literature
Geek literature from the New York Times or the recesses of online. Our favorite stories showcase geeks.
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
Ever felt like a fly on the wall? Imagine feeling stuck inside the wall. In the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Charlotte Perkins Gilman writes about a woman going through postpartum depression. The narrator has a child and begins to experience symptoms of postpartum depression that lead to the nanny taking care of the child. Her husband perscripes her medication which eventually leads to her madness. The narrator is going through postpartum depression shown by sexism, the woman in the wall, and an attempted suicide.
By Kennedy Hale6 years ago in Geeks
Do You Have a Reading List for 2020?
Being a bookworm is not that easy. You have to really love reading! As the year 2019 approaches towards the end I believe we are all planning on our New Year resolutions. This is when, I, for one, love settling my list of books to read for the next year. All the Christmassy vibes and the New Year vibes just makes you skip a beat.
By Monalisa Roy6 years ago in Geeks
Mathew the Terror Tiger
BY: Salina Brilla Mathew the Tiger lived all alone in the jungle. That's very strange for a tiger not to have any family. His days were lonesome and long, with no one to lick clean or hunt; he became sad. Mathew did not only become sad, he became mean and bad. He would tease, capture, and eat other animals for fun. He liked the taste of antelopes and zebras. He liked to spring out in the middle of a herd, and laugh as they all ran away. He took joy in the terror he put in the hearts of the jungle animals. Every day, the animals were on the lookout for "Mathew the Terror Tiger." He would jump on the backs of the hippos, and scratch at their hides to let the sun in and burn the flesh underneath. He would jump on the trees above the crocs, so the branches would fall and knock on their heads. He was vicious, all because he was lonely. He was getting the attention of the other animals, and with it, he didn't feel so lonely. Sometimes, he would find a place in the field where the zebras chatted with each other, and hide low in the grass and listen to stories of his captures and conquests, and ultimately, dinner. "His teeth are stained red from so many victims," one zebra said as Mathew licked his teeth and wondered if it was true. "He smells awful from the dead flesh beneath his nails," said another zebra, and Mathew sniffed his paws and shook his head in agreement. "He must be stopped." He heard the zebras agree, and Mathew laughed silently knowing there was no one who could defeat him. "There's an ape who says we can stand together and defeat Mathew." Mathew became mad, and perched himself to haunch in the grass. "The ape's name is Kaden." And with that information Mathew sprung from his hiding place with a loud roar that excited the hooves of all the zebras gossiping, and they ran off.
By Salina Brilla6 years ago in Geeks
5 Books to Read if You're Starting a Film Degree
Everyone knows that there are lists and lists of stuff out there for people like you, starting your degree in film. Everyone knows that there are films you "should" watch repeatedly if you are studying a degree in film. Everyone knows that there are some film theories that you must by all means, know if you're about to start a degree in film. But, what people rarely discuss is the books that you can read to further your knowledge of the subject. Some people think that film is simply about watching films and writing about them. As someone who majored in film for their MA, I can tell you that this is not the case and that film is a lot more complicated than that. Let me quickly explain:
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Five Books I Was Obsessed with When I Was 16
Okay, so when I was 16 I went on one massive paperback horror binge. Every now and again this happens, and I end up scaring myself half to death, but guess what... I absolutely love it. I love everything scary and frightening. I love urban legends and horror movies; I love horror literature, and I think that the best horror stories are written by random people online because it is.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Five Books I Was Obsessed with When I Was 21
At age 21, I was just as a prolific reader as I am now, and as I have always been. I have always loved reading, writing, reading other people's writing and sometimes, I have myself opened a Pandora's Box of reading when discovering something new. Once, when I was in university, I basically blurted out in class that I don't mind reading anyone's writing for any writing module they had, and feeding back information on what I thought, etc. Everyone ended up sending me their work, but I gotta say—I had a lot of reading for the next week or so. I was a happy little woman, for the time being.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The Greatest Books That Didn't Win the Booker Prize
Sometimes, we don't always get what we want in terms of winnings. Sometimes we're supporting a certain book and it doesn't win even after being shortlisted, and even when it is the favourite to win. Sometimes, we don't like the book that won the award and that's okay too. We don't always have to like everything, but sometimes they do go too far with it.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
50 Greatest Short Stories of All Time
For as long as writing has been around, short stories have been around as well. A Short Story is mostly defined as a story that has all the themes, characters and plots that would be considered for a novel but, it just does not have the length of one. Most people consider it to be around 1'600 to 20'000 words in length and so, it is much short than what a novel would be considered to be.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The Greatest Booker Prize Winning Books of All Time
The Booker Prize, formerly the Man Booker Prize, is one of the most important events of the year for people like me. It is a prize offered for some of the best books written in the year. I love learning about the new books out every year and with the winners, you can definitely see what the reading trends are across the world and, with political and social climates, you can probably tell why.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
My 5 Favourite Authors of All Time
As we know by now, I love to read. And although I did Film and Writing for my MA, I still did Literature for my BA and I still love to read as much as I love to analyse horror films. When it comes down to it, literature is quite possibly one of the greatest mediums for entertainment ever. People who think that reading is boring are they kinds of people you do not need in your life. Literature is amazing and authors are the creators of it.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Five Books I Was Obsessed with When I Was 18
When I was 18, I had this weird thing called, "I have no friends, but I have a ton of books, so I guess I'm good..." And in reality, we call that being a nerd. To break it down, I used to read and eat cheese in great amounts—so, not so much different to today, then.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
To What Extent Are Journalists and Journalistic Practice Important in the Fiction of Ernest Hemingway?
Ernest Hemingway is perhaps one of the most famous American writers of his time. Before becoming a writer, however, Hemingway was a journalist and a war correspondent (Meyers 1982:1). This essay will focus on the extent to which journalists and journalistic practice are important in Hemingway’s fictional work The Sun Also Rises (1926).
By Aarushi Shetty6 years ago in Geeks
