Category Archives: Group 3

The House of the Scorpion is similar to other novels we have read because people like El Patron, manipulate their bodies to suit their needs.  We’ve seen this in Neuromancer where Molly has blades under her fingernails, enhanced reflexes, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is probably my favorite novel of the course thus far because of the differences it has from the other books we have read. I love the pretense of this unique country that exists pretty much solely for opium production. It’s an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I remember reading “The House of the Scorpion” when I was in middle school, and after re-reading it over the long break, I was kind of confused.  It seemed like I had read an entirely different novel years ago.  This was the first real “sci-fi” novel I had ever read, and it was for class …

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The main difference I see between House of the Scorpion and the rest of the novels we’ve read is the lack of technology. The very beginning takes place in a lab, but instead of growing the children in giant test … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Siri and I were friends purely because no one else wanted to be our friends. We were the outcasts, the two “wimps” other kids came and picked on. It wasn’t a fun existence, but it was better than being alone and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

They’re starting to rouse. I know it’s about time, but I’m anxious. For most of them, it’s the first time going through this. Perhaps that will dull their emotions when they realize it. Five years isn’t such a long time, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We descended in Rorschach, the grunts assembled around me.  I let them loose, wires uncoiling in different directions to scope.  Keeton hovered, unconsciously staying close, never going as far as they could go.  I always objected to the restriction, 90 meters never … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I know I have this backwards (sorry Sample, Jambrose) but I think its better this way.             Reading through Blindsight, I was unimpressed with the “imagine you are Siri Keeton” passages.  They read as tedious, and sort of like those “choose your own adventure” novels, but less entertaining and with more summarization.  So with this …

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“They’re tricks of the mind, the same neurological smoke-and-mirrors that convinced people throughout the ages that they were being haunted by ghosts, abducted by aliens, hunted by— —vampires— —and you wonder whether Sarasti really stayed behind or if he was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“I’m a Synthesist.” He knew that. Of course he knew, everyone did: You can’t observe the system unless you stay outside the system. “On Earth you’re a Synthesist,” he said. “In the Kuiper you’re a Synthesist. Here you’re mass. Do what … Continue reading → Continue reading →