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I want to start off by saying, I am the most hooked on this novel than any of the ones we have read prior to this.  The writing style is more straight-forward, but the story-telling is brilliant. That being said, there are similarities between some of the novels/graphic novels/movies we have gone over before. One […] Continue reading →

Lilith interacts and accepts the alien creatures as she is exposed to the food she is given by the other creatures. During her isolation, the food was nearly unrecognizable, but by the end, she eats something that she is very familiar with. One interesting observation I made while reading this novel was the interaction between […] Continue reading →

In yesterday’s class, we discussed page 25, where the rat with the drill attached to its head attacks a fellow rat. The observations in class made where how the comic panels focused in on the rat from three different view points. At one point, the terror in the rat’s eyes is seen as it is […] Continue reading →

What is typically difficult for me in beginning a novel is assimilating into the world the author has given us.  Neruomancer throws the reader into a world where if technology was still a foreign concept,  it would be nearly impossible to decipher. Where my difficulties first occurred was not in the jargon used, but pinpointing […] Continue reading →

Our discussion in the class prior led me to thinking back about what defines and distinguishes science fiction from other genres in literature.  There was one comment that struck a chord with me; science fiction allows the author to explore different possibilities within the boundaries of worldly rules.  Fantasy elements are added to create the […] Continue reading →

Upon completing this novel, I was stricken with the sense of isolation and loneliness. This idea is placed within the novel between the three characters who the reader sees a narrative from: Walton, Frankenstein, and the monster. Walton desires a companion on his explorations, describing his longing within the letters he writes to his sister. […] Continue reading →

Upon reading this novel for the past two days, naturally my subconscious embeds the images portrayed in what I found to be one of the more terrifying scenes in the first volume. In other  words, I had a nightmare just last night about when the monster created by Frankenstein first opens its eyes and comes […] Continue reading →

Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin dashboard) to start a fresh post. Here are some suggestions for your first post. You can find new ideas for what to blog about by […] Continue reading →