A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging and assimilation
An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina GodÃnez. His world expands as he meets her network of family and friends, setting him on a course to discover his first-life history, which the reanimation process erased. With elements of science fiction, horror, political satire and romance, Chicano Frankenstein confronts our nation’s bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human.
Yes, readers are discerning! Interesting topic for a video though. Click on the above link to watch.
I use to annotate my textbooks a lot back in college to help me study new material and remember key concepts.
However, I rarely annotate books I read today. If I do annotate any books I read, it's usually some sort of nonfiction book. For instance, I may annotate a diet book or other health related book, self-help books, a cookbook, or perhaps, even a language learning book, etc.
The above, short video is one of many videos on annotating books.
Let me know in the comments section below if you annotate your books while reading them.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt sounds like a good book to add to my reading wishlist.
Check out the above, short video to see all of the book recommendations Bill Gates makes.
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Top Ten Tuesday was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
It's always a bummer to read books by authors that are not very captivating. The following books didn't hit the mark for me this year.
1. Riven Rock by T. C. Boyle
2. Earthbound by Richard Matheson
3. The Encantadas by Herman Melville
4. Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin by Danny Fingeroth
5. Pride and Prejudice Untold Trilogy by P. O. Dixon
6. The Coffee Killer by A. J. Shaw
7. The Horoscope Writer by Ash Bishop
8. Savannah Sleuth by Alan Chaput
9. She Had Glass Eyes by C.S. Schiavone
10. We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
I've added links to my reviews for nine of the books listed above.
I received the paperback version of The Flip Side by Jason Walz for FREE through the Goodreads Giveaway program. Below is my honest, unbiased review of this young adult, graphic novel.
First off, I absolutely loved the artwork for The Flip Side. In fact, the artwork was probably my favorite thing about this book. The Flip Side is also a very quick read, which is one of the things I enjoy about graphic novels.
The Flip Side by Jason Walz is a novel geared towards teens. The focus of The Flip Side is on the loss of one’s best friend, loneliness, fear, grief, and how one’s life can feel like it has turned upside down after the loss of one's best friend.
The Flip Side by Jason Walz showcases how to two teens, Theo and Emma, overcome the obstacles of fear, loneliness, and grief together.
Below is the publisher's summary for The Flip Side by Jason Walz from the author's website:
This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality—the frightening embodiment of his depression.
Theo’s best friend has died, and he can’t pull himself out of his sadness—a sadness that those around him don’t seem to respect or even notice. And then something even more disconcerting happens: His town literally flips upside down and everyone disappears, except for a threatening, shape-shifting monster and a snarky teenage girl who knows her way around this flipped world. Is Theo doomed to spend the rest of his life in this scary state?
Tremendously unique and suspenseful, The Flip Side tackles grief and depression in a fascinating and affecting way.
I am giving The Flip Side by Jason Walz a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
I don't read a lot of poetry usually. Every so often, I will read or listen to a poetry reading.
I recently listened to this reading of 'Oh Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman.
I hope you enjoy it!
