literature
Geek literature from the New York Times or the recesses of online. Our favorite stories showcase geeks.
'Caraval' by Stephanie Garber | Book Review
Scarlett Dragna and her sister Donatella are plagued by their abusive father, trapped in a house where they are beaten for even thinking of leaving. Their only source of comfort is the exciting Caraval, a mysterious game where the winners win a wish. After they are invited by the legendary Master Caraval to his elusive game they might finally be in for a chance to escape their living hell. The question is… will this new adventure be all its meant to be?
By Joe Harris7 years ago in Geeks
When Do You Stop Reading Children's Books?
I didn’t get invested in reading until the seventh grade; I was about 13. Already considered a teen, my reading level in general should be fairly high. I remember the class assigned book was The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, so like reading or not, by the seventh grade you needed to be able to read well and of a caliber befitting of being in the seventh grade. But like I said I didn’t get invested in reading until then. I didn’t read for fun, at book fairs I got superficial books, and if I did read it was the same book over and over again, unwilling to open my world to others.
By Mady Evans7 years ago in Geeks
'Folklore Rules' by Lynne S. McNeill—Review
Lynne S. McNeill’s Folklore Rules: A Fun, Quick, and Useful Introduction to the Field of Academic Folklore Studies is a great introduction for anyone interested in folklore. McNeill has a Ph.D. in folklore and is an assistant professor of English in the Folklore Program and director of online development for the folklore department at Utah State University as well as co-founder of and faculty advisor for the Utah State University Folklore Society. McNeill is also the co-founder of the Digital Folklore Project and co-editor of Slender Man is Coming.
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Geeks
Why Ginny Weasley Is the Best Character in the HP Series
When I think back on every time I have watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1, the cringey feeling that comes with Bonnie Wright saying the line "shoelace" and reaching down to tie Dan's shoe hits me all over again. You see, book Ginny was fierce. Movie Ginny—not so much.
By Hannah Howard7 years ago in Geeks
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (A Psychoanalysis)
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is a novel that follows Samantha Kingston as she repeats the same day over for a whole week. Lauren Oliver wrote this story as a way to understand teens and what influences them to behave in certain ways. During this week Sam finds out how disconnected she has become from her authentic self. Sam also finds herself in a rescue mission to save Juliet Sykes, a girl who has been constantly harassed her whole life. Sam belongs to a clique of mean girls who she psychoanalyzes through the reconstruction of the same day and significant events relived over and over again. They have sunk themselves so low that even they have no idea why they became this way. It is up to Sam to find how where everything went wrong. Oliver uses the narrator as the psychoanalyst and the patient to discover how she and her friends betrayed their true nature and the reasons for these choices.
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Geeks
'Cancelled Vows'
The day of Police Chief David O’Callaghan and his to be wife Chelsea Adams’ wedding day is coming up fast. However there is a last minute snag to the happy couple's special plans for their special day. David is still technically married, he has to divorce his first wife first. David, Mac, and Gnarly rush to New York City to get a divorce for David. He has five days to divorce his old girlfriend or his wedding plans will be ruined. However a murder blocks the path between David's divorce and wedding plans. Luckily Mac Faraday and his K-9 Gnarly are there to solve the murder and get David to the church in time for his wedding.
By DIYStudent7 years ago in Geeks
Light Novels
Light novels, novels that are light; done, end of definition, thanks for reading… Well not quite. The term “light novel” is used in Japan to loosely describe a subgroup of literature that can be compared, to what in the United States would call a “young adult” (YA) novel; each targeting an audience of young people in middle school and up. The light novels of Japan, however, differ from what is considered a typical YA novel or book that are found outside of Japan.
By Mady Evans7 years ago in Geeks
Reading Journal: 'Vanity Fair'
William Makepeace Thackeray took the title Vanity Fair from a scene in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Vanity Fair is a never-ending fair in a fair in a town called Vanity, which represents mankind’s foolish attachment to worldly things. Bunyan uses the word “vanity” in its biblical/theological sense, meaning things of the world which are trivial and worthless compared to things of the soul. The connotation of the word “vanity” which most people would be familiar with today is an obsession with appearance. Thackeray uses this reference to Bunyan to make the implication that England is a “Vanity Fair,” a place that is preoccupied with worldly gain and superficial appearances.
By Rachel Lesch7 years ago in Geeks
Midnight Kids
The magical moment when a book is opened for the first time by a reader is by far the greatest moment for not only a book lover but by the author. The moment a story begins is not when it is written by the author but when the reader takes the story as their own. A story for an author is a memory, a dream, an alternate reality that is written down for others to experience. Since the reader is not the original all powerful creator that is the author, the only way for the non-author to take place in the author’s world is by reading the world’s written form, a book. An author wouldn’t be an author if they did not want to share their world to others and the wonders that they personally see in it. It is imperative that the author does everything in their power to make their world a great experience to the reader as possible. Though, each author is different, and how they go about creating such experience and how much of it is given to any one book/story/world is up to them.
By Mady Evans7 years ago in Geeks
