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For a fantasy novel, these characters are a little too real

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

July 27, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

The Magicians by Lev Grossman follows Quentin Coldwater through his education at Brakebills, a college for magic, and his post-graduation life. Quentin is a depressed, maladjusted jerk. He is not a wholly good person. No one at Brakebills or any magician seems to be a good person. Not Quentin’s best friend Alice and her family trauma that weighs her down to the point of never standing out, not Eliot and his ostentatious proclivity to exclude, not Janet and her razor-sharp tongue that inflicts lashes wherever […]

A marvelous extension of an already incredible, established universe

Avatar The Last Airbender: The Promise by Gene Luen Yang

July 27, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

I am very lucky that I have adult friends who are nerds in the same way that I am. A friend of mine recently let me borrow all 5 complete collections of the Avatar graphic novels. This review is of the first one. Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise picks immediately following the events of the three seasons of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar Aang and newly crowned Fire Lord Zuko must find away to heal the world of the damage that […]

Maybe through the next door…

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alex E. Harrow

July 19, 2020 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

January Scaller is not white. This makes her stand out as an oddity in early 1900s New England despite her clothes and demeanor that would have passed every high-society test on a girl with white skin. Her caretaker, Mr. Locke, has done his best to provide January with all the things she will need to be comfortable: a home, nice clothes, training in being demure and quiet, and a nursemaid. Despite his best attempts to stifle, January is determined to find her own path in […]

On racial, ethnic, and cultural identity development

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D.

July 19, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

First, I am white. It is important to mention that so that I can also identify all the privilege that I brought with me to reading this book. In the twentieth anniversary edition of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Tatum starts with a 72 page prologue detailing all the ways that race, racial identity development, and race relations have played a part in modern history since the original writing of the book. It is extensively research and meticulously organized. […]

Their Eyes is a 1930s novel that is still entirely relevant today

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

June 19, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

I don’t know why it took me this long to read this book. It was lyrical beauty. Their Eyes Were Watching God follows Janie Crawford through her three marriages in the 1930s South all while she explores her own sense of self, her identity, and her relation to her community. The dichotomy of dialogue and prose narration and description is a marvel. The dialogue is written in a Southern dialect full of life and energy. While it might take some time getting used to (unless you’re […]

Middlegame was solidly middle of the pack

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

June 19, 2020 by Mobius_Walker 3 Comments

Roger and Dodger are twins skilled in two separate fields: language and mathematics. Roger understands language: its nuances, its layers, its multitudes. Dodger understands mathematics: its rigor, its structure, its flow. Together they encompass the world, and their “father”, Reed, intends to shape them into gods whether they want to or are ready. Together, Roger and Dodger endeavor to discover themselves and their purpose in a world that either wants to control or destroy them. When I first heard about Middlegame, I was immediately excited. […]

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