I almost hate to make this statement, but I like Holocaust literature. Now, I’m not talking Mein Kampf or anything that glorifies the atrocities of Hitler and his Nazi goons. I’m talking stories of heroism and survival like Night by Elie Wiesel, Ashes by Kathryn Lasky, Number the Stars by Lois Lowery, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Now add to that list The Klipfish Code by Mary Casonova. I’m not a big history person, so it often amazes me just how many places […]
Oh Snowman, Where You Gonna Run To?
Snowman is the last man on Earth. The survivor of some extinction-level event, he spends his days on a beach, fighting the elements and watching over the Children of Crake and Oryx. These children are not like Snowman, who used to be called Jimmy before the world died. Snowman is their caretaker, of sorts, but as the days wear on and his supplies dwindle, he is forced to leave the Children behind and set off for the city in search of more food. Unfortunately, this […]
I’m going to go ahead and let go of this knife.
Sometimes you might read a book that isn’t particularly well written, or doesn’t have the most original plot, but it just has SOMETHING about it that makes you love it. Its like the book was written just for you, and that’s a treat. And sometimes you read a book that has everything going for it — its well written, has an interesting plot and great characters. And everyone loves it. Except for you. And you don’t even know why. This is precisely what happened to […]
“The Trellisane Confrontation”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #28
by David Dvorkin “Vulcans and Earthmen are both descended from an ancient race who colonized most of the known galaxy. Almost all of the humanoid races we know of are descended from them, and that probably includes you. Of course there has been genetic drift and adaptation to extreme conditions, producing anomalies like the Vulcans.” Enterprise picks up a group of terrorist prisoners for transport to Starfleet Headquarters. Even though the terrorists being transported are VERY DANGEROUS, Enterprise must rush to the aid of the […]
“The Wounded Sky”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #27
by Diane Duane “It didn’t necessarily follow that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one; that was a choice that could be ethically made only if the “one” was your own self.” (The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas) This is possibly my most favorite Star Trek book (tied with “Uhura’s Song”). It is one of my favorite books of any genre. Upon re-reading it, I realized how much the concepts in this book have shaped my beliefs […]
“But a dragon had spoken to her.”
Early in Tehanu, Tenar (hello old friend!) muses about her friend Moss, the village witch: “She thought Moss was following her heart, but it was a dark, wild, queer heart, like a crow, going its own ways on its own errands.” I can’t think of a better way to describe this book. In the last pages of The Farthest Shore, another mage says of Ged, “He has done with doing.” Tehanu is the story of what comes after The Doing. Ged leaves Roke and returns […]
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