Tag: fiction

• Blake Crouch: Dark Matter

  Me writing about Blake Crouch’s novel.

  Christine

  January 13, 2018

  Review

  2018 Reads, Blake Crouch, book review, books, Dark Matter, fiction, reading, sci-fi

• Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Sower

  Hi there! I hope you’re enjoying this Holiday season. I know it’s a busy time for all of us, and I just want to extend well wishes to you and your families. With that being said, let’s talk about Butler’s never completed Parables series. Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents are the…

  Christine

  December 5, 2016

  Book Talk, Review

  african american literature, book review, books, fiction, OctaviaButler, ParableoftheSower, Parables, sci-fi, women’s literature

• Octavia E. Butler: Lilith’s Brood (Xenogenesis Trilogy)

  Just a brief overview of Butler’s Xenogenesis Trilogy (Lilith’s Brood).

  Christine

  November 17, 2016

  Book Talk, Review

  Adulthood Rites, african american literature, book review, books, Dawn, fiction, Imago, Lilith’s Brood, OctaviaButler, sci-fi, women’s literature, Xenogenesis

• Octavia E. Butler: Kindred

  Kindred opens with Dana in the hospital. She tells the reader “I lost an arm on my last trip home.”

  Christine

  October 27, 2016

  Book Talk, Review

  african american literature, books, favoriteauthor, fiction, Kindred, OctaviaButler, race, sci-fi, slavery

• Octavia E. Butler: Intro.

  When I tell you this woman is the most amazing person I’ve never met! I guess I should begin with this disclaimer: I love everything I’ve ever read by Octavia Butler, and no one can convince me that she isn’t great. I’m slightly obsessed, and obviously way too excited, but that’s only because her creativity…

  Christine

  October 19, 2016

  Book Talk

  books, favoriteauthor, fiction, Introduction, OctaviaButler, sci-fi