreciate the different views and stories within my life. It shows that everyone lives and sees the world in a unique way, and I feel like it’s important to respect these different views of life.
