Literature
Read from May 10 to 13, 2011
- Deal Me In Challenge: Microcosmic God By Theodore Sturgeon
Card Drawn: Jack of Spades. Theodore Sturgeon is one of those dominating figures of the Science-Fiction genre who has yet to really impress me. Prior to this short-story, I had read two of his novels: Marry to Medusa and More Than Human--both decent...
- Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books For Readers Who Like Science-fiction
It's Tuesday, so you know what that means. This week's topic for a Top 10 list hosted by The Broke and the Bookish is an exciting one: Top Ten Books for Readers Who like _______. I decided to go with Science-Fiction. For those who...
- Mrs. Dalloway By Virginia Woolf
Prior to picking up this novel, my only exposure to Virginia Woolf was a short-story for a college course years ago entitled Kew Gardens (in which, I possess no recollection of whatsoever), the film Orlando staring the always wonderfully eccentric Tilda...
- Ubik By Philip K. Dick
Ubik is one of those rare astonishing science fiction novels filled to the brim with such perplexing and fascinating ideas but is actually supported by the author's literary flair and authoritative story telling abilities. How the hell does this...
- The End Of The Affair By Graham Greene
"I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can't love and do nothing." Well, Mr. Greene, you've surely written another masterpiece. I'm struck with an ineffable sensation of awe after finishing this book which...
Literature
To Marry Medusa by Theodore Sturgeon
Dammit Sturgeon, why do you have to wrack my brain and render me ineffable with your relentless command of language, compassion for humanity and perplexing stories? A novel pulsating with subtle complexities and introspective ideas, it demands to be read multiple times in order to fully absorb its true essence with clarity (I'm still not sure what to make of it as a whole). To Marry Medusa completely subverts the alien-invasion story conventions and is not your typical science fiction: it presents a perplexing and unique vision of humanity written with literary flair preceding the new-wave; offering a challenging and often disturbing speculative possibility of mankind's potential to achieve transcendence.
- Deal Me In Challenge: Microcosmic God By Theodore Sturgeon
Card Drawn: Jack of Spades. Theodore Sturgeon is one of those dominating figures of the Science-Fiction genre who has yet to really impress me. Prior to this short-story, I had read two of his novels: Marry to Medusa and More Than Human--both decent...
- Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books For Readers Who Like Science-fiction
It's Tuesday, so you know what that means. This week's topic for a Top 10 list hosted by The Broke and the Bookish is an exciting one: Top Ten Books for Readers Who like _______. I decided to go with Science-Fiction. For those who...
- Mrs. Dalloway By Virginia Woolf
Prior to picking up this novel, my only exposure to Virginia Woolf was a short-story for a college course years ago entitled Kew Gardens (in which, I possess no recollection of whatsoever), the film Orlando staring the always wonderfully eccentric Tilda...
- Ubik By Philip K. Dick
Ubik is one of those rare astonishing science fiction novels filled to the brim with such perplexing and fascinating ideas but is actually supported by the author's literary flair and authoritative story telling abilities. How the hell does this...
- The End Of The Affair By Graham Greene
"I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can't love and do nothing." Well, Mr. Greene, you've surely written another masterpiece. I'm struck with an ineffable sensation of awe after finishing this book which...