Category: book review
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Review of “A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in Sun Village” by Shelley Wong
Shelley Wong’s “A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in Sun Village” is a poignant prose poem that artfully intertwines personal narrative with East Asian history and the immigrant experience. This review explores Wong’s use of rich imagery, historical layering, and emotional depth to capture the complexities of identity, diaspora, and gender. While acknowledging its thematic density…
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The Language of Worldbuilding: It’s All Dystopian Baseball to Me + Review of Jen Gish’s ‘The Resisters’
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in Book Blog, book review, books, Chinese literature, Culture, digital communities, digital humanities, digital storytelling, east asia, east asian studies, existentialist, game studies, game writing, game-based learning, games, gaming, politics, popular culture, Popular Culture Studies, quote, sci fi, scicomm, science fiction, Story time, worldbuilding, writing“Do you know what trauma is? she would ask. Doyou know how it can change people? And, You have toask, Who what when where how why. Starting withwho did this—the old Ondi or the new? But Gwen wouldjust say, over and over, You don’t understand” The Resisters Maybe it’s the anthropologist in me, or the…
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Book Review: As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Pre-History of Virtual Reality
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In an age where the boundary between reality and fantasy is becoming increasingly blurred, the allure of fictional worlds has captured the imagination of millions. In his groundbreaking book “As If,” author Michael Saler delves into the depths of this phenomenon, dissecting the fascinating interplay between enchantment, irony, and reason in the modern world. Saler’s…
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LOTR: Am I Late to This Party? I Just Watched Lord of the Rings for the First Time…. A Review
Ladies and gentlemen, hobbits and wizards, yeah I said it, prepare yourselves for a latish review of the “Lord of the Rings” films! Now, before I embark on this journey, let me admit something to you all right off the bat: I failed as a literary scholar. Yes, my dear readers, despite my bookish ambitions,…