The Last Man by Mary Shelley: A Book Review Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Mary Shelley’s The Last Man did not age well. Written using Shelly’s distinct writing style, the story is told in first person of the event of an illness overcoming humankind. While, parts of nature did seem to fit with futuristic views, the … Continue reading The Last Man by Mary Shelley
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A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Book Review
Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Years ago, when I was in high school, (think 2010ish) my class saw the movie John Carter during a field trip. Of course, we all hated it. Not only were we made to watch it, we were not even given the option to choose the movie, instead having to sit … Continue reading A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Book Review
Anne Frank’s Diary
Graphic Novel or Written Literature Hi, everyone. This week I decided to do something a little bit differently. It is a well known fact (at least where I am sitting) that people regard graphic novels as lower quality than written literature. I decided that this time I would read two books: one literature and the … Continue reading Anne Frank’s Diary
The Binding by Bridget Collins: A Book Review
The Binding: A Novel by Bridget Collins First U.S. Edition; Published by Collins Chapterhouse Ltd.; 435 pages ISBN: 9780062838094 The Binding, published by the Collins Chapterhouse, is certainly not what someone picking it up would expect. It certainly was not something that I expected. In The Binding world that is created, books are treasured (one … Continue reading The Binding by Bridget Collins: A Book Review