Oh haha, PC. One thing you should note about PC is I've actually left there technically. (I still go back now and then to grab stuff I didn't get before I decided to stop posting, but... yeah.)
As for Taylor Swift, YMMV. Her tunes are catchy, sure, but I honestly find a lot of her images to be a little on the trite side. The messages she uses tend to remind me of high school poetry, the kind by people who haven't actually been in love (beyond awkward teen drama) but want to talk about it because they're under the impression that love is universally beautiful. So, kinda like the cheerful version of emo poetry. But this is just the way I see her songs, so.
High five the rest of those, meanwhile, especially Sara Bareilles. Going to have to agree with the comment concerning "Love Song." It's a catchy song, but I feel like her other songs are a lot more powerful. Especially "King of Anything" and "Uncharted." Regina Spektor is equally fabulous, I must say, and I can't really pick any one song that I like more than the others of hers. Alanis Morisette, meanwhile? Oh so much nostalgia right there. I adore everything she's done in the 90's. Not sure how I feel about her more recent stuff, but I might just be wearing nostalgia goggles here.
Also, yes to Artemis Fowl. Or I've read the first one, anyway, back in high school. And then I made the immensely silly decision of not picking up another one because I loved that book back then. The characters all were pretty awesome, and I've always had a soft spot for kid geniuses. And of course, can't argue with you at all about urban fantasy.
As for Taylor Swift, YMMV. Her tunes are catchy, sure, but I honestly find a lot of her images to be a little on the trite side. The messages she uses tend to remind me of high school poetry, the kind by people who haven't actually been in love (beyond awkward teen drama) but want to talk about it because they're under the impression that love is universally beautiful. So, kinda like the cheerful version of emo poetry. But this is just the way I see her songs, so.
High five the rest of those, meanwhile, especially Sara Bareilles. Going to have to agree with the comment concerning "Love Song." It's a catchy song, but I feel like her other songs are a lot more powerful. Especially "King of Anything" and "Uncharted." Regina Spektor is equally fabulous, I must say, and I can't really pick any one song that I like more than the others of hers. Alanis Morisette, meanwhile? Oh so much nostalgia right there. I adore everything she's done in the 90's. Not sure how I feel about her more recent stuff, but I might just be wearing nostalgia goggles here.
Also, yes to Artemis Fowl. Or I've read the first one, anyway, back in high school. And then I made the immensely silly decision of not picking up another one because I loved that book back then. The characters all were pretty awesome, and I've always had a soft spot for kid geniuses. And of course, can't argue with you at all about urban fantasy.