Shelby R.’s Picks
I LOVE, love, love many of the <fill in the blank> for Dummies and the <fill in the blank> for Idiots books. They’re fun and I always learn something!
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens I know, a lot of folks were TORTURED by having to read this novel in literature classes, but I adored it, and went on to read several other of Dickens’ novels. His imagery is so realistic and accurate that I could feel the cold murky fog as I read and when I came to the end of the novel, I felt cheated because I wanted more, so much more.
Orys & Crake, Margaret Atwood
The protagonist of Oryx and Crake is Snowman, clad only in a bed sheet and a Red Sox cap, who appears to be the last human being on Earth. He’s not entirely alone, however; strange hybrid beasts such as wolvogs, pigoons and rakunks are roaming freely. As well, a group of what he calls Crakers—strange human-like creatures—lives nearby. They bring Snowman food and consult him on matters that surpass their understanding; thus, Snowman comes across as a post-apocalyptic hermit guru. As the story develops, these assorted lifeforms are revealed to be the products of genetic engineering.
Handmaids Tale, Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in the Republic of Gilead, a country formed within the borders of what was originally the United States of America after nuclear, biological, and chemical pollution rendered a large portion of the population sterile and a staged terrorist attack killed the President and Congress. After the attack, a revolution occurred which deposed the United States government and abolished the US Constitution. New theocratic governments, including the Republic of Gilead, were formed under the rule of a military dictatorship.
Almost everything written by Maya Angelou…here are a few:
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