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Jinxlier's Book Club
The next several, or seven articles will share my ideas over some books I enjoyed reading. The books featured do contain adult themes. They are not overtly sexually or violent for the sake of it, I just want to leave a disclaimer for readers who may be triggered by those themes. I do not intend to make you feel some type of way: I’m saving that for my horror novel. This series is simply to create a discussion. These novels will share common themes such as Race and Law, Gender and Sexuality, or Socio-economic obstacles. Many of these novels are quite dated: Mid 1800’s to the late 1970's. Yes, it is called RANGE! On a serious note, I only ask you to think about how these issues are discussed today. What similarities are we sharing with the people of past? Hopefully, my essays can entice you to check out some new books! These novels are commentaries on the societies of their time, many seen as “radical” point of views. Some critics dubbed these authors the clowns of their generation for writing that kind of book, but overtime their books caught traction. The first book I will be discussing is “Puddnhead Wilson,” by Mark Twain. Do not worry, future authors will not be white caucasian males. I understand the problematic nature of learning about oppression from the oppressor. I wanted to start with Twain’s novel because it was a critique of the first half of 19th century Southern United States. Slavery was abolished about 45 years before he published “Puddnhead Wilson’.
By Senor Jinxlier6 years ago in Geeks
Hillbilly Elegy - A Netflix Movie Review
Family is family. No matter what hardships you face, never forget a family’s love. Released to Netflix in 2020, Hillbilly Elegy is a true story about a young man who is in a hard spot. Receiving an urgent call about his mother, J.D. races from Yale back to Ohio. During his stay, he reflects on the hardships that he faced in his childhood. This time also gives him a chance to speculate where his future is going.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Given’
Bound by fate. Divided by duty. Yenni has never been this far from home. With only her wits, her strength, and her sacred runelore, the fierce Yirba warrior princess is alone in the Empire of Cresh. It's a land filled with strange magics and even stranger people--all of whom mistrust anyone who's different. But Yenni will prove herself, and find the cure for her father's wasting illness. She will not fail. No one warned her about the dragons. Especially not about him. Yet there is something powerful and compelling about the violet-black dragon known as Weysh. In human form he's muscular, beautiful--and completely infuriating. What kind of arrogant creature claims a stranger as his Given; as his destined mate? Yenni is no man's--or dragon's--plaything. But other magics must be at work here, because Weysh might just be her best hope at finding the answers she seeks. Only now Yenni can't tell if she's fighting an attraction to a dragon . . . or fighting fate itself.
By Cyn's Workshop6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The High Note"
The High Note is a movie that came out quietly in 2020. It kind of got lost in the mess that was that year but it shouldn't have. This movie should have gotten a lot more recognition than it did. There's a glimpse into different perspectives that we don't normally see in movies. I thought the overall package was really well made. The ending has a weird and kind of unnecessary twist though.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
'The Karate Kid' - A First Time Watch
'The Karate Kid' is one of those movies that I've always been told I'd love but, for one reason or another, I've never gotten around to watching. In fact, the franchise as a whole has completely passed me by, but, with the recent premiere of the new season of Cobra Kai on Netflix, the world seems to be riding high on Karate Kid Fever, so I figured now was the best time to jump in and do a full retrospective on the Karate Kid franchise.
By Sam Gamble6 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Ink in the Blood’
A lush, dark YA fantasy debut that weaves together tattoo magic, faith, and eccentric theater in a world where lies are currency and ink is a weapon, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake. Celia Sand and her best friend, Anya Burtoni, are inklings for the esteemed religion of Profeta. Using magic, they tattoo followers with beautiful images that represent the Divine's will and guide the actions of the recipients. It's considered a noble calling, but ten years into their servitude Celia and Anya know the truth: Profeta is built on lies, the tattooed orders strip away freedom, and the revered temple is actually a brutal, torturous prison. Their opportunity to escape arrives with the Rabble Mob, a traveling theater troupe. Using their inkling abilities for performance instead of propaganda, Celia and Anya are content for the first time . . . until they realize who followed them. The Divine they never believed in is very real, very angry, and determined to use Celia, Anya, and the Rabble Mob's now-infamous stage to spread her deceitful influence even further. To protect their new family from the wrath of a malicious deity and the zealots who work in her name, Celia and Anya must unmask the biggest lie of all--Profeta itself.
By Cyn's Workshop6 years ago in Geeks
'Lupin: Part 1' - A Fanboy Reviews
I'm an absolute sucker for a gentleman thief story. A slick and fast heist dripping with style, plenty of double crosses, and a grand reveal at the end; all taking place within a temple to the finer things of life? Sign me up, I'm in.
By Sam Gamble6 years ago in Geeks
Bazaar(2018)- Review
Bazaar is a thriller drama film showcasing an Allahabad stock broker Rizwan Ahmed (Rohan Mehra) who aspires to be in the big leagues of the Indian stock broking setting. With this in mind he comes to the financial capital of India, Mumbai with a barely filled wallet & a pocket full of dreams. He looks up to Shakun Kothari (Saif Ali Khan) a lauded businessman who has a reputation of making money whichever way he sees possible. Rizwan idolises Shakun and hopes to work with him some day. But that seems a tall order when he finds the reality of the city of dreams when he starts looking for work. With a lot of effort and determination he finally has his opportunity to shine. The quick learner he is, Rizwan quickly learns the tricks of the trade and is on the ladder of success. With his professional life buzzing it doesn't take time for his personal one also to do so when he gets close to Priya Rai (Radhika Apte) his co-worker at the trading firm he works for. When Rizwan finds himself in close quarters to his idol Shakun, he grabs the opportunity to get acquainted with him and achieve his dream of working with him. All is great once they start working together, until the story turns awry when Shakun's aggressive business activities comes to the attention of the authorities.
By The Couch Review6 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Mr. Norris Changes Trains" by Christopher Isherwood
“Mr. Norris Changes Trains” is one of the more interesting reads I have read this year. I always like novels in which one man is influenced by another to do something that is entirely out of character for them. The subject becomes almost obsessed with the other person’s being and ultimately isolates themselves in their own psyche to become something they are not. Like the traditions of “Edward II” by Christopher Marlowe in which Gaveston influences the King, or in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in which Henry teaches Dorian about youth and beauty, in “Brideshead Revisited” where Charles Ryder is warned about the influence Sebastian Flyte will have upon him or, in the more volatile friendship of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty in Kerouac’s “On the Road” - one man influencing another to be ‘out of character’ has fascinated readers for generations - Isherwood’s novel of influence follows this tradition with an air of haunting oddity that, from the very beginning just feels oh so dark. This text contains that feeling of tension and impeding doom that I have never gotten from a Christopher Isherwood novel before - the great narcissism makes the book’s effect seem all the more likely because of its title character’s intentions to persuade. The question is whether it is persuasion or simply unrequited obsession - and that question may leave your being like an out-of-body experience by the end of the text.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
