Category Archives: survival
Review 171: Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy As I was reading this book, a student saw me reading it and asked what it was about, I had to think for a few moments before answering. … Continue reading
Filed under Cormac McCarthy, death, dystopia, fiction, good and evil, morality, murder, survival
Review 142: Otherland 1 – City of Golden Shadow
Otherland 1: City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams Let me just start by saying this: the first time I finished this series, I immediately went back and started reading it again. I can’t think of any other series that … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, brothers, fantasy, fathers, friendship, gender, gender roles, internet, quest, science fiction, sisters, survival, Tad Williams, transhumanism, virtual reality, world-crossing
Review 130: The Wave
The Wave by Susan Casey Okay, I want you to do something for me. Close your eyes. Wait. No, that won’t work. Open your eyes again. Eyes open? Good. Now imagine you’ve closed your eyes, but don’t actually close them … Continue reading
Filed under survival, nonfiction, disaster, Susan Casey, environment, climate change, oceanography, oceans, surfing
Review 66: Life of Pi
Life of Pi by Yann Martel Every time I go back to the US to visit friends and family, I always make a visit to a bookstore or two. I can buy books here in Japan, but the prices are … Continue reading
Review 24: Death from the Skies!
Death From The Skies! by Phil Plait I’ve always found the end of the world fascinating. So many cultures have put together their own ideas of how the world will end, from the Norse Ragnarök to the Christian apocalypse to … Continue reading
Filed under apocalypse, astronomy, astrophysics, death, nonfiction, Phil Plait, science, survival, technology
Review 22: House of Stairs
House of Stairs by William Sleator Young adult fiction must be a really tough genre to wrap your head around, for a writer. You have a story that you want to tell, and you have to tell it in such … Continue reading
Review 20: The Doomsday Book
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis I honestly can’t count the number of times I’ve read this book. I think this is the fifth time. Or maybe the sixth, I don’t know. It doesn’t really matter, because it’s just as … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas, Connie Willis, death, disease, England, science fiction, survival, time travel
Review 19: Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham I have a long fondness for Apocalyptic novels. The Stand was one of my early favorites from junior high school, and I really enjoyed its cousin by Robert McCammon, Swan Song. There’s … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, anarchy, apocalypse, England, John Wyndham, made into movies, science fiction, society, survival
