Monthly Archives: September 2011

Mahjong den vs. Gambling den

I don’t know why, but I feel really like Neuromancer is very at home in Japan.  It could be that since modern day Japan is constantly on the forefront of technology (http://www.mobilemag.com/2011/08/04/japanese-robot-can-think-fetches-ice-for-your-drink/) and as the technology evolves into neuron splicing … Continue reading

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Like father like son

I just finished Frankenstein and it hit me like a blow to the head how the monster’s creation and Victor Frankenstein’s death play against each other in a really striking way. Looking at the original “birth” or creation of the … Continue reading

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Rediscovering Frankenstein

So, i had certain expectations getting into Frankenstein.  The first thing I expected was a lot more lightning bolts.  I had the classic image of a dungeon turned laboratory so cemented in my head from years of the movies and … Continue reading

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