Tag Archives: sci fi

“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy of Five” by Douglas Adams

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Bec Graham

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been haunting me from bookshop to bookshop for years. I finally bought the “Trilogy of Four” a few months ago and then, last week, I finally got around to reading it. However, note that … Continue reading →

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“Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Bec Graham

I got home from work one day and my roommate hands me a book. “Do you want this? I’m never going to read it.” And hell, who am I to turn down a free book? I grabbed it and put … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged 80s, dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, gaming, MMORPG, OASIS, Parzival, Ready Player One, sci fi, YA | 3 Comments

“Mitosis” by Brandon Sanderson (Reckoners #1.5)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Bec Graham

Mitosis was a split decision purchase. I was halfway through Steelheart, when I decided to see what else Sanderson had written. It was then, when I was scrolling through GoodReads, that I found that Steelheart was the beginning of a series, and not … Continue reading →

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“Steelheart” by Brandon Sanderson (Reckoners #1)

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Bec Graham

I love superheroes. Superhero movies are my go-to entertainment at any given point in time. If I’m having a bad day, I’ll find an MCU movie to make myself feel better. There’s something about watching guys and girls with awesome … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Abraham, action, Avengers, bad metaphors, Brandon Sanderson, Cody, David, Epics, MCU, Megan, Newcago, Prof, sci fi, Steelheart, superheroes, Superman, The Reckoners, Tia, YA | 2 Comments

#28 “More Than This” by Patrick Ness

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Bec Graham

Goose – Dawn O’Porter Murder in Mississippi – John Safran Elianne – Judy Nunn Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth The Messenger – Markus Zusak Fragile Things – Neil Gaiman The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons NOS4R2 – Joe Hill Hades … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged afterlife, death, homosexuality, literary, metafiction, More Than This, Patrick Ness, philosophy, sci fi, writing style, YA | 7 Comments

#22 “Fragile Things” by Neil Gaiman – Part Four

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life | Tagged aliens, American Gods, fantasy, Fragile Things, Gaimaniac, gods, legends, myths, Neil Gaiman, novella, poetry, sci fi, Shadow, short stories | Leave a comment

Books are windows to the mind

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Bec Graham

She walked into my office backwards. I was already reaching for my script pad when she turned around and revealed a wobbling stack of books in her arms. As professionally as I could, I leapt out of my chair and … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, Musings | Tagged DPchallenge, excitement, fantasy, independent women, love, psychoanalyse, reading as escape, romance, sci fi | 2 Comments