Despite the nature of the book, I really liked Galatea 2.2. Although the structure was pretty chaotic, I felt like Powers constantly wants the reader to feel uneasy. Uneasy about the subject matter, and also uneasy about the ideas concerning knowledge presented.
So what is Power’s arguing?
I’m not really sure with this [...]
Blog Post #12: Galatea 2.2 Wrap-up
Blog Post #11: Galatea 2.2
Sorry if this post is a bit late, I was having problems with the network.
I very much enjoyed this piece by Richard Powers. Although the overtly technical nature of much of the novel could be a distraction, I thought Powers did a very nice job connected everything to his narrative thread.
First [...]
Blog Post #10: Pessl, Fitzpatrick wrap-up
Hmmm….what can I say about these works that we didn’t already? I guess I want to talk about several issues.
I think the whole Franzen-Oprah thing is absolutely ridiculous. I decided to do a quite bit of research on it, and wikipedia (god it’s great for thumbnail info!) quotes Franzen as [...]
Blog Post #9: Fitzpatrick and Pessl
What can I say about Pessl and Fitzpatrick after reading the two sections from The Anxiety of Obsolescence? That is a pretty good question. However, several things in the Fitzpatrick work caught my attention. Primarily, I was intrigued by a quote on the 17 page of the piece. The idea that [...]
And now for something completely unrelated to class…
I was doing a little reminiscing about life, love, and everything when suddenly the thought of the funniest music video I have ever seen popped into my mind. In addition to the video being by a band that I used to like very much, the whole premise of the short film makes it absolutely priceless. [...]
Just something I found a bit funny…
I went on a short trip to visit Sleepy Hollow cemetery several weeks ago. It is an extremely beautiful place with a storied history. I went there with the intent to find Washington Irving’s grave. Irving is by far one of my favorite American writers, and I thought it was appropriate to go pay some [...]
Blog Post #8: Revolution is not a dinner party…
Wow. I absolutely loved Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Pessl manages to make a 500 plus page book seem like a rather short experience. The careful development of characters, and the radical changes we witness within them are the true magic of the story.
Gareth Van Meer is [...]
Blog Post #7: Who the hell was Ray anyway?
I thought the discussion tonight was very fascinating. With works like The Keep, I find it very hard to focus on the technological undertones when the characters outside of those themes are interesting in themselves. So first of all let me say thank you to everyone who helped me [...]
Blog Post #6: Egan’s The Keep…P.S. Go Big Blue
I seem to enjoy each new book more than the one from the previous week. The Keep is going to be a tough book to knock down from the top position. I was unfamiliar with this title before this class, but I really [...]
