Category: Dystopia

Review: The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

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The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 34 This review may contain minor spoilers. Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Poor Jack.  Sixteen years old and still a virgin.  Then, in one night, he has the opportunity… Continue Reading “Review: The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith”

Category: Addiction, Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith Event, Book Review, Drugs, Dystopia, Paranoia, Violence, Young Adult

Review: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 25 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Every year, in the Republic of East Asia, one 3rd-year Junior High class, made up of 15-year olds, is selected at random to participate in… Continue Reading “Review: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami”

Category: Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Horor, Japanese, Koushun Takami, Politics, Pop Culture, Sociology, Violence

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 04  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) The Handmaid’s Tale is a rather terrifying vision of an America wherein the government has fallen to religious (Christian) extremists,… Continue Reading “Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood”

Category: 1001 Books, 2012 Challenges, 2012 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Religion, Sociology

Experimental Review: Nova Express by William S. Burroughs

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

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Nova Express by William S. Burroughs YTD: 03 William S. Burroughs is an unusual author, and this book irritated me, in a way. I’ve decided to adjust my review a bit to fit my mood, reaction, and the author.  I do this out of… Continue Reading “Experimental Review: Nova Express by William S. Burroughs”

Category: 2012 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Drugs, Dystopia, Gay Lit, GLBT, Postmodernism, Satire, Sexuality, The Beats, William S. Burroughs

Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

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 House of Stairs by William Sleator Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 45 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) William Sleator’s House of Stairs is a fascinating psychological thriller about five orphans who are kidnapped, brought to an enormous… Continue Reading “Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator”

Category: Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Psychology, Science-Fiction, William Sleator, Young Adult

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