Category: Books
Literacy 2021: Book 17: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
This horror novel by Grady Hendrix is a lot better than its premise might suggest
Literacy 2021: Book 16: Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s comic series about people whose orgasms stop time.
Literacy 2021: Book 15: Devolution
Max Brooks applies his World War Z style to Sasquatches instead of zombies
Literacy 2021, Book 13: The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. LeGuin’s classic about an average man whose dreams transform reality
Literacy 2021: Book 12: Zen in the Art of Writing
A collection of essays combining Bradbury’s philosophy of writing along with some victory laps for his best work
Literacy 2021: Book 11: Secret Stories of Extinct Walt Disney World
I wanted a light book about Disney World history, and I chose poorly.
Literacy 2021: Book 10: Moonwalking With Einstein
I’ve already forgotten what this one was about, yuk yuk!
Fahrenheit 451 and the Author Who Refuses to Die
Re-thinking some of my own condescending opinions about Ray Bradbury’s work
Fahrenheit 451 and the Various Ways to Burn a Book
More thoughts about Ray Bradbury’s coda to Fahrenheit 451, and the book’s broader definition of censorship
