Are you feeling hopeless at the prospect of 2018? Boy do I have the book for you. In childhood’s end the world is ruled by “overlords,” who clean up the world and end wars and bring peace to mankind – ain’t it swell? There can’t possibly be a caveat – – oh wait there is? [redacted for spoilers] Nevermind then. Right, so read this book, because at least we humans, as a species, are still kinda autonomous? “Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could […]
Brings clarity to the opacity of Kubrick’s masterpiece
When I was in college, I fell in love with movies and delved headfirst into trying to understand and appreciate the medium. 2001: A Space Odyssey served as a graduate course of my exploration. I sort of taught myself how to appreciate what would have previously been impenetrable. In a diluted way, I think I’m doing something similar, but with novels. I’m reading far more than I ever have before, and am branching out into areas that were often intimidating or bewildering. So it’s only natural that […]
Suddenly I’m that lady who talks about mystic aliens and stuff on subway.
There are two things I like to do which usually give me a somewhat eccentric aura if seen by strangers: hug trees and, out of nowhere, stop and look at the sky. The cosmos always fascinated me. Not only its colors, its stars, its movements, but also what I can only see with my imagination. So, nothing more obvious than my interest in sci-fi. I am part of a book club with some friends and Childhood’s end was the first book that we read in 2017. […]
Bowman’s in Space (Alternate title: So many pizza gifs, so little time)
Perhaps it is a credit to my stupidity, perhaps a flaw in the genre that I was willing to read 145 pages of foreign world and odd references before I noticed that 3001 is actually the 4th book in the series (maybe the word “final” could have been a clue there, hmm? No?). Perhaps it is Arthur C. Clarkes brilliance that it didn’t matter at all. This book is a delight. “Do you believe in ghosts, Dim?” “Certainly not: but like every sensible man, I’m […]