Journey to the Center

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a fantastic adventure into sin. The premise is simple: what would happen if you could get away with anything? The answer, of course, is never that easy.
Dorian is interesting because of the transition he makes. He started out as a youth, as beautiful as he was [...]

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson is an alarmingly entertaining look at what people are capable of. It is the future if capitalism were to run amok and extend into the government in such a way that it becomes the equivalent of a franchise.
The premise is that laws are just a group of rules that are [...]

Fluff reading has been my mainstay lately, trying to escape from the stress of the holidays and job flux. Most of the novels have been easily forgettable, at this moment I can’t even remember the name of most of them. I know they’re sitting on the bookshelf somewhere, but I wouldn’t know them until I [...]

Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is a comedy that appears to be sexist and outdated at first glance, requiring the reader to take into account the period in which it was written and allow for their value structure. However, with minor changes this play was adapted resulting in 10 Things I Hate [...]