Tag: sci-fi

• Lost Books and Twelve Tribes — My February Reads

  For the past two weeks, I’ve been slowly reading a book I borrowed from my local library via Overdrive—The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata. I’m only about halfway through (63.3% according to the app’s progress meter) because I neglected my reading on several occasions last week, and the story has so many…

  Christine

  February 15, 2022

  Book Talk

  alternate realities, books, fantasy, fantasy books, fiction, literature, Michael Zapata, parallel universes, reading, sci-fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau

• Thoughts on Parable of the Sower

  I finished Parable of the Sower about a week ago, but haven’t yet started on Parable of the Talents. There’s a lot going on in my head and in my life and I just haven’t been able to pick up another book this past week. I’m not going to recap what Parable of the Sower…

  Christine

  November 24, 2020

  Book Talk, Review

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

• Reading Outside of Your Comfort Zone

  Happy Monday all! Answer me this: what is your favorite genre to read? I asked myself this question the other day, and I couldn’t really answer it definitively. I really enjoy Science Fiction, but I mostly just like reading multicultural literature regardless of the specific genre. This started in college. All throughout middle school and…

  Christine

  May 6, 2019

  Book Talk

  advice, anthologies, books, fiction, literature, non-fiction, opinion, reading, sci-fi, things to do, true stories

• The Year of Black Books: What I’ve Read So Far

  Holla Holla and we’re back! You guys! I’m so excited to be back here with you. I’ve totally missed writing about the books I’m reading, especially since I am actively, and successfully, working through a pretty decent reading list this year! I made it a point at the beginning of the year to make a…

  Christine

  April 1, 2019

  Review, Update

  An American Marriage, Barracoon, Black books, Black Literature, book review, books, Children of Blood and Bone, fiction, Glory Edim, Homegoing, If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin, literature, non-fiction, race, reading, sci-fi, slavery, Tayari Jones, Tomi Adeyemi, true stories, Well-Read Black Girl, Yaa Gyasi, Zora Neale Hurston

• 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