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Book Review: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on September 19, 2012 1 Comment
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler Octavia E. Butler’s books are not for the squeamish and most certainly not for people who want happy, Hollywood endings. Things work out in the end – but never in a nice neat package. There is always a lot of loss in all of its most painful forms. Her […]
Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Posted on June 19, 2012 3 Comments
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline I recall a complaint somewhere or other claiming this book to be just an excuse to spout off ample ’80s trivia. I’m guessing that complaint came from someone who has no appreciation for that incredible decade – no, dare I say … dynasty! Movies, television and music are already […]
Book Review: Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on June 19, 2012 1 Comment
Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler This was the most disturbing books by Octavia E. Butler that I have read yet, further inspiring my desire to have a conversation with her to find out just how that brain worked. Her concepts are fascinating, even when as disturbing as this one. Perhaps it was the violence […]
Book Review: Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea what to expect with The Patternmaster. What I did not expect was that the Clayark evolution would basically turn those people into animals – albeit really smart human-like animals – and that they would have no real purpose to their existence save to […]
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