Category: Books
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The Price of Flesh in “Altered Carbon”
What will happen in the future, when we can disconnect our minds from our bodies? The science fiction novel by Richard K. Morgan and its Netflix adaptation, Altered Carbon, takes a unique approach to this question. It presents us with a bleak vision of what life would be like if we could achieve immortality by discarding our…
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Listening as Reading: My Experience with Audiobooks
This isn’t my typical post about science fiction, fantasy, or video games, but I thought I’d share my experience with audiobooks. I’d still count that as a geeky interest, right? About a year and a half ago, I started driving to work instead of taking public transportation, and to entertain myself on the commute, I…
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Celebrating Halloween’s Suspense (Without the Scares)
Halloween is a scary holiday, which I sometimes struggle to celebrate because I don’t like horror. If it’s dark or suspenseful, fine. If it’s creepy or spooky, I can take it. But I’m not into too many jump scares, or anything too unbelievable, or scenes so disturbing I won’t be able to sleep afterwards. For…
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