by amiemccracken | Aug 15, 2013 | book review, books, reading
The Contaminants by Devin K. Smyth is a post-apocalyptic story centering around purification of Earth. Jessil and Soraj are among few survivors after the American government lets loose nuclear bombs across the globe. They orbit the planet in the last surviving cruiser...
by amiemccracken | May 10, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer is a young adult post-apocalyptic science fiction. A comet’s dust turns the sky purple, and space germs kill everyone who is past puberty. The world is left with a few scientists who were quarantined, and thousands of...
by amiemccracken | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the classics challenge this month, I read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.There is a lot of comparison to split personality disorders and this novella. The allegory hidden in the writing definitely points to that. But most visual portrayals of this...
by amiemccracken | Jan 5, 2012 | book review, reading
Bumped is controversial. I was worried that it would be crass. The premise is that a virus causes humanity to lose fertility after age 18. Sixteen and Pregnant, in other words. Teenagers are selling babies, both as amateurs and as pros – paid up front. Melody is...
by amiemccracken | Dec 22, 2011 | book review, reading
Delirium by Lauren Oliver is a testament to what we are as humans. What makes us tick? According to this book, it’s love. And in the future someone figured out how to cure us of love.Lauren Oliver is extremely perceptive about humanity as whole. A few...
