If you have stumbled here before reading part 1 of this series, you may want to check out: Futurist Octavia Butler: How the Parable Stories Point to Our Own Time, Part 1 . Part 1 of this...
Category - Book Reviews
When I absolutely must record my opinions about what I’m reading for the whole world to know, and miscellaneous books reviewed.
My ADHD Reading List: PKD, Time Travel, Alchemy, Misc.
No. This is not a post about books on ADHD. I could make that list. I’ve spent over 20 years as an education specialist. Seen a lot of people who fit the criteria. Heard plenty of teachers...
3 Important “Feminist” Novels: A Speculative Fiction Triptych
Triptych: a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together. In visual art, triptych panels are often used as an altar piece. Assembling...
Leni Zumas’ Resistance Literature: Red Clocks
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas What if abortion were once again illegal in the U.S? The premise of Red Clocks is terrifyingly simple: Fertility and child-rearing rights have been co-opted by the United...
Margaret Atwood’s Historical Allegory: The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood What if the U.S. became a puritan and tyrannical society that used control of women and babies as a repressive tool? America after a twentieth century...
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Pathbreaker: The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin What if all people were gender-fluid and capable of becoming impregnated at any sexual interaction? The Left Hand of Darkness, published in 1969, was...