I flipped back, at one point or another in my reading, to see when the book was written. Most science fiction ages quickly and when you live in a modern technological world some of the “novel” concepts conjured by writers of the past seem almost laughable. I was surprised to discover that “The Stars My Destination” was from 1956! The prose was clear and crisp and the dialogue seemed fresh with a twinge of slang that would be inevitable in the natural evolution of language. […]
My first Agatha Christie novel!
The beauty of letting people into your life is that they bring you new perspective; new art; new music and new books. And reading the books recommended to you by people you love is such a unique way to get to know that person better. Or as it was phrased in my case “You’ve never read Agatha Christie? I don’t think I can truly love you until you do!” Thankfully I loved the book ad so my boyfriend doesn’t have to dump me just yet. […]
Broken city and a broken Batman
Broken city revisists the concept of Bruce as the broken Batman. It is a brilliant juxtaposing of the brokeness in Bruce Wayne/Batman and the city. It is in this book as it is in most Batman books: Healing a broken city is part of healing himself; “I’d turn the entire city into my doctor” The murder of an unmarried, pregnant woman starts Bruce on an investigation. The brother, Angel Lupo is involved somehow as is his girlfriend. The brother loved his sister and was overprotective […]
The story of Sensei and his love
I feel like most of this book went over my head. Wikipedia tells me that it has themes of changing time eras and the development of women’s roles in society, but I thought the story simple to the point of distraction. The narrator meets a man whom he only refers to as Sensei. Though the man is older and married they strike up a friendship. The narrator admires Sensei greatly often visiting him for advice on life. He gets to know both Sensei and his […]