Author Archives: thisisnotscifi

When I started thinking about the assignment tasked to us to compare The House of the Scorpion with one of our other science fiction readings we’ve had so far over the semester, I thought, “Yikes. This could be tough…” But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was never very good with words. Of course I was only 8 years old at the time. Oh those were the days. Certainly not good ones, but I suppose today’s are not much better. At least we were friends … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“There was a model of the world, and we didn’t look outward at all; our conscious selves saw only the simulation in our heads, an interpretation of reality, endlessly refreshed by input from the senses.” (193) Reading through the density … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Poor kid. If only he knew. No. It’s not his fault. Not at all.  To hell with those beasts. I hate them all. At least some of us treat him with some respect. Galt did for a while at least. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“‘Do you understand what now what happened to us?’ ‘I’m aware of what happened. It’s…alien to me. Frighteningly alien’” (Butler 16). As I dove right into Lilith’s Brood, I thought about what it means to be “alien,” particularly what it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The specific page and column that I chose in the graphic novel We3 is found on pg. 93, specifically on the right column, top two pictures (can be viewed here). To me this is one of the most powerful images … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After hearing and reading a bit about William Gibson and his influence on the science fiction genre, I was pretty excited to begin reading Neuromancer. I for one wasn’t expecting what was prepared for me. Granted, when seeing the prompt, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Reading through part II & III of Frankenstein proved to be quite enjoyable for me. One phrase stood out to be perhaps one of the most important of the entire novel. It’s a phrase that helps define the monster’s motive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As I sat down to read Frankenstein for the ‘nth’ time (this is not the first time I’ve read it, nor is it the first time I’ve studied it at Mason either), I thought about it in a different lens … Continue reading → Continue reading →