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Frankenstein

Made a Monster? Author: Mary Shelley Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious man who has used science to unravel the deepest, most impenetrable mysteries of life and death. His own ambition has destroyed him, and the walking testament to his hubris has become vengeful and half-crazed from rejection. Thus begins Mary Shelley’s tale of a man who did not respect the bounds of nature and God and now must contend with the horror of his own creation. Most of us hear the word Frankenstein and we think of mad scientists, sizzling lightning bolts, shouts of “it’s alive,” evil laughter echoing [...]

2023-04-22T20:09:05-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Swimming Lessons

Lessons in Selfishness   Author: Claire Fuller Ingrid had everything going for her. She was doing well in college, an ardent feminist who saw a future filled with possibilities and freeness. But then she fell for Gil, her professor, a man who loved books and the stories revealed in the margins by doodling students and bored readers. When her romance turned serious and she became pregnant, she did the responsible thing, the thing a woman in love would do. She left college. She married Gil. She settled down. She settled. Despite all the warnings about Gil, she didn’t believe that he was [...]

2023-04-22T09:43:49-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Head Full of Ghosts, A

Demon Possession or Dumb Christians? Author: Paul Tremblay The Barretts are already struggling when their eldest daughter, Marjorie, begins to act strangely. Before her decline, Marjorie was the perfect sister, inviting her younger sibling, Merry, into her room, reading her cute stories, making up tales with fuzzy animals and fun adventures. But now, Marjorie scares Mary. The stories are getting darker, more violent, more bizarre, and Marjorie isn’t acting appropriately, isn’t acting like herself. Eight-year-old Merry is afraid of her own sister. As events spiral out of control, the Barretts splinter in how they approach an increasingly unhinged and shockingly violent [...]

2023-04-21T16:53:16-07:00April 21st, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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