Author Melissa Lent

Module 7 was an interesting way to end the semester. On the one hand, although I respect the themes and authors of “Nine Lives” and “The Women Men Don’t See”, the stories themselves didn’t intrigue me as much as Underground… Continue Reading →

Kindred has taken the top spot for the best book I’ve read this semester. It made me think of when people say they want to go back to the past, whether that be the 80s or the 60s or the… Continue Reading →

Ender’s Game is a coming-of-age story on an astronomical scale, no pun intended. In fact, maybe it can’t even be considered coming-of-age, because for Ender childhood barely existed. How can a child suffer through so much pain, emotional manipulation, isolation,… Continue Reading →

Happy midterm week! Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was honestly my favorite book that we’re read so far. One of the most important things I’ve noticed is how the book, although futuristic, still reflects the times it was written… Continue Reading →

Whose universe is better? Ours or that of the Neanderthals? Hominids explores that question in its many conversations between Ponter and characters from this universe, as well as scenes Adikor that show us what the Neanderthal’s universe is like. One… Continue Reading →

A similar theme running through this module’s readings is cold facts versus the will of humanity. In “The Cold Equations,” Marilyn must die because they must save six people with the medicine Barton brings, and that mathematically outweighs her singular… Continue Reading →