Sometimes it takes science fiction or fantasy to hammer home the most poignant observations about the American Condition.
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DIY MFA Reading List: “Oryx & Crake” by Margaret Atwood
Will the world end in fire, or in ice? Or in a hemorrhagic virus leaving behind a few crazed survivors … and a race of genetically engineered, multi-colored midgets? Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx & Crake” takes us back to the future.
Continue readingDIY MFA Reading List: “Under the Volcano” by Malcolm Lowry
What if Hell isn’t other people at all? What if it’s just, well … you? Have a stiff drink (you’ll need it), as we descend into Malcolm Lowry’s infernal novel “Under the Volcano”.
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