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Book Review: 'Red Queen'
This is the second book to the ALICE series by Christina Henry. Click onto my profile to find the first book. Before I get into the summary and review of the story, I do want to discuss the fact that the content that lies ahead can be triggering for some people. This story is centered on a sexual-assault survivor-based story, so approach ahead at your own discretion.**
By Cody Deitz7 years ago in Geeks
'Invisible Monsters' By Chuck Palanuik: A Review
Anyone who was in high school between the years 2000 and 2010 probably remembers the popularity, and seemingly forbidden nature of Chuck Palanuik's books. After finding out that Fight Club, one of my favorite movies as a teenager, was actually based on a book, I had to find out more. For me, and I would assume many other 16 year old girls, anarchy plus Brad Pitt’s abs, plus multiple personalities equaled my mind blown. If I had known that Panic at the Disco had written a song about the events of the Palaniuk’s book Invisible Monsters my mind would have exploded all over my bedroom walls.
By Haley Peterson7 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'Tuesdays with Morrie'
Tuesdays with Morrie is a novel based on the experience author Mitch Albom had when reconnecting with his old coach, Morrie, who is about to pass. Full of life lessons and understanding of what the world has to offer, this novel is one to really make you consider answers for how to make it through. This book made my heart tear by thinking about death. That sounds odd, but it is true—it is bound to happen, so why not do it with love?
By Cody Deitz7 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'Alice'
Before I get into the summary and review of the story, I do want to discuss the content that lies ahead can be triggering for some people. This story is centered on a sexual-assault survivor-based story, so approach ahead at your own discretion.**
By Cody Deitz7 years ago in Geeks
10 Types of Literature
Over the course of literary history, we’ve developed incredibly diverse ways to share the experiences, dreams, and stories that make us human. With storytelling continually being shaped and shared in different lenses, we’ve had no choice but to create new literary categories that stretch our imaginations and allow us to deliver new and exciting narratives to captivate audiences. Long gone are the days of Charles Dickens and Great Expectations, and with such a wide array of literary forms existing, it can be overwhelming, and even confusing, to figure out what niche our stories might fit into. That's why detailing 10 prominent types of literature that pervade our literary canon and inspire us to share our stories gives us the means to define all of the stories that will someday be told to the world.
By Caesar Finkle7 years ago in Geeks
The Masterpiece of Despair and Hope
What inspired me to write this article is the resonance of a ground-breaking woman in our History: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, better known as Mary Shelley. The 2018 movie "Mary Shelley" directed by Haifaa Al Mansour brings alive the sorrowful, challenging, but yet compelling life of one of the most inspiring women in Romanticism.
By Letizia De Luca7 years ago in Geeks
The Commodification of Family Relations in Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
In Elsie Michie's Marxist critique of Frankenstein, she discusses the consequences of capitalism on laborers. She argues the creation of the monster as a production, rather than creation, or as she calls it "imaginative creativity" (Michie 29). Further, she maintains that Victor portrays the exploited and estranged laborer in a capitalist system where everyone is taken advantage of for the sake of the capitalists, as she cites the alienation of Victor as an example of the bourgeoisie’s exploitation of the laborers. However, in light of Michie's analysis of the family, she merely discusses it in the context of alienation and separation, which according to her, stems from Victor's "obsessive involvement in the process of production" (Michie 28). She states that Victor is completely "cut off" from his family, and is entirely separated from society during the "production" of the creature, even after the conclusion of his product. She maintains that the creature is the culprit for "separating Victor from family [and] friends (Michie 28). This is how briefly she refers to the family in her article, neglecting crucial aspects of Marx and Engels analysis of the family, such as the commodification of family and social relations. She also argues that by portraying the monster's birth as an act of production, Mary Shelley is criticizing the belief of "imaginative creativity" advanced by the Romantic poets, including her husband Percy. In this paper, however, I argue that the family and social relations in the novel are, as Marx and Engels’ analysis of the family shows, commodified and divorced from sentimentality and compassion. This can be seen in the commodification of Elizabeth and Safie, and the Frankensteins's indifference towards Justine’s criminalization and execution.
By Danial Abufarha7 years ago in Geeks
"Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"
Robert Massimi. "Frankie and Johnny" at the Broadhurst theater is an action filled play with many laughs and much sorrow. We meet both characters in the middle of sex. After the love making, both want different things. Johnny ,(Michael Shannon) wants love, while Frankie (Audra McDonald) wants him to leave.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).7 years ago in Geeks
Ranking All 43 'Dear America' Books
Previously on 'I gradually lose my grip on reality binge reading children’s historical fiction', we looked at the Dear Canada series, and I discovered that they're... actually really good! Because of the response to that article, and because I enjoy tormenting myself with questionable diary fiction, I decided to go back down that particular rabbit hole to the weird and wild world of Dear America.
By kit vaillancourt7 years ago in Geeks
'The Pisces' Review: Melissa Broder Proves that She Is the Voice of Our Dysfunctional Generation
Haven't heard of Melissa Broder? If you've managed to miss her four poetry collections and columns on Vice and Ellen, you may know her from @sosadtoday, the Twitter persona that has provided weirdly moving comments about depression and anxiety since 2012.
By Molly Greeves7 years ago in Geeks
