Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy challenges the norms of typical science fiction. It combines the elements of a classic space travel novel with the unapologetic imagination of an excited child and the nonsensical brilliance of Lewis Carrol. Adams finds plenty of Wonderland in the stars. From the practical, English, Arthur to the…
Read MoreThe Time Machine by H. G. Wells
I recently read H.G Wells’s The Time Machine as a class assignment. When I was a kid, my mom gifted me an abridged kids version of the story, which I devoured within a day. But I didn’t stop there. I read that book at least five times, which grabbed my imagination every time. The book…
Read MoreA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
I love Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. The story is a stunning adventure of two children journeying through space to rescue their missing father from the terrifying IT. Difficult themes in A Wrinkle in Time The beauty of L’Engle’s storytelling, however, is that she presents difficult themes and asks challenging questions of her readers.…
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