This is a tough one…I loved the Harry Potter books but this isn’t technically an 8th book, because we all know Rowling said she was done with the books. So she came up with a new story for a theater production and the screenplay was printed in book format. So first, let’s sort out who actually wrote what. From what I can surmise, the story is a collaborative work by Rowling, Thorne, and Tiffany. But the screenplay itself was written by Jack Thorne. So what […]
Time to get your 80’s on in a nerdy, techie way
Here’s a bit of 80’s pop culture/classic gamer porn for those of you who are into that kind of thing. It’s a bit over the top complicated but fun nonetheless. The year is 2044 and the internet has evolved into the OASIS. This is basically where everyone goes when they go online, and depending on your gear, you’ll wear wear haptic gloves, a head visor, and maybe even a haptic suit. While the OASIS was originally created as a gaming environment, it evolved into meeting […]
A pretty cool sci-fi premise that I could see as our future
What’s the best thing that can come from a debilitating illness that renders your body useless? The internet, of course, and a bit of sci-fi neural networking voo-dooery. Which brings us to our story and a future where people are “locked” in by Haden’s syndrome. While most people affected by this illness just experience flu-like symptoms, a small percentage of those afflicted suffer complete physical, but not mental, paralysis. Technology has allowed these individuals, known as “Hadens”, to live productive lives via brain downloads (or […]
A Book Review About a Book I Cannot Remember…Let’s See How This Goes
Gah! This book isn’t on wikipedia so I can’t refresh my memory. Yes, another overdue review. And it seems this one will be very quick. This is basically an action novel with an ass-kicking protagonist who is both on the run and in search of answers. Petty Moshen is 21 and experiencing her first dose of freedom after her overly-protective father’s death. Raised as a shut-in, Petty learned from her father a very particular set of skills. Upon her father’s death, she stands to inherit […]
I read this book…when? If you haven’t already, you should too.
This is an old review, and it will probably show. What I remember about this book is really more of what I remember from the move, tbh. One thing I CAN tell you is that I was turned on to this book by my husband who recently got his Kindle and was only reading free or 99 cent books, ’cause he’s cheap. Anyway, The Martian was one of them. That’s OG, y’all. ‘Cause I can tell you right now this book ‘aint free no mo. […]
The Hot Mess We All Want to See
“How can ghosts be in your head?” my four-year-old asked me one day. I had been talking to my husband about this book, and my son overheard me. “Uhhh…” I began. How do you explain something like that to a kid? I tried my best with a preschool explanation of this book’s title, all the while realizing that for many people, the topics in this book are not abstract at all, but disturbingly real. While not a ghost story, this book is frightening. Told from […]
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