literature
Geek literature from the New York Times or the recesses of online. Our favorite stories showcase geeks.
'Game of Mass Destruction' Cast
The first draft to Game of Mass Destruction is currently at 17,000 words on Microsoft Word as of writing. With all my long stories, I always aim for 50,000. So the novel is pretty much half way there. There are currently three fanfic versions ofGame of Mass Destruction, but only one is complete. As mentioned in an article I wrote months ago, it remains one of my most ambitious projects to date.
By Chloe Gilholy7 years ago in Geeks
Late Review: 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'
What is so special about the teenage years? Is it the confrontation with real emotions like love, anxiety, and depression? Is it that people commonly build the relationships and friendships that will last the rest of their lifetime during this time period? Is it the fact that we find ourselves and discover what we really have a passion for?
By George Gomez7 years ago in Geeks
Book Recommendations from 2018
It’s that time again, my annual list of my favourite books that I have read during the year. Now these books aren’t all released during 2018. Some are new and some are older but all of them were a delightful read that I recommend to everyone.
By Liana Hewitt7 years ago in Geeks
Literary Essay #2: 'Wuthering Heights'
Emily Brontë and her sisters Charlotte and Anne grew up on the West-Yorkshire moors, a landscape which went on to influence their novels and provide a suitable backdrop for their dark, turbulent tales of wild, uncontrollable passion. The Yorkshire moors are a barren and difficult habitat, where it is hard to survive due to the harsh terrain and bad weather, that possess a stark, dramatic beauty. Emily Brontë was an heir to the Romantic and Gothic traditions which favored ruined old buildings and untamed and uncultivated landscapes as a reflection of the tempestuous emotions of the characters. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, is a prime example of this.
By Rachel Lesch7 years ago in Geeks
A Letter from the Land of Dreams
Dear Violet, I write this letter knowing that it will never reach you. You don’t exist, but I feel it is something I must do for myself. A letter with no reply. A letter to the departed. A letter with no address. I never write anymore, so forgive me if I am rusty. Why do I do this? I...am not sure, but I feel there is so much I have bottled inside, and that I have not done. This frozen instant in time is stretching longer and I don’t know what to do.
By Michael Barnes7 years ago in Geeks
The Hidden Truths of History
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay is a historical novel set in a frame story published in 2007. According to dictionary.com, a frame story is “a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories.” Sarah’s Key tells the story of a young journalist, Julia Jarmond, as she uncovers the story of Sarah and her family when writing an article on the sixtieth anniversary of the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup in Paris. This story has been relatively unheard of, but it is one of those books that everyone should read at least once in their lives, even if the subject matter is not the most uplifting.
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Geeks
'Bend or Break'
This is the first book I published. While I usually do horror, in this case it was more of a dark action thriller. It centers around an antihero who has learned the ability to bend reality. He has been using this power to seek revenge against the phantom syndicate that murdered his family. Please enjoy this sample and consider buying yourself a copy at the link below:
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Geeks
Author Margaret Atwood Announces 'The Handmaid's Tale' Sequel Is Coming in 2019
Over 30 years after publishing her critically-acclaimed dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood has announced that a sequel is currently in the works. The sequel, titled The Testaments, is set to release in September 2019.
By Anna Cheney7 years ago in Geeks
What Makes 'Lost in Translation' a Great American Novel?
As Americans, we seem obsessed with discovering the next Great American Novel, which is simply a fancy way of asking for “any novel that is regarded as having successfully represented an important time in US history or one that tells a story that is typical of America.” (The Great American Novel) Eva Hoffman did not set out to write the Great American anything when she started her memoir Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language. She is Polish Jewish, originally immigrated from Canada, and only spent her life in America during and after college. However, looking at the definitions of what constitutes a “Great American Novel,” Hoffman’s story parallels with every part. Technically, she wrote a memoir, which is not a novel, but her story is still “a story that is typical of America,” (The Great American Novel) which should give it standing room as a member of the literary canon of Great American works.
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Geeks
Which Book to Get for Each Person on Your Holiday Shopping List
The busy holiday shopping season kicked off with Black Friday a few days ago, and as we get into the holiday spirit, most of us are looking for the perfect gifts for our friends, family, boss, co-workers—and anyone else we wish to give to!
By Amanda Rose7 years ago in Geeks
What Constitutes American Literature?
If you Google search “American literature,” you get results from Mark Twain to Edgar Allan Poe to Ernest Hemingway, but where is the diversity that makes America? Where are the female authors? The African American authors? Anyone of a minority? Honestly, they are not what comes to mind when someone says to tell them about great American literature. We think of Hemingway or Twain as American literature because that is what we are taught, giving them the biggest audience and the chance to become well-known. The only definition given for what constitutes as American literature is, “literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America.” (“American Literature”) It is as simple as that. Which means, that novels such as Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, should easily be placed in the American canon, finding its own audience to reach out to.
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Geeks
