I am a huge Octavia Butler fan, and I recently learned that her book, Kindred, has been made into a series. I could not resist watching it. The series has some modifications, but none that don’t ring true. It is part horror story, part historical fiction, all suspense! I personally feel it has done Octavia…
Tag: fiction
The Memory Police: the forced disappearance of things…and people
Thankfully, The Memory Police is just a work of fiction because it is a terrifying concept. This book, by Yoko Ogawa, is subtle, and its prose has a sweetness to it, but beneath lies darkness. As I read it, I cannot guess where the story will lead to next, and that is what I find…
Double whammy…in a good way! We can listen to and read this short story thanks to Levar Burton!
Ever since reading Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir, I have wanted to pick up one of her short stories. Lucky for us, we can read one of her stories while we listen to it told by the amazing Levar Burton. Plus, it’s sci-fi/fantasy. It can’t get much better, in my opinion. Let’s dive right in! Here…
I was hooked from the start!
This short story, read by the author himself, had me enthralled from the very first sentence. I could not guess how it would end! It was part thriller, part dystopian sci-fi in the most unexpected ways. I’m fascinated by story-telling that seems so out-of-this-world, yet so relatable. There is so much talk about here and…